Hillary Clinton appeared in a sketch on the season 41 premiere of “Saturday Night Live” in which she played a bartender named Val, who gave advice to Kate McKinnon, who impersonated Clinton.
McKinnon’s Clinton sat at a bar bemoaning her life, telling Val that she wanted people to relate to her. The bartender for her part said she was just an “ordinary” woman who believe the “Keystone pipeline will destroy our environment.” Throughout the bit, much of Clinton’s views on gay marriage and other issues were brought up via the bartender.
When the subject of Donald Trump came up, the bartender imitated him, saying, “Aren’t you all losers?” Clinton then sang “Lean On Me” with McKinnon’s “Clinton.”
McKinnon is actually the fourth “SNL” cast member to portray Hillary Clinton. Jan Hooks played the then-First Lady when Bill Clinton was president. Later, when Clinton ran for Senate in New York, she was portrayed by Ana Gasteyer. And during her first presidential run in 2008, Amy Peohler most memorably impersonated Clinton.
And this is the second time Clinton has been on “Saturday Night Live.” Back in 2008, Clinton appeared in a sketch opposite a similarly dressed Poehler to similarly point out how the actress’ impression was good but not entirely accurate. Clinton recently said that she loves the impressions of her on “SNL,” first by her friend Poehler and now by McKinnon.
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