The 5 Funniest 'SNL' Sketches of the 2016 Election

We do n’t know about you , but the only way we ’ve been capable to cope with this year ’s revulsion show of an election is through clowning . And alcohol . But yeah , clowning . If it had n’t been for the acutely - witted political sendup onSaturday Night Live , who knows if we ’d have made it this far . To thank the show for doing its good to keep us sane in the godforsaken final 60 minutes beforeour nation votes , we ’ve selected our five favorite study from this election cycle – stretching from way of life back in 2015 to just last calendar month .

5. “A Day Off”

Saturday Night Live ’s take on Donald Trump ’s commonplace , clapper - biting zombie of a campaign coach Kellyanne Conway beamed like a re of light through the violent storm cloud of this election Hz . The employment of Katrina & the Waves ' " walk on Sunshine " was key , but the sketch , following a " relaxing " day in the on - the - stump aliveness of Conway , gave newly mintedEmmy - succeeder Kate McKinnonyet another topical part to dominate .

4. The first debate

We knew the disputation cartoon were going to be disturbed from the moment Kate McKinnon strike the stage in a blood-red power wooing and exclaimed , " I ’m dear than ever . Let ’s do this ! " While the 2d and third parody bout had their heights ( rememberKen Bone ? ) and low ( " bad hombres " ) , the firstSNLdebate sketchcut the deepest . WithAlec Baldwin ’s saliva - fueled take on Trump and McKinnon ’s wild - eyed Clinton , the show ’s writers dextrously spit the public image of both candidate , perplex under the skinof the orange one in the procedure .

3. “Bern Your Enthusiasm”

Like Tina Fey as Sarah Palin before him , Larry David as Bernie Sanders makes for a painfully perfect match . In both appearance and temperament , the balding , bespectacled actor is practically a well Bernie than the former Democratic prospect himself . Factor in that this sketch also serves as theCurb Your Enthusiasmreduxwe’ve been wait for , and things are expect pretty , pretty , fairly salutary .

2. George W. Bush

We ’re always down to see Will Ferrell ’s pitch - perfect Dubya impression , but this now - atavism of a study from last December was almost too good to be true . TheSNLveteran assesses ( study : mocks ) the field of GOP - nomination hopefuls via singing , making his signature mispronunciation , and dish up enough digs at Donald Trump to make you leave momentarily about the hokum that get along later .

1. “Black Jeopardy”

It ’s meet thatone of the bestSNLsketches in yearsdidn’t rely on celebrity portrayals of the candidate . For all the fury and speculation about the personal life of the candidate involve , this election will always be about you , the voter . In this hilariousgame - show parody , Tom Hanks assume a " Make America Great Again " hat to play Doug , a likely Trump voter who discover out he might have more in coarse with the protester onBlack Jeopardythan he first thought . Besides being funny , the sketch spoke to a larger the true : Our differences are n’t everything . And most of us have a packet draftsman .

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