It’s getting more difficult! We’ve reached the Top 20 of the Top 50 best SNL cast member celebrity impressions. Here are numbers 20-11 before we reach the Top Ten in part five of this five-part series:
20. Martin Short as Katherine Hepburn
Marty Short is a comedic genius and his one season on SNL was a wonderful one. His Kate Hepburn is probably my favorite of many.
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19. Phil Hartman as Phil Donahue
Hartman’s take on the daytime talk show host was spot-on and also had the advantage of being in a brilliant sketch. It’s worth noting that Darrell Hammond also did a great Donahue years later.
18. Phil Hartman as President Ronald Reagan
The Hartman love continues with the performer’s clever take on Reagan. When he was in public, he was the affable, soft-spoken leader we all know. Behind the scenes – he was a tyrant. “Back to work!!!”
17. Eddie Murphy as Little Richard Simmons
This impression makes it high on the list due to the genius notion of combining Richard Simmons and Little Richard into one character in a hilarious sketch.
16. Will Ferrell as Janet Reno
“It’s Reno time!” Ferrell killed it with his macho take on Clinton’s Attorney General.
15. Phil Hartman as Frank Sinatra
Joe Piscopo had a nice take on the Chairman of the Board as well, but it’s the master Phil Hartman whose Sinatra is SNL’s best.
14. Dana Carvey as John McLaughlin
“Issue 2!!!” Carvey nailed roundtable show host McLaughlin in a series of fabulous sketches.
13. Phil Hartman as President Bill Clinton
The scene with Hartman playing the President in McDonald’s talking to regular people is one of the best SNL sketches ever and it cements Hartman’s Slick Willie as a high placer on the list. We may not be finished with the 42nd President however…
12. Dana Carvey as Johnny Carson
Carvey’s uncanny impression of the late night legend gave us a series of laugh out loud sketches.
11. Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery
Hammond’s exaggerated take on the original Bond came as part of the Jeopardy sketches that are among the best in the program’s long history.
And there you have it… we have ten entries left! Stay tuned for the Top Ten coming to the blog page very soon…
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