Some people may hate the US government right now, but Saturday Night Live is having a great time with it.
“In the weeks since President Trump appointed Jeff Sessions to build a white supremacist police state—excuse me, I mean “serve as Attorney General”—Kate McKinnon’s impression of the man has been getting better and better.
“When she debuted it a month ago in a cameo, it was hilarious, but essentally a makeup job and an accent.
“Last week the cold open was framed around Forrest Gump, and the fusion of Sessions’ mannerisms and Gump’s intelligence seems to have unlocked something strange and wonderful, because this week, McKinnon burned the house down.
“Her Sessions has less and less in common with the man himself by the minute; instead, she’s using him as an excuse to explore the Senator Claghorn/Foghorn Leghorn comedic universe…”
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