'Saturday Night Live': Kate McKinnon's Best Political Impressions
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Robert Mueller
McKinnon debuted her latest political impression on Jan. 20 episode. During an edition of Weekend Update, Mueller paid a visit to tease anchors Michael Che and Colin Jost about the latest on the case concerning possible Russian collusion in the 2016 election.
Considering Mueller's frequent appearance in political news headlines, we can assume he will be making more hilarious cameos on Saturday Night Live.
prevnextJeff Sessions
McKinnon's most frequent political impression, Saturday Night Live's Jeff Sessions has seen some things.
There was the weeks when he was reportedly on Trump's bad side, doing anything (even sitting on his lap) to get back in his good graces. Lately however he's back to his "normal," tail-wagging self.
prevnextRuth Bader Ginsburg
This one has gotten the approval of the Supreme Court Justice herself.
McKinnon's performance of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is probably her most popular impression to date, she plays the justice as fair-minded, progressive, and smart. And even RBG herself has started throwing "Gins-Burns" around.
prevnextKellyanne Conway
McKinnon's version of Kellyanne Conway has been through a lot.
Starting as a political operative commenting on Donald Trump's antics during the election, the character then descended into caricature-level insanity. SNL's Conway shone the brightest in sketches mirroring Fatal Attraction, with Kellyanne trying to get Anderson Cooper to book her on his program, and when McKinnon blended Conway with It clown Pennywise.
prevnextDebbie Wasserman-Schultz
The former DNC chair was heavily criticized for seeming to favor Hillary Clinton. McKinnon's impression of the congresswoman did not hold back, poking fun at her critics from both sides of the political aisle think about her.
prevnextBetsy DeVos
One of McKinnon's funniest impressions to date, her performance as a nervous Betsy DeVos addressing the White House press weeks after Trump's inauguration was an SNL highlight in 2017.
It is nearly impossible to outshine Melissa McCarthy's performance as Sean Spicer but, briefly, McKinnon's DeVos did.
prevnextAngela Merkel
One of McKinnon's best Weekend Update characters is the Chancellor of Germany herself.
McKinnon plays Angela Merkel as a feminist power-player who wastes no time on men below her level. Her hilarious accent elevates her incredible performance.
prevnextTheresa May
The Prime Minister of England was thrust into the spotlight in the aftermath of Brexit, and again when her country needed to start opposing the actions of the U.S. President. As with Merkel, this performance stands out because of the perfectly executed accent.
prevnextElizabeth Warren
McKinnon lands Elizabeth Warren with a perfect score.
The comedian mimics the democratic senator's speech patterns with an ease that makes even the sourest viewer smile. And proving that she doesn't just have accents at her disposal, her pointed hand gestures prove McKinnon also masters physical comedy.
Saturday Night Live airs every Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
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