SNL is currently in its 42nd season. With the shows background and reputation, the bar was set high for this election's impersonations and they did not disappoint. In the past, cast member Jimmy Fallon has impersonated Donald Trump and cast member, Amy Poehler, has impersonated Hillary Clinton. This year the presidential candidates were played by Alec Baldwin, as Trump, and Kate McKinnon, as Hillary. It is evident that SNL pokes fun at both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Kate McKinnon does a great job of portraying Hillary’s over-eager manner and underlying frustrations, while Alec Baldwin has perfected his impersonation of Trump’s facial and verbal expressions.
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Video clip of the first presidential debate.
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Now that Trump has officially taken office, Kate McKinnon now plays the role of Trump’s counselor, Kellyanne Conway and the hilarious Melissa McCarthy has been impersonating Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer. Due to Trump’s sensitivities he has tweeted at SNL that the show is “biased” and “unwatchable”. However, SNL has impersonated every past president whether they were a Republican or a Democrat. Below are a couple of the recent segments from SNL for you to decide how “unwatchable” the series actually is.
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Seth Meyers was the head writer for SNL from 2001 to 2014. His main performance was as a news anchor in “The Weekend Update” segments. During his time on SNL, Meyers also impersonated multiple political figures including, Donald Trump Jr., President Trump's son, John Kerry, the Democratic nominee in 2004, and two prominent American journalists, Anderson Cooper and Brian Williams. One of his SNL co-writers, Tina Fey, also accredited Meyers with the brilliant scripts for satirizing Sarah Palin, the Republican Vice Presidential candidate in the 2008 election.
Seth Meyers is now the host of NBC’s “Late Night” show and has considerably improved his game. Meyers became notorious for his regular “Closer Look” segments where he blasted Trump and his campaign. Meyers was previously public about his dislike for Trump, when he openly ridiculed Trump at the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner, and Meyers is still open about it today. Since Trump has taken office, Meyers has continued his wrath. Attached below is a more recent clip from his “Late Night with Seth Meyers” show where he addresses Trump's first solo press conference as President. |