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re: SNL Presidents
Posted on 2/20/18 at 1:14 pm to OMLandshark
Posted on 2/20/18 at 1:14 pm to OMLandshark
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Don’t know enough about the Reagan impersonator.
They didn't do QUITE as much political satire in the early 80s as later on, but Phil Hartman did some great Reagan impressions. Especially the Girl Scout / Iran-Contra skit.
The big turnaround was the presidential debates - I think it was Carvey's Bush I vs Lovitz's Dukakis. From there they got better (the three way debate was awesome, as were the 2000 debates).
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Posted on 2/20/18 at 1:15 pm to skrayper
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Eh, she's okay, but her Clinton impression isn't all that great.
Her Jeff Sessions impression is outstanding though. Probably my favorite political impression they’ve done since W.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 1:17 pm to OMLandshark
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Her Jeff Sessions impression is outstanding though. Probably my favorite political impression they’ve done since W.
I'll have to give it a look.
I don't actually find Melissa McCarthy terribly funny, but I thought her Sean Spicer impression was pretty hilarious.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 1:29 pm to VinegarStrokes
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I thought the skit covering the first debate of 2016 was funny. After that, I began to feel like you in that they weren't being entirely two-sided with the jokes and were only going after Trump.
I thought all the ones during the election were funny, but yeah they got a little mean spirited after he won and I am not a Trump supported at all
Melissa McCarthy gets a lot of hate on this board, but her Sean Spicer was pretty epic and I think needs a mention.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 1:32 pm to skrayper
Key & Peele did the best Obama.
On SNL: Hammond’s Clinton was classic. Both Amy Poehler and Kate McKinnon do really good Hillarys.
Ferrel as W is the GOAT.
Dana Carvey as Ross Perot still cracks me up.
On SNL: Hammond’s Clinton was classic. Both Amy Poehler and Kate McKinnon do really good Hillarys.
Ferrel as W is the GOAT.
Dana Carvey as Ross Perot still cracks me up.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 1:35 pm to BilJ
Posted on 2/20/18 at 1:37 pm to kingbob
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Key & Peele did the best Obama.
They really missed the ball when Chapelle was hosting and they didn’t open with Trump meeting Obama in the Oval Office with Chapelle as Obama. Instead they do the worst moment in SNL history where they throw a fricking funeral for Hillary Clinton. If Norm or Belushi were still in the cast, they would have crashed that skit for the good of the show.
Plus I don’t think SNL has any right to mourn Trump being President when they let him host while he was running for President. If anything, SNL helped Trump get in the Oval Office, especially when during the 2nd Presidential Debate they introduced Hillary as “It’s safe to say it, President Hillary Clinton”.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 3:32 pm to OMLandshark
Dana Carvey's Bush 1 was my favorite with the line "not gonna do it"
Posted on 2/20/18 at 3:51 pm to BamaFinland
Harry Shearer as Reagan was pretty good.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:07 pm to skrayper
Clinton at McDonald's
Obama I'm just a bill
The Barack Obama Variety Hour
Regan's War Room
Obama I'm just a bill
The Barack Obama Variety Hour
Regan's War Room
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:09 pm to kciDAtaE
obamas portrayal was awful. trumps has been hit or miss. will ferrells dubya was terrific
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:21 pm to 225bred
quote:I've only seen it a couple of times. That shite is funny and spot on.
the Trump impersonation is so bad because it's mean spirited and hateful. It isn't comedic at all
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:43 pm to skrayper
Trump and Clinton are the most spot on.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 4:45 pm to skrayper
Dana Carvey's George Bush, Darrell Hammond's Bill Clinton, and Will Ferrell's George W. Bush are my favorites.
Several others did George W. once Ferrell left the show, but they couldn't hold a candle to him.
Tina Fey's Sarah Palin was always my favorite political person imitation though.
Several others did George W. once Ferrell left the show, but they couldn't hold a candle to him.
Tina Fey's Sarah Palin was always my favorite political person imitation though.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 5:54 pm to skrayper
While, as it turned out, horribly mistaken... The Race to not be the Guy that loses to George Bush skit was hilarious.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:03 pm to Brazos
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They wore kid gloves, covered in bubble wrap, pulled their punches and said, "Really sorry about this" when poking fun at Obama.
FTFY
Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:10 pm to skrayper
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I freely admit I don't find their versions of Obama or Trump all that funny. Politics aside, I honestly think they missed out on way more amusing ways of poking fun at the last two Presidents.
Because they didn't even try to make fun of Obama and they are way too mean spirited with Trump.
Tier 1
Hammond's Clinton
Carvey's Bush
Tier 2
Ferrell's W
Hartman's Clinton
Chase's Ford
Tier 3
Both Reagans
Prop's for McDonald's Dole and Carvey's Perot which are easily Tier 1 portrayals.
This post was edited on 2/20/18 at 6:32 pm
Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:16 pm to Red5LSU
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Tina Fey's Sarah Palin was always my favorite political person imitation though.
This will always be the GOAT because people recognize her words and actions playing Sarah Palin as actually Sarah Palin.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:28 pm to skrayper
Pepsi syndrome was great
Also liked the one where Reagan was being his aw shucks self then when he got in private with staff he was riding them hard with heavy details
Also liked the one where Reagan was being his aw shucks self then when he got in private with staff he was riding them hard with heavy details
Posted on 2/20/18 at 6:35 pm to gthog61
Trump was incredible impersonation. Trumpkins are so sensitive.
Hammonds Clinton is best, then Ferrell’s W.
Wasn’t the funniest, but Tina Fey looked and sounded identical to Palin.
Hammonds Clinton is best, then Ferrell’s W.
Wasn’t the funniest, but Tina Fey looked and sounded identical to Palin.
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