Saturday Night Livecame out swing in its Season 42 premiere . The stale receptive ( above ) parody the first 2016 presidential debate hard , with Kate McKinnon ’s Hillary Clinton taking on Alec Baldwin ’s Donald Trump in a way that was somehow both scarierandmuch more pleasurable than the tangible thing .
" right eventide , America , " said Baldwin , kicking offhis Modern gig . " I am going to besogood tonight . "
He was right . He and McKinnon nailed many of the highlighting and lowlights – the physical ( Clinton ’s teddy , Trump ’s constipated look ) , the verbal ( Clinton ’s laugh and relatability , Trump ’s weird snuff ) , and the genial ( Clinton ’s preparation , Trump ’s lack therefrom ) – that made the candidates ' first tear so deliciously painful to watch . Sean Hannity , Clinton ’s dad , and Rosie O’Donnell even fetch yell - outs in the unfastener , whose top - mountain pass impression set the pure tone for a strong premiere .
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With the election circus in gamey gear , SNLmade elbow room for a couple more political sketch last nighttime . Cecily Strong brought out her super - curious Melania to do someWinnie the Pooh - like muse about the tellurian tramp outside Trump Tower :
And Darrell Hammond ’s flawless Bill Clinton – along with Sarah Silverman ( Melissa Villaseñor ) , Lin - Manuel Miranda ( Strong ) , Sen. Bernie Sanders ( Larry David ) , Kellyanne Conway ( McKinnon ) , Ivanka Trump ( host Margot Robbie ) , Donald Jr. ( Mikey Day ) , Eric Trump ( Alex Moffat ) , Gov. Chris Christie ( Bobby Moynihan ) , and Vladimir Putin ( Beck Bennett ) – dropped by for a specialTrump - ClintonFamily Feud :
Expect a quite a little of this fare over the next few weeks – specially the Baldwin - impersonated Trump . SNLhoncho Lorne Michaelssigned the30 Rockactorfor the rest of the season .
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