"SNL" cast members are known for doing impressions, which extends to their co-stars. For this list, we’ll be looking at the funniest times past and present members of the cast mimicked each other.
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00:00 "That's the news and we are outta here."
00:04 Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 times
00:08 SNL cast members did impressions of each other.
00:11 "I'm sorry, I was just being weird, sorry. I might do it again though, is that bad?"
00:17 For this list, we'll be looking at the funniest times past and present members of the cast
00:21 mimicked each other. Did we forget a standout impression? Let us know in the comments below.
00:26 Number 10, Andy Samberg - Jimmy Fallon
00:30 In a salute to an older sketch with Mick Jagger, host and former castmate Jimmy Fallon
00:35 has a hilarious moment in front of the dressing room mirror.
00:38 "The monologue was fun, today's show sketch was good, the blue light thing worked, at least I think so.
00:43 Are you kidding me my man? It's going fantastic, we're doing so great!"
00:48 His reflection is played by Andy Samberg, so you just know it's going to be a committed performance.
00:54 The two work especially well together as they try to match each other's energy.
00:58 With lots of choice catchphrases, the comedy duo really lean into the absurdity of this sketch,
01:03 and Fallon's self-aware performance lends some further credibility to Samberg's efforts.
01:08 "Oh hey, I know what we should do, we should bust out our guitar and do a song, you know, like 'Tears in Heaven'.
01:12 I don't know, that sounds pretty sad."
01:14 "I know, it's so sad, right?"
01:16 "Yeah, so sad, it's like the saddest."
01:19 Finding the funny in the man's relentless positivity, the Lonely Island member breathes life into this enjoyable routine.
01:25 There's also a spit-take for good measure.
01:28 "Didn't you hear we're not doing it because Timberlake couldn't make it?"
01:31 "No! Why?"
01:39 9. David Spade - Norm MacDonald
01:42 "David! Hello, it's me, Norm! How are you?"
01:47 "Have you ever texted with Norm? It's..."
01:49 "No, I haven't, no."
01:51 "Times a thousand!"
01:52 On an episode of Conan O'Brien's podcast, guest David Spade paid tribute to the indomitable spirit of the legendary Norm MacDonald.
02:00 "Youthful purpose!"
02:02 "Yes!"
02:03 "Not purpose!"
02:04 "I don't know! Good God!"
02:06 "I know, that was way out of line."
02:09 The actor recounts his friend's inability to text back in a timely fashion, and grills him about his gambling tips, too.
02:15 Spade is a brilliant storyteller, with great comedic timing and delivery.
02:19 "Would you like to walk into a dealership and point to a car and then just buy it?"
02:24 "Of course! How?"
02:26 "And then three hours later, 'Bet the over in the Blackhawks game!'"
02:31 He perfectly sums up the enigma that the cult figure created through his odd behavior.
02:36 It's also pretty funny to imagine MacDonald being unreliable and chaos incarnate when it comes to texting,
02:42 because we just know it has to be true.
02:45 "Oh, OK. Too bad that game was six days ago, you f---ing idiot."
02:50 8. Dana Carvey - Dennis Miller
02:53 "I felt it was time to reaffirm my weekend update oath. Assisting me in that oath is none other than me."
02:59 "Hello, Dennis."
03:00 "OK, hello baby. How are you?"
03:03 Showing off a rare impression of a weekend update personality, Dana Carvey dresses up like Dennis Miller for this segment.
03:10 From the suit to the hair, he just looks like him.
03:14 Miller plays along as his fellow performer rips him with a vocal imitation that's second to none,
03:20 not to mention changing up his every word with an entertaining rewrite.
03:24 "What's that all about, huh? It's gotta be like doing it with the Joker from Batman."
03:34 Carvey uses his sketch as another opportunity to remind viewers that he is one of the most gifted impressionists in SNL history.
03:42 He finds the specific rhythm of the comedian with no trouble at all,
03:46 and manages to nail down the essentials of his personality.
03:50 "And guess what, folks? That's the news and we are outta here."
03:56 7. Fred Armisen - Bill Hader
04:01 While not exactly perfect, Fred Armisen's inspired take on Bill Hader feels like it captures the essence of the comedian.
04:08 He shows off his observation to Conan O'Brien in what is more of a revenge bit for Bill's impression of him.
04:14 The result is a caricature that's always talking about well-known bands as though discovering them for the first time.
04:21 "Just to get him back."
04:22 "You wanna get him back now?"
04:23 "Yeah, so Bill, whenever he talks, his teeth are out here and his hands are kinda like this."
04:28 With a few surprises, the performer's use of his hands might be the most underrated part of this segment,
04:33 but the approximation of his voice is equally funny.
04:36 "He'll just go like, 'You know, I've been listening to Yes. You know, Yes? It's like fragile. It's a pretty cool album. I really like it. I need to hear it.'"
04:44 Perhaps the best part, though, is that imitation of Hader's laugh.
04:48 Armisen's zany energy propels this impression to the finish line in a loving interpretation of his friend.
04:55 "And then he likes to end things with a laugh. Like a little accent at the end of it. So that's my Bill."
05:03 Number 6 - Jimmy Fallon - Adam Sandler
05:06 "Let's get to some arts and crafts and put the macaroni in the pipe cleaner and that's nice."
05:11 "And by today it was like, 'Stop hitting your sister's shitter!'"
05:15 "I hate what you do."
05:17 One of his finest impressions, the former cast member and Tonight Show host ends up nailing down the many faces of Adam Sandler.
05:25 This is the kind of stuff where Shaw landed Fallon his job on SNL in the first place.
05:30 He's performed this routine several times throughout his career, but it especially came in handy during his Saturday Night Live audition.
05:37 "I used to say, 'Why don't you go to the store with your mother?' And I would say, 'Why don't you shut up!'"
05:48 His ability to play both the silliness and anger of Sandler's characters is almost unmatched in the comedy world.
05:55 From skits to interviews, whenever the comedian brings out this pitch-perfect interpretation, we know we're in for a good time.
06:03 "Do you mind or not? Do a little Adam Sandler."
06:07 "Pretty good."
06:10 5. Jay Pharoah - Multiple Cast Members
06:14 Among Jay Pharoah's best moments on SNL, this weekend update segment is all killer and no filler.
06:21 He sets up a premise about a secret comedy meeting in order to unleash tributes to some comedy greats.
06:27 "Tell you what the problem is, first of all, you got a perm. Only black man get away with a perm is a prince. And he's a prince. You're not a prince.
06:33 You got to say, 'Hi, there, prince.' I do, too, but I smile. Oh my God."
06:37 After turning into Kevin Hart and Dave Chappelle, Pharoah also salutes former cast members like Chris Rock.
06:44 His added hand motions make this an especially memorable imitation.
06:48 "Go to Africa for a few years. Everything cools off. Ow! Africa? Dave, who wanna go to Africa?
06:56 Africans don't even wanna go to Africa, and they live there."
07:01 Slipping into the next person with ease of a true genius, the comedian becomes Eddie Murphy and Tracy Morgan with complete confidence.
07:09 "Everybody just relax, okay? Everybody just relax. Everybody just relax. Everybody just cool out, alright? You know what I'm saying?
07:15 We're getting ready to bowl, okay? Tracy Morgan, Tracy Morgan, show turn the bowl. Pick up the ball. Ha ha ha ha."
07:20 From the former's laugh to the latter's attitude, the performer adds in details that do a lot to separate him from the competition.
07:28 "I'm bowl, right? I'm bowl, Eddie. I'm bowl, you know? I'm bowl right now. You know, Jackie Gleason is my biological father."
07:36 Always eager to do voices, Bill Hader quickly impersonates his SNL co-stars in this interview.
07:46 Small, effective impressions feel like Hader's go-to, and we can never get enough, no matter how many he does.
07:52 His version of Fred Armisen is brimming with energy, and references to his trips to Portland.
07:57 "Fred talks with his hands and he just talks about Portland all the time. He goes, 'Oh, I love Portland. I fly over there. I have my apartment. I have my records. I go to Park City and I fly back.'"
08:08 Considering that the two are close friends, this one feels especially precise on some level.
08:12 The actor even ponders Kristen Wiig's inability to warm up her body temperature in a cute moment.
08:18 "And then Kristen Wiig's always cold. Always cold. And then she's like, 'Are you going to that thing? Are you going to go to that thing? Are you going to go to that thing?' That's what she always says."
08:26 But Jason Sudeikis might be the best of the three. Full of gum-chewing and a friendly disposition, Hader really had the ability to find the funny in anyone.
08:36 "But I could not not read it without thinking of him chewing gum. You did good, buddy. Great performance. Loved it, buddy. Olivia and I loved it."
08:45 3. Eddie Murphy - Tracy Morgan
08:48 Eddie Murphy ranks high up on the list of greatest SNL cast members, inspiring the likes of Tracy Morgan to pursue comedy.
08:55 "If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here. Like, literally. I was conceived on a delirious tour bus."
09:00 "You know, that math doesn't really quite add up."
09:05 Murphy shows his love for his fellow comic with an impression of the performer.
09:09 On Jimmy Kimmel's talk show, he gives one of the most accurate takes on Morgan's cadence and love of hot dogs.
09:16 "He went to your house and you made him, as he said over and over again to me, 'Ballpark Franks!'"
09:23 "He said, 'I went over there and he made me Franks. Ballpark Franks.'"
09:28 Murphy will call himself pauses to recognize the greatness before him. Fans of the guest's days on SNL will remember his formidable impressions of various celebrities.
09:37 But this particular one ticks every box, standing out among so many other versions of the 30 Rock star's voice.
09:45 "That's why I'm always be cool with Eddie, 'cause he made me them Franks. And when I was young, they used to call me Fat Murphy."
09:54 Melissa Villaseñor - Kristen Wiig
09:58 "We've also got funny lady Kristen Wiig."
10:00 "Hey, Mr. Hostman. Why did I say that?"
10:08 If you didn't think Kristen Wiig could be impersonated, well, think again.
10:12 On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Melissa Villaseñor becomes the SNL all-star in a transformative performance full of wondrous nuances.
10:21 It's so accurate, even Meyers is taken back.
10:24 "Oh, I do Kristen Wiig."
10:26 "Whoa! Whoa!"
10:28 "I love to play Kristen. And I'm just the best."
10:37 With an emphasis on certain pauses, Villaseñor could easily be a stand-in for any kind of appearance or vocal dubbing for Wiig.
10:44 She has her laugh down pat, the cadence of her voice, and even her speech patterns.
10:49 It's even more impressive since this isn't an obvious choice for imitation.
10:54 "She's just in the plane like, 'I changed my mind. I'm scared. I don't want to go. I'm…'"
11:02 "'Cause then I'll get stuck on a cloud and I'll have to become an angel.'"
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11:21 1. Chloe Fineman - Multiple Cast Members
11:25 Since her start on SNL, Chloe Fineman has proven herself a versatile performer with serious skill.
11:31 "Okay, so, here goes something. Whoa, whoa, gorgeous, whoa, gorgeous, hola, hola."
11:41 She uses this sketch to showcase as much, with her amazing impressions of various female cast members.
11:47 Jokingly referring to herself as an understudy to them, Fineman prepares herself to copy everyone from Kate McKinnon to Cecily Strong.
11:54 "Yeah, well, I thought it was funny, but during the show it wasn't on the cue cards."
11:57 "It wasn't on the cue cards? No. Oh. Well, yeah, way to get into."
12:04 She can do their voices, facial expressions, and movements with unbelievable precision.
12:09 Her rapid-fire imitations take down a panel of other performers without missing a beat.
12:14 This comedian clearly has a strong future as one of the show's premier impressionists.
12:20 "Heidi." "Hey, dude." "Worse one so far, but fine." "Sarah." "Hello? Hello?" "Wait, do I sound like a Jewish parrot?"
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