A conservative imitator of The Young Turk’s founder Cenk Uygur unexpectedly took over a session on live streaming at the SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas, on Sunday night. The imitator entered the ballroom at the Austin Hyatt Regency Hotel and began loudly parodying the Uygur’s words. The imitator rushed the stage and initially the audience and panelists were not sure what to make of the situation. “Basically, this is how big live streaming has become,” Uygur joked, “this guy goes around the country riding my d–k!” He then advised security to eject the impersonator, but it took several minutes for security arrive. The imitator continued with his routine for several minutes uninterrupted – even taking a seat of a panelist when he went to find out why the security was taking so long.

When security finally arrived, the impersonator left without incident. Watch the drama unfold below:

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Article by Erik Meers

Erik Meers is the founder and editor of uInterview.com, uPolitics.com and uSports.org. He was previously managing editor of GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Interview and Paper magazines.

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