Saturday Night Live‘s resident chameleonKate McKinnonseems to have no limitations when it comes to the art of imitation.
Jeff Sessions
In aSaturday Night Livecold open, McKinnon held her own next toMelissa McCarthy’sflawless Sean Spicer impersonation with an uncannily faithful take on Alabama-born Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a role she played many times over as Sessions held his position.
Justin Bieber
McKinnon’s take on the popstar’s sexy underwear commercials with Lara Stone is nothing short of iconic. The comedy queen has played Bieber in a number of otherSNLsketches, including“Celebrity Jeopardy.”
Angela Merkel
The accent pro reprised her role as the former German chancellor afterDonald Trumpwas chosen as Merkel’s TIME Person of the Year successor. “It kind of undermines the honor for me. It’s like winning the Nobel prize for physics and then the next year they give it to Hoobastank,” “Merkel” joked on “Weekend Update.”
Jessa Johansson (Jemima Kirke) fromGirls
Even next to scene-stealerTina Fey, McKinnon made her mark with a spot-on portrayal of the irreverent Brit.
Hillary Clinton
Tuning in to see McKinnon asClintonwas a bright spot in the 2016 presidential election. The actress came face-to-face with the woman herself in one of the most memorable Clinton sketches, in which the politician plays a wise bartender named Val. “I need to blow off some steam. I’ve hard couple of 22 years,” the (fake) Clinton jokes in the skit.
Ellen DeGeneres
DeGeneresgot to confront McKinnon about herSNLimpression on her talk show. “It’s weird to have somebody do impressions of you because when you hear it you’re like, ‘Well, that’s such an exaggeration. I mean it’s funny, but it doesn’t sound like me at all,' ” DeGeneres said in her monologue. But it wasn’t long before McKinnon showed up in character to prove just how accurate her take on the host truly is.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
McKinnon always added a healthy serving of spice to the late Supreme Court Justice when she put on the black robes, doing an incredible job of emulating Ginsburg’s unique voice and delivering sick “Gins-burns.”
Theresa Caputo
McKinnon brought grieving loved ones some peace as theSNLversion of theLong Island Medium. Caputo gave her stamp of approval to McKinnon’s impersonation, andtweeted out a clipfrom herLive with Kelly & Michaelappearance.
Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett) fromCarol
In honor of the 2016 Film Independent Awards, McKinnon joined Kumail Nanjiani in parodying the critically acclaimed romance film. Opening yourself up to Blanchett comparisons is quite a bold move, but the risk definitely worked out in McKinnon’s favor.
Kellyanne Conway
McKinnon relayed the supposed struggles of the former campaign manager turned presidential counselor in hilarious fashion. She delivered impressiveSNLperformances as Conway in everything from “A Day Off” to aFatal Attraction-esque skit.
source: people.com
