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Rhiannon12866

(205,343 posts)
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 03:16 AM Jan 2019

SNL: Weekend Update

Government Shutdown



Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like the historic government shutdown surpassing a month.




Attorney Drops Harvey Weinstein



Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Harvey Weinstein being dropped by his lawyer and a controversial Gillette ad.




Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Running for President



Senator Elizabeth Warren (Kate McKinnon) talks to Colin Jost about running for president in 2020 and comments on fellow Democratic opponents like Kirsten Gillibrand and Beto O'Rourke.




Pete Davidson and John Mulaney Review Clint Eastwood's The Mule



Pete Davidson and John Mulaney talk about their unexpected friendship and give a review of a superhero movie for old people, Clint Eastwood's The Mule.


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Rhiannon12866

(205,343 posts)
2. I thought the impersonations were good
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 06:50 AM
Jan 2019

Alec Baldwin is always good and Beck Bennett as Mitch McConnell was spot on, LOL, and I thought that Kate McKinnon's Elizabeth Warren was phenomenal! I wasn't all that thrilled with the way she made fun of her, but I sure couldn't fault the impersonation!

mucifer

(23,542 posts)
3. Yeah, I bet in a few weeks they will call AOC unlikeable. Seems they have to do that to every
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 08:10 AM
Jan 2019

female dem candidate.

Thanks for posting the videos!

Rhiannon12866

(205,343 posts)
4. Thanks! Of course, they're obliged to make fun of everyone in an effort to be humorous
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 08:27 AM
Jan 2019

They did the same thing with Hillary and Obama (though they both appeared on the show) and you'll notice I didn't register any objections to the Mitch McConnell impersonation - which was much more severe and there may well be people out there who would object to that, LOL. And despite my views of what they had Elizabeth Warren saying, I really thought Kate McKinnon did an amazing job, no big surprise!

Rhiannon12866

(205,343 posts)
7. That's very true!
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 08:54 AM
Jan 2019

Anyone who goes into public life - especially as public as a POTUS or presidential candidate is - has to know that anything that they do or say is subject to scrutiny and possible ridicule. Those with experience - and a sense of humor - realize that just comes with the territory. Obama knew that and Hillary certainly did - and I'm sure that the same goes for Elizabeth Warren. It's only Trump, who is without experience or humor, who chooses to be offended. And, unlike the others, he really is a caricature all by himself.

2naSalit

(86,612 posts)
6. I have to agree with you
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 08:45 AM
Jan 2019

on the Warren bit, the impersonation was really good but she could have had better lines for that part, I didn't think it was very funny. The rest was pretty good.

Rhiannon12866

(205,343 posts)
8. Kate McKinnon really is amazing!
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 08:58 AM
Jan 2019

She can successfully capture absolutely anyone - any age or gender, she nails it. I found myself paying less attention to the things that she was saying - which weren't that clever - than reminding myself that I wasn't actually listening to Elizabeth Warren!

SunSeeker

(51,556 posts)
11. Yes, McTurtle was perfect and Kate McKinnon's Warren was good, but her Pelosi was meh.
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 02:42 PM
Jan 2019

She needs to up her Pelosi impression, because Pelosi is not going anywhere.

Rhiannon12866

(205,343 posts)
15. I agree her Elizabeth Warren was much better, but she has plenty of time to practice Nancy Pelosi
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:52 AM
Jan 2019

If she can successfully impersonate Jeff Sessions, she can impersonate anybody!

SunSeeker

(51,556 posts)
16. Yep, she is amazingly talented in every way, including singing.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:59 AM
Jan 2019

I'll never forget her Hillary singing Hallelujah after the election that stunned us all:

Rhiannon12866

(205,343 posts)
13. She sure does! It was amazing to watch.
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 07:38 PM
Jan 2019

Aside from what she said, I think that was her best impression yet! And that's saying quite a lot!

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