Continuing on with my personal favorite “Saturday Night Live” cast member celebrity impressions, I now bring part two and #s 40-31:
40. Andy Samberg as Mark Wahlberg
Known more for his digital shorts like “Dick in a Box”, Samberg also unleashed a killer Marky Mark impression that had him communicating with a chicken. “Say hi to your mutha for me”.
39. Cheri Oteri as Barbara Walters
Oteri’s take on “The View” host was a riot as she constantly name dropped celebrities and world leaders.
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38. Dana Carvey as Charles Grodin
Carvey’s first and far from last appearance on the list. The master impressionist’s take on actor-writer Grodin was hilarious.
37. Chris Farley as Tom Arnold
Victoria Jackson did a nice Roseanne impersonation, but it was the late, great Farley that was the highlight with his manic and accurate portrayal of Roseanne’s ex-hubby.
36. Maya Rudolph as Whitney Houston
Rudolph nailed Houston’s flaky and drugged out personality to a tee, often running out of breath after singing only a couple lines of her best-known hits. Rudolph’s Oprah Winfrey impression also merits consideration on the list, but her Whitney won out.
35. Norm MacDonald as David Letterman
Joe Piscopo did a good Letterman as well, but it’s Norm who gave the best Dave impression. MacDonald had fun with Dave’s habit of repeating jokes and Chris Kattan also provided funny moments as Paul Schaffer. Norm’s Burt Reynolds and Larry King also were considered for the list.
34. Ana Gasteyer as Martha Stewart
It didn’t hurt that Gasteyer kinda looked like Stewart, but her impression was much more than that. Her Martha Stewart take was often bizarre but always hilarious. One sketch had Martha addressing her audience topless.
33. Taran Killam as Brad Pitt
With Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, and Jason Sudeikis leaving the show, I believe Killam is poised to be the show’s new breakout star. He’s done Brad Pitt a couple times on the show and his accuracy impersonating the actor is uncanny.
32. Phil Hartman as Ed McMahon
“You are correct, sir!” Hartman’s appearance has the performer brilliantly serving as sidekick to Carvey’s Carson.
31. Dana Carvey as Tom Brokaw
The spot-on impression that we expect from Carvey, his Brokaw also happened to belong in an uproarious sketch where the anchor is taping announcements for future broadcasts. This includes Gerald Ford being killed by a pack of wolves and Brokaw coming out of the closet.
And there’s Part Two, my friends. Check back soon for the third installment covering numbers 30-21!
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