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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMelissa McCarthy Wins Emmy for Her Portrayal of Sean Spicer
Dave Chappelle and Melissa McCarthy won best guest actor and actress in a comedy series Emmys for hosting Saturday Night Live.
McCarthy also notably portrayed now-former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on the show on several occasions, winning raves for her impersonation.
The 42-year-old variety show is coming off a huge year as it took advantage of the election and Trump presidency to draw an average of 11 million weekly viewers to see a slew of impersonators; in addition to McCarthy, Kate McKinnon portrayed Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway and Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Beck Bennett as Vice President Mike Pence and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-snl-hosts-dave-chappelle-melissa-mccarthy-wins-guest-acting-awards-1037443
Leith
(7,813 posts)She did a great job and deserves the award.
Kajun Gal
(1,907 posts)question everything
(47,524 posts)Did they show here pushing Ivanka shoe?
ChubbyStar
(3,191 posts)GOLD!!!!
More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)Sorry, I didn't see them so I can't answer your other question. Regular Emmys are next Sunday night.
question everything
(47,524 posts)SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)Yesterday and Tonight were the Creative Arts Emmys, for most of the technical awards, and Guest Actor/Actress is one of the categories award.
question everything
(47,524 posts)but then...
SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)Yavin4
(35,445 posts)It will be a Swan song for a great character.
Stinky The Clown
(67,818 posts)tblue37
(65,483 posts)mountain grammy
(26,646 posts)ChubbyStar
(3,191 posts)We have a hard time in public, we are just cracking up.
JHan
(10,173 posts)Kath2
(3,089 posts)She was excellent!
SunSeeker
(51,664 posts)spanone
(135,866 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)hibbing
(10,109 posts)iluvtennis
(19,868 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,211 posts)His job hosting was hilarious.
Gothmog
(145,496 posts)niyad
(113,545 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,458 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)She's the only good thing to come from the sewage administration.
Hekate
(90,779 posts)I still have Kate McKinnon's performance of "Hallelujah" pinned on my screen.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Would love to see him get bent out of shape about it all over again.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)I never get tired of watching the clips of her as Sean.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Yet they mentioned she portrayed Jeff Sessions? She did that once, I think, and not memorable.
mdbl
(4,973 posts)once with Melissa McCarthy and once as Forrest Gump Sessions.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)There was one with Hillary in a bar. Then there was the famous one where she plays Hillary in a debate (Baldwin-Trump hangs behind her in creepy mode). She was outstanding in that one. Then there were the other debates that she did. Then there were several short appearances.
Then McKinnon, as HRC, sings the song "Halleluyah" after the election. She did HRC regularly, like Baldwin did Trump.
Like I said...How could the article fail to mention that? HRC isn't easy to do, but McKinnon was excellent.
demmiblue
(36,879 posts)One of the few times I laughed. Really laughed.
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)at the same time ticking off lots of repukes!!