Top 10 Hilarious Kate McKinnon SNL Impressions

It’s an understatement to say that McKinnon nails her impression of this award-winning actress, director, and producer. Best known for her appearances in films like 1988’s “The Accused” and 1992’s “The Silence of the Lambs”, Foster is easily recognizable by her unique voice and mannerisms. It’s no surprise, then, that Foster gives McKinnon a lot of material to work with for her spot-on impression. Whether she’s appearing on Piers Morgan Tonight or as one of the “sexiest” Bond Girls ever, McKinnon’s hilarious version of Foster is a delight to behold.

#9: Elizabeth Warren

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This American politician from the Democratic Party is the Senior United States’ Senator from Massachusetts. She is best known for her fierce stance on corruption, her plan to eliminate student loan debt, and completing her fundraising without any corporate contributions. These also happen to be the things that McKinnon picks on in her bespectacled performance, most commonly on SNL’s Weekend Update segment with Colin Jost. Now that Warren is running for president in 2020, we can only imagine that McKinnon has her work cut out for her (and we can hardly wait).

A presidential campaign manager turned counselor to the president, Conway seems like a pretty legit success story on paper. However, since her appointment, she has been charged with ethics violations, and is infamously known for her use of the phrase “alternative facts” as well as her reference to a “Bowling Green Massacre” that didn’t happen. She therefore gave SNL a lot of fodder, and McKinnon does not pull any punches in her delivery. Although she has made a lot of appearances as the White House Advisor, our favorites are her seduction of journalist Jake Tapper, her Broadway-style number on her reasons for joining with Trump, and her parody of Pennywise the killer clown.

#7: Kristen Stewart

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Once the highest paid actress in the world, this star of “The Twilight Saga” has blossomed from something of a caricature into a respected actress. Don’t get us wrong, we love her for her more mature roles, like for her work in 2014’s French film “Clouds of Sils Maria”. However, we still like to think of her as the withdrawn, lip-biting, nervous girl she introduced us to in 2008’s “Twilight”, and this is the version McKinnon channels for her incredible impression. Although she has also appeared on SNL as a host, we’re glad that the SNL writers didn’t hold back from teasing her.

#6: Jeff Sessions

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You know him as the United States’ Senator from Alabama, who resigned to serve as the 84th United States attorney general. We still prefer to think of him as a Forrest Gump-type character sitting on a bench in a park, eating chocolates and talking to passersby. After President Trump and Sessions got into a disagreement that ended with the attorney general’s resignation, SNL orchestrated an imaginative portrayal of his move out. Then, when Sessions decided to run for Senate again in 2019, it wasn’t surprising that McKinnon skewered the politician on an appearance on Weekend Update.

Although this American politician has previously been the mayor of New York and the United States Associate Attorney General, he is most known for acting as an attorney to President Trump in the 21st century. Despite his constant appearance in the news, especially for allegations of helping Trump to abuse his power, we prefer his appearances on SNL. What we mean, of course, is the shrivelled-looking, raspy-sounding interpretation that only McKinnon could pull off. Whether she’s filming a commercial for her shady services or playing off Alec Baldwin’s pouting Donald Trump, McKinnon as Giuliani is always a good time.

There’s no denying that this strong-willed lady is a fighter. She has become famous for her perseverance, her dissenting views, and for refusing to step down as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Although Felicity Jones did a great serious portrayal of the legal crusader in 2018’s “On the Basis of Sex”, we can’t think of a better comedic one than Kate McKinnon’s representation on “Saturday Night Live”. We don’t know what we’d do without RBG’s regular appearances on Weekend Update with Colin Jost. Okay, yes, her appearance in “The Lego Movie 2” was pretty amazing too.

Discovered at the age of 13 and since listed by Forbes magazine as one of the top 10 most powerful celebrities in the world, love him or hate him, he’s a big deal. Whether you think of the superstar as 2010’s cute Bieber, 2014’s bad boy Bieber, or 2018’s what-the-heck Bieber, we would take McKinnon’s version over those ones any day of the week. “Saturday Night Live”’s Calvin Klein ad alone is a classic, although Jingle Ballerz and any of the Celebrity Family Feuds are always a treat to watch.

Originally coming to the spotlight as the First Lady of the United States, Clinton has since made a name for herself as a Senator and later as the Secretary of State. Of course, she is best known for her second run for president in 2016, which lucky for us was at the same that McKinnon was available to spoof her on SNL. Although her cold opens are some of McKinnon’s best work as the American politician and diplomat, we can’t forget her presidential debates with Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump. We also give a nod to Clinton as a Christmas caroller in a particularly hilarious sketch. Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions: Jane Lynch Martha Stewart Betsy DeVos Penelope Cruz Robert Mueller

#1: Ellen DeGeneres

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You first loved her on “Ellen” from 1994 to 1998, but she has since become a superstar as the host of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”. She has written several books, hosted multiple award shows, won 30 Emmys, and won more People’s Choice Awards than any other celebrity. Despite all of her accomplishments, we’re so grateful that McKinnon does not go easy on the Louisianan comedian. While you can catch McKinnon’s impression in many of the sketches, we love watching her in all her glory while imitating DeGeneres as she hosts her talk show.