I’m pretty sure that the first time that Tina Faye did Sarah Palin she read the actual transcript from the 60 Minutes interview. It didn’t need much altering to make it comedy.
That wasn't as funny as the five year old child the Democrats set up as a witness. I'm amazed that was the best they could invent, they had plenty of time. She was a mess.
@@GunRunner3 Yeah, you might have written her off completely were it wasn't for the fact that sometime after he was confirmed, several dozen people who went to Yale with Kavanaugh told their stories about how hard they tried without success to contact the FBI during the 72 hours they were given to examine the claims and under the extremely limited scope of people they were confined to speaking with in the orders they were given. They all reported that Brett's habits of blackout drinking and sexual aggression had become common knowledge on campus. The FBI's published tip line was so overwhelmed they didn't bother to check them due to the time constraints. Weird how that can happen when you have a Toadie Attorney General who sees his first responsibility as personal attorney to a fraudulent businessman, rather than loyalty to the American People.
The Sean Spicer impression was perhaps the greatest performance McCarthy ever did. And I think her performances in Bridesmaids and Spy were some of the best examples of comedy in the 21st century.
@@seantlewis376yeah and most of them would be nearly identical, Kate did like 30-40 different political characters where the only difference was the color of the suit
I was consistently disappointed that the Trump impression wasn’t more funny.. but I realized eventually that they couldn’t make him more ridiculous than he already was without making him a cartoon character. He just didn’t need parody because he was already hilariously stupid. Unfortunately though his speeches tended to be a 50/50 mix between unintentional comedy and offensive hate speech..
@@robertveith6383 "They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska." Better paraphrased as "I can see Russia from my house. And always priceless.
For the next 20 savage impressions: Phil Hartmann portraying Ronald Reagan as an avuncular character in public but a a criminal mastermind behind the scenes Fred Arminsen & Bill Hader as cockney crime lords Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Maya Rudolph as Donatella Versace
When Sarah Palin first appeared on the national stage in 2008, I thought: "Hey, Sarah Palin looks a lot like Tina Fey. Too bad Tina Fey isn't on SNL anymore. She'd probably do a great Palin impression ".
John Goodman as Linda Tripp was truly brutal (Deservedly so) Best thing about that was in FX American Crime Story, Impeachment (Clinton) a couple of years ago. Sarah Paulson played Linda Tripp, with a bit of ‘ugly’ makeup, her adult daughter tried to shield her from watching SNL, but said to her, its okay it’s funny. In another shot you see the hurt look on actress Sarah Paulson’s face (playing Linda Tripp) watching John Goodman playing her.)
blah blah blah ... the clips should have been shown and we should have been able to see it for ourselves. That verbiage by way of "commentary" is a real turn-off.
Alex Baldwin nailed the Donald Trump impersonation better than anyone else. The look and the behavior, mannerisms, voice, talking, etc. Also, showing the Sarah Palin impersonation without the infamous "I can see Russia from my house!" part is disturbing.
@@berserkley Baldwin's impersonation is top notch, and JAJ can't touch it. When dressed up, Baldwin actually looks like the evil Oompa-Loompa, but I just can't "see" Donald when JAJ is supposed to look like him.
Armisen's Gov. Paterson was hilarious. Him wandering lost around the update desk, and then walking blindly up to the camera had me in tears. Also his constant roasting of New JERSEY!
i don't know who gov paterson is/was but i really enjoyed his impression of bloomberg in 2020, just wandering on stage sipping a big gulp like "what? i just paid the doorman $20 billion and he let me in."
@dietotaku David Paterson became governor of New York after his predecessor, Elliot Spitzer, was ousted due to a controversy. Armisen's portrayal of Gov. Paterson was controversial due to the fact that he made light of the fact that he was blind. The real governor later made an appearance during Weekend Update to confront Armisen about it while he was still in character.
@@barrellracer Your favorite does not matter. Save it for the proper category. It still does not belong in the category of Celebrity Impressions. The Church Lady is still not an impression of a real person. She is a fictional character.
You forgot Jay Pharoah as Denzel Washington, Keenan Thompson as David Ortiz, and Cecily Strong playing Janine Perro and Kate McKinnon playing Laura Ingram Those are my favorites
Keenan's hilarious in any character he plays, but his impressions are not actually that great at depicting or satirizing the person's actual mannerisms.
Kristen Wiig's drunk Kathy Lee Gifford and Jay Pharaoh's gay Ben Carson are absolutely brutal. Tina Fey's Sarah Palin is on another level. Also Sean Spicer could no longer continue to exist as a serious human being after Melissa McCarthy was finished with him.
Yep, agreed! JAJ’s is a great imitation, but something about Baldwin’s “Mad magazine-style” take just makes it funny even if you see it a hundred times.
Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin and Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer are (in my opinion) the reason SNL wasn’t cancelled in the Obama years. The cast was pretty weak for a few years there..
Tina Fey was great doing weekend update and I think she was head writer for several years. She was good on 30 rock too but I think it was her Palin impression that I truly appreciated her. That's more on me than her.
I find it impressive that when a new celebrity pops up in the news who was formerly unknown, within a week someone on the SNL cast has them down pat. That's talent.
Chevy Chase's impression of Gerald Ford as an out-of-touch bumbling ex-college football player has been claimed to have materially damaged the political prospects of the only President and Vice-President never elected to either officer.
It’s impossible to include all the outstanding ones on a list of 20, but this is a good compilation. Though JAJ does a great trump impression, my fave is still Baldwin’s. Also would’ve loved to see Cecily’s Pirro , Kate’s Ingraham, and “Eric and Don Jr” from Weekend Update. And from further back in the day…..Bill Hader’s “Vincent Price”, hosting creepy tv specials with spot-on guest impersonations,especially Gloria Swanson and Judy Garland from Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen’s Liberace. 😂
People today don't remember H.Ross Perot, so I get puzzled looks when I talk about how he'd haunt the cafeteria at the company he built and sold to Michael Dell. I worked for Dell Services, and my 1st time looking at the ice cream machine, a tiny man with a high voice came up behind me and said: "Whacha goin' ta eat? Which one? Which one?" He had the hallways in Plano filled with glass cases of stuffed animals, space suits & more that he'd collected as a public servant.
Where is the Bill Bellichick impersonation? That was by far 100% accurate especially the Deflated Balls scandal. I couldn't tell which one was the real story. Tom Brady did talk alot balls in the real news story.
Cecily Strong as drunk Judge Jeanine Pirro always got me🤣🤣🤣
Larry David as Bernie Sanders was absolutely brilliant.
If only Belushi was around to do Samarai Sannders
I thought John Goodmans portrayal of Linda Tripp was one of the funniest I have seen! He nailed it!
I could not stop laughing.
Linda Tripp was an easy target and John Goodman is a slob.
I thought that was Roseanne😂😅
Tina Fey was soo good as Sarah Palin I usually forget its her
I’m pretty sure that the first time that Tina Faye did Sarah Palin she read the actual transcript from the 60 Minutes interview. It didn’t need much altering to make it comedy.
I remember thinking, "Why the hell is Sarah Palin on SNL?"
I heard some U.S. senator quote Tina Fey a while back, claiming that Palin had made the statement.
Sarah is dumb, but foxy!
Tina is the best ever on SNL❤
Matt Damon as Brett Kavanaugh is the stuff of legend!
That wasn't as funny as the five year old child the Democrats set up as a witness. I'm amazed that was the best they could invent, they had plenty of time. She was a mess.
@@GunRunner3I see the conmenter hit a nerve 😂😂😂😂😂
That was one of the greatest moments in TV history.. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@GunRunner3 Yeah, you might have written her off completely were it wasn't for the fact that sometime after he was confirmed, several dozen people who went to Yale with Kavanaugh told their stories about how hard they tried without success to contact the FBI during the 72 hours they were given to examine the claims and under the extremely limited scope of people they were confined to speaking with in the orders they were given. They all reported that Brett's habits of blackout drinking and sexual aggression had become common knowledge on campus. The FBI's published tip line was so overwhelmed they didn't bother to check them due to the time constraints. Weird how that can happen when you have a Toadie Attorney General who sees his first responsibility as personal attorney to a fraudulent businessman, rather than loyalty to the American People.
@@ElderTechDragonblabla boring political nonsense. Are you the guy that does Doonesbury lol
John Belushi doing Joe Cocker and Eddie Murphy doing Stevie Wonder would have made my list.
Yeah Eddie Murphy and Stevie Wonder 😂😂
John Belushi singing with Joe Cocker is an SNL classic
The Sean Spicer impression was perhaps the greatest performance McCarthy ever did. And I think her performances in Bridesmaids and Spy were some of the best examples of comedy in the 21st century.
I adore Tina Fey
Kate McKinnon is absolutely hilarious she always smashes it 🤣
They could do an entire list of just McKinnon's impressions. Same with Dana Carvey.
I love her in those sketches about alien abduction
@@seantlewis376yeah and most of them would be nearly identical, Kate did like 30-40 different political characters where the only difference was the color of the suit
She's phenomenal. Brilliant.
Don't forget that at one point Hillary was on stage with Kate acting as Hillary at the same time! Just like Tina Fey and Sarah Palin!
Norm MacDonald doing Bob Dole?! That impersonation was so savage & he did it right in front of him when Dole made a cameo.
"I know it, you know it, the American people know it."
Norm Macdonald was just brilliant.
I always have to do a double take to see if it’s really Palin or Tina.
That was so freaking..
it's hard to tell the real person.
Canadian here, I swear they r twin sisters lol !
Absolutely true lol
Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery is timeless genius.
I’m surprised Cecily Strong’s impression of Jeanine Pirro didn’t make the list.
also her impression of tulsi gabbard during the 2020 primaries. they straight up turned her into cruella de ville (not unwarranted)
I was just about to post the same thing. I thought she was #1 that’s why I watched the entire video 😢
She also does a good Sofia Vergara.
Or Beck Bennett as Vladimir Putin!
Cecily seems like the real Talent that never gets recognition.
I do a Connery impression, and i can't even tell you how many times I've quoted lines from SNL celebrity Jeopardy. Hammond is an effing genius
That’s Therapists….
Kate McKinnon is the queen. Also the Spicer was absolutely hilarious. I died every time i saw it lol.
KATE MCKINNON AS THE QUEEN WAS FU*KING HILARIOUS!
Dana Cravey doing Bush was great too
ScarJo as Katie Britt must now enter the discussion.
How can you forget 2000’s election lockbox skit? That is comedy gold!
The Joe Biden and Donald Trump impressions were both hilarious. The only difference is Joe Biden can take a joke!
Lol dude can't even take the stairs 😂
@@jason3280 neither can trump you spoon. other things trump can't take include cognitive functioning assessments and losing.
You also forgot that trump also can't take losing
we can't take this luxurious lifestyle on Bidens administration
I was consistently disappointed that the Trump impression wasn’t more funny.. but I realized eventually that they couldn’t make him more ridiculous than he already was without making him a cartoon character. He just didn’t need parody because he was already hilariously stupid. Unfortunately though his speeches tended to be a 50/50 mix between unintentional comedy and offensive hate speech..
Phil Hartman’s Clinton really was so perfectly smarmy.
"I can see Russia from my house" will always be priceless.
I still say that and laugh lmao
No, it was/is stupid, because the person who was mocked for it never said a close equivalent to it.
@@robertveith6383 "They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska." Better paraphrased as "I can see Russia from my house.
And always priceless.
@@robertveith6383 And seriously, mocking an idiot like Caribou Barbie should be a national pastime.
@@robertveith6383 It's a joke.
For the next 20 savage impressions:
Phil Hartmann portraying Ronald Reagan as an avuncular character in public but a a criminal mastermind behind the scenes
Fred Arminsen & Bill Hader as cockney crime lords Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
Maya Rudolph as Donatella Versace
BACK TO WORK!!!
What do Reagan and Hartman have in common?
Both got a bullet in them.
When Sarah Palin first appeared on the national stage in 2008, I thought: "Hey, Sarah Palin looks a lot like Tina Fey. Too bad Tina Fey isn't on SNL anymore. She'd probably do a great Palin impression ".
I would also add Barbara Bush impersonated by Phil Hartman. It was hilarious and ruthless.
Yeah, I remember that one.. 😂😂😂😂 It was burtal and hilarious 😂😂😂😂
He didn't even change his voice...lmbo
John Goodman as Linda Tripp was truly brutal (Deservedly so) Best thing about that was in FX American Crime Story, Impeachment (Clinton) a couple of years ago. Sarah Paulson played Linda Tripp, with a bit of ‘ugly’ makeup, her adult daughter tried to shield her from watching SNL, but said to her, its okay it’s funny. In another shot you see the hurt look on actress Sarah Paulson’s face (playing Linda Tripp) watching John Goodman playing her.)
14:38 Melissa McCarthy’s Spicer was the all time best impersonation far and away.
blah blah blah ... the clips should have been shown and we should have been able to see it for ourselves. That verbiage by way of "commentary" is a real turn-off.
Yes! There's way more talking than actual clip!
If you expected enough of a clip shown to make you laugh, you don't know Ms. Mojo!
Hello bot!
@watchMojo should do a list of all Kate Mckinnons roles on Saturday night live during her tenure.
Alex Baldwin nailed the Donald Trump impersonation better than anyone else. The look and the behavior, mannerisms, voice, talking, etc.
Also, showing the Sarah Palin impersonation without the infamous "I can see Russia from my house!" part is disturbing.
Alec Baldwin's Trump impression is outstanding, but James Austin Johnson's impression is rapidly becoming the gold standard
@@berserkley Baldwin's impersonation is top notch, and JAJ can't touch it. When dressed up, Baldwin actually looks like the evil Oompa-Loompa, but I just can't "see" Donald when JAJ is supposed to look like him.
Bill Hader's Jim Jordan is so hilarious.
"I'm so angry I couldn't even wear a JACKET!"
So was his Keith Morrison
too much narration...not enough comedy..
You've got that right¡!!
Can we forget Spicer and that little podium?
No Baldwin as Trump?!?!
Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford was great also
Chevy just did falls, he didn't really impersonate Ford.
@@pauladouglas9891That's what made it so funny!
Armisen's Gov. Paterson was hilarious. Him wandering lost around the update desk, and then walking blindly up to the camera had me in tears. Also his constant roasting of New JERSEY!
i don't know who gov paterson is/was but i really enjoyed his impression of bloomberg in 2020, just wandering on stage sipping a big gulp like "what? i just paid the doorman $20 billion and he let me in."
@dietotaku David Paterson became governor of New York after his predecessor, Elliot Spitzer, was ousted due to a controversy.
Armisen's portrayal of Gov. Paterson was controversial due to the fact that he made light of the fact that he was blind. The real governor later made an appearance during Weekend Update to confront Armisen about it while he was still in character.
McCarthy Spicer impression was comic gold and Fey’s Palin was epic.😊😂😂
Church Lady is still one of my favorites 😂❤
That's not an impression of a celebrity.
@@johnanderson9765 I agree but it's still my favorite
@@barrellracerIt doesn't belong in this category.
@@RaymondHng I agree but it's still my favorite
@@barrellracer Your favorite does not matter. Save it for the proper category. It still does not belong in the category of Celebrity Impressions. The Church Lady is still not an impression of a real person. She is a fictional character.
Man, Gilda was one of a kind ❤
😂 These SNL impressions are brutally hilarious! 👏
You forgot Jay Pharoah as Denzel Washington, Keenan Thompson as David Ortiz, and Cecily Strong playing Janine Perro and Kate McKinnon playing Laura Ingram Those are my favorites
i loooooved kate mckinnon's laura ingraham! especially the one about the migrant caravan.
@@dietotakuOmg, that one’s so good- “dozens, maybe millions of immigrants heading straight for you and your grandchildren” 😂😂
Keenan's hilarious in any character he plays, but his impressions are not actually that great at depicting or satirizing the person's actual mannerisms.
Cecily was hilarious as Kari Lake and Jeanine Pirro.
" Sort of sorry about it"...giggle
James Austin Johnson certainly is the worthy successor to Alec Baldwin in mimicking Trump. 😂
CHEVY CHASE as Gerald Ford .... "Heal, Liberty!" HILARIOUS.
RIP Phil and Norm - so damn iconic!
and gilda…RIP gilda
R.I.P to all the legends..
Dana Carvey's George H. W. Bush was the greatest ever!!!!
Kristen Wiig's drunk Kathy Lee Gifford and Jay Pharaoh's gay Ben Carson are absolutely brutal. Tina Fey's Sarah Palin is on another level. Also Sean Spicer could no longer continue to exist as a serious human being after Melissa McCarthy was finished with him.
Dude! Pretty sure that’s why Trump fired him.
Then how come my conscience is soo clean 😂😂. That's the funniest thing ever 😂🤣.
I would have included Andy Samberg as Nic Cage and/or Mark Wahlberg
Even funnier when the actual celebrity appeared alongside him.
"Say hi to your mother for me" 😄
We’re going to add Katie Brit and Scarlett Jo to this list!
Jay pharaoh is the king of celebrity impersonations
Baldwin doing Trump, hands down the best
Yep, agreed! JAJ’s is a great imitation, but something about Baldwin’s “Mad magazine-style” take just makes it funny even if you see it a hundred times.
Norm’s Burt Reynolds is spot-on, and deserves a better spot than #20-It definitely shouldn’t be outranked by anything remotely Kardashian-related…. 😆
you forgot the Angela Merkel by Kate McKinnon - priceless
so many incredible classics!
No.1 should’ve been Alec Baldwin. He nailed his trump role 😅
Totally agree. A glaring omission... but he never liked do it.
Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin and Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer are (in my opinion) the reason SNL wasn’t cancelled in the Obama years. The cast was pretty weak for a few years there..
Dana Carvey"s impression of George Bush Sr " kinder, gentler, America."
Alec Baldwin is the best Trump impersonator
To not have SNL’s funniest actor ever Eddie Murphy in this countdown is a joke in itself.
One impression that you’ll NEVER see again was Darrell Hammond’s “spot-on” impersonation of Jesse Jackson (because it was done in dark makeup).
Tina Fey was great doing weekend update and I think she was head writer for several years. She was good on 30 rock too but I think it was her Palin impression that I truly appreciated her. That's more on me than her.
Ackroyd obviously went to the Monty Python school of women impression.
You forgot Cecily Strong and her version of Jeannine Pirro! It was spot on!!!
I hope SNL invites Alec Baldwin back, and in every skit, he's given a prop gun and has to fire it.
Jay Pharoah as Denzel Washington nails it! 😃
John Belushi as Joe Cocker. You missed that one.
Funny that we both just watched it and that's the one I was waiting for the whole time. Went right to the comments to see who else was disappointed.
I think a fix was in not to show it.
Darrel Hammond as Bill Clinton, better than even Hartman!
Kate McKinon as Jeff Sessions is P R I C E L E S S !
What about Eddie Murphy as Stevie Wonder, in front of Stevie Wonder.
You totally missed the best SNL impression of all time, Alex Baldwin as Donald Trump.
your scripted VO is not at all funny or helpful
I find it impressive that when a new celebrity pops up in the news who was formerly unknown, within a week someone on the SNL cast has them down pat. That's talent.
Will Farrell as James Lipton
Gal Gadot's brutal impression of Kendall Jenner is amazing.
Shouldn't have been on the list
John Belushi as Joe Cocker and he did it right next to him.
Tom Hank's impression of Tom Hanks should be #1
Kate McKinnon’s Hilary Clinton was always top notch. Especially paired with Baldwin as Trump 😂
How could they have overlooked Barry and Robin Gibbs?????
This was all political impressions, worthless list
Glad you included Janet Reno's Dance Party! Shout-out to Phil Hartman doing Admiral James Stockdale!
Dana Carvey’s Bush Sr was more like Bush than Bush.
Chevy Chase's impression of Gerald Ford as an out-of-touch bumbling ex-college football player has been claimed to have materially damaged the political prospects of the only President and Vice-President never elected to either officer.
y'all remember when we all liked #RudyGiuliani and he made sense... good times
Lucy lawless actually hit a few high notes the real Stevie nicks no longer could
More than one person has played Kathy Lee Gifford and the impressions are NEVER kind. Cheri Oteri’s was pretty savage. More so than Wiig’s
Tina fey as Sarah palin was when SNL peaked!
Melissa as Sean was an all time favourite for me!
Amy Poehler's Hillary Clinton?
These people have done such a public service by bringing comic relief to We the People. Brilliant, every single one.
Kathina Johnson did a good of Perot too on All That.
Carvey doing Bush sr. Is so outrageous, it is timeless. But nothing beats McKinnon is the ultimate Bieber, and so brillliant.
Kate McKinnon as Betsy DeVos was brutally perfect. 💌
Melissa McCartney nailed it....
hahaha
It’s impossible to include all the outstanding ones on a list of 20, but this is a good compilation. Though JAJ does a great trump impression, my fave is still Baldwin’s. Also would’ve loved to see Cecily’s Pirro , Kate’s Ingraham, and “Eric and Don Jr” from Weekend Update. And from further back in the day…..Bill Hader’s “Vincent Price”, hosting creepy tv specials with spot-on guest impersonations,especially Gloria Swanson and Judy Garland from Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen’s Liberace. 😂
I don't see any mention of Ana Geyster as a top less Martha Stewart.
Matt Damon’s Brett Cavanaugh was brilliant!
One of the greatest moments on TV ever.. 😂😂😂
One of Jay Pharoah's impersonations should have been on this list.
John Belushi’s Joe Cocker!
People today don't remember H.Ross Perot, so I get puzzled looks when I talk about how he'd haunt the cafeteria at the company he built and sold to Michael Dell. I worked for Dell Services, and my 1st time looking at the ice cream machine, a tiny man with a high voice came up behind me and said: "Whacha goin' ta eat? Which one? Which one?" He had the hallways in Plano filled with glass cases of stuffed animals, space suits & more that he'd collected as a public servant.
You forgot Chevy Chase as President Ford, and Dan Akroyd as President Nixon.
I loved when Monica gave Sadam a beret.
The guy doing Drumpty now should have got the #1 spot. His impression of the Orange Buffoon is so spot on, it's downright scary.
Where is the Bill Bellichick impersonation? That was by far 100% accurate especially the Deflated Balls scandal. I couldn't tell which one was the real story. Tom Brady did talk alot balls in the real news story.