The sketch comedy television show ''

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'' (''SNL'') has for almost three decades aired a number of sketches parodying

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, from her time as First Lady, and during both her presidential campaigns in

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and

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.Liz Raftery – "Who Did the Best Hillary Clinton Impression on SNL?", ''TV Guide'', April 30, 2015. (Video)
Retrieved 2015-08-15 A total of nine different performers have played Hillary Clinton on ''SNL''.Louis Virtel – Hillary Clinton has been Imitated by Nine Different People on 'SNL'
''HITFIX'', April 13, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-16. The array of ''SNL'' cast members portraying Clinton has included

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Ana Gasteyer Ana Kristina Gasteyer (born May 4, 1967) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1996 to 2002. She has since starred in such sitcoms as ABC's '' Suburgatory,'' TBS's ''People of Earth'', NBC's ...

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, and

Kate McKinnon Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for her character work and celebrity impressions on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (2012–2022), of which she was a cas ...

. Guest stars playing Clinton have included

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and

Rachel Dratch Rachel Susan Dratch (born February 22, 1966) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. After she graduated from Dartmouth College she moved to Chicago to study improvisational theatre at The Second City and ImprovOlympic. Her breakthrough r ...

. One sketch featured

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in a guest appearance as Clinton, rapping: "What's up y'all? I'm like Hillary Clinton, and I wanna be president one day."

History

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was the first to portray Hillary Clinton, and after Hooks left the show in 1991, she returned later to make several subsequent guest appearances as Hillary, with

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as Hillary's husband

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. One of the earliest Jan Hooks sketches, which aired in May 1993, features her interpretation of Hillary eager to be a "co-president" with Bill, now the newly elected president. Hooks' Hillary tells her husband about her big plans for his health care bill, and gets into a fistfight with Senator Bob Dole.Ali Elkin �
"The SNL Archaeology of Hillary Clinton: The satirical show may offer the truest biography of the Democratic frontrunner
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played Hillary as First Lady, with

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portraying president Clinton.

played Hillary during the

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of the late 1990s, as well as during her run for the U.S. Senate in New York, with

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playing the role of her husband. In one Gasteyer sketch, set in the Clintons'

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kitchen, with Hillary making an attempt to appear more personable for the cameras during her Senate campaign, she says, "I can't wait to prepare some food dishes in this kitchen, such as salads and toast." ''SNL'' cast member

had the longest-running role as Clinton, playing the role regularly from 2003 to 2008 (and reprising it twice, in 2012 and 2015). During the 2008–09 season, the show aired several critically acclaimed sketches featuring Poehler as Clinton, and

Tina Fey Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright. She is best known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (1997–2006) and for creating the ...

as Sarah Palin. Hillary Clinton first made an appearance on the show and faced off with Poehler as her doppelgänger.Monica Alba and Jillian Sederholm �
"Hillary Clinton Tends Bar, Impersonates Trump in 'SNL' Cameo" (Video)
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has portrayed Clinton regularly since March 2015. Darrell Hammond has stated that he only agreed to reprise his role as

because McKinnon was so good in her role, calling her a "virtuoso". In the 2014–2015 season, ''SNL'' began airing another series of Hillary Clinton sketches, on the occasion of Clinton's announcement of her candidacy for the

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, with

now as Clinton.Jack Linshi – "Watch SNL Parody Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Announcement", ''Time'', April 12, 2015. (Video)
Retrieved 2015-08-14Henry Hanks – "'Saturday Night Live' takes on Hillary Clinton email controversy", CNN, March 9, 2015. (Video)
Retrieved 2015-08-15 Former ''SNL'' cast member

returned to reprise his portrayal of Bill Clinton in previous season skits.Eric Bradner – "Saturday Night Live: 'The Clintons are baaack'," ''CNN Politics'', Updated April 12, 2015. (Video)
Retrieved 2015-08-14 McKinnon again portrayed Clinton on October 17, 2015, for ''SNL''s rendering of the Democratic Primary Presidential

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which had aired on ''

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'' on October 13.Nicole Hensley �
"Larry David and Bernie Sanders are one and the same in 'SNL' cold open" (Video)
''NY Daily News'', October 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-18 On October 8, 2016, in episode 2 of season 42, Kate McKinnon played Hillary Clinton after her headquarters obtained news of Donald Trump talking about how he could grab women "by the pussy", something he did say in real life.

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Politicians Who've Appeared on ''SNL'' – AP
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