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TODAY, THURSDAY JULY 15, 2010, ENTERTAINMENT, PAGE T12
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05:55 AM Jul 15, 2010 By AP



PHOTO: Jewel pictured in February this year ... Bet the disguise threw you off as well! AFP To play Karen, Jewel was given a prosthetic nose, wig and glasses, and butt padding. One astonished person from the crowd was heard comparing the meeklooking Karen to ‘an American Susan Boyle’.
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Hey, doesn't she sound like Jewel?
The singer does 'undercover karaoke' for comedy website

ON A recent Monday night at a Los Angeles karaoke bar, a meek-looking woman in a business suit and glasses was coaxed on stage by her co-workers.



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While the boozy crowd readied itself for four minutes of awkward singing, the woman suddenly belted out exquisite, pitch-perfect renditions of the Jewel songs Who Will Save Your Soul and Foolish Games.

Astonished crowd members picked their jaws off the floor and cheered wildly. One person was heard comparing "Karen" to "an American Susan Boyle".

Little did the crowd know, they had been victims of "undercover karaoke".


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"Karen" was really Jewel, and the proceedings had been filmed by funnyordie.com, a comedy video website co-founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Posted online on Tuesday, the clip was rapidly circulated, with more than 160,000 views that evening.

"I was a bit nervous to do this skit at first because I feared it would amount to little more than showing off some vocals, dressed as someone else," Jewel said. "I was worried it wouldn't be self-effacing enough."



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For the video, created by Funny or Die writer-director Eric Appel, Jewel was given a prosthetic nose, wig and glasses, and butt padding. Only after performing as Karen did Jewel return to the stage of the karaoke joint, the Gas Lite, as herself.

Before the reveal, one audience member says to the camera of "Karen": "They tell me she only sings at Christmas parties."



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Though Jewel is principally a singer-songwriter, she has acted before, most notably in the 1999 Ang Lee film, Ride With The Devil. This performance was a bit quicker (Funny or Die contacted her just a few days before taping on June 28) and more comical.


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"This did not require much, as the costume did most of the work for me," said Jewel. "I love improv and this was a small chance to do that. I would love to do more of it in the future. A dream gig would be a show like Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Jewel also shot another video for Funny or Die that she says involves former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. A spokeswoman for the site said it will be released next week.
AP


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PHOTO: Jewel
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