SNL50 - Top 5 Political Sketches

 

Most political sketches appear as the cold open for SNL. There are a couple standouts though that were in the regular sketch mix. I thought they should get their due.

5. ASK PRESIDENT CARTER
EPISODE: S02E15 (03.12.1977)
HOST: Sissy Spacek
MUSICAL GUEST: Richard Baskin
Apparently President Jimmy Carter was quite knowledgeable on a variety of subjects, even calming down someone who has taken too many drugs. Dan Aykrod does a bang up job.  
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4. THE O’REILLY FACTOR
EPISODE: S27E13 (03.02.2002)
HOST: Jonny Moseley
MUSICAL GUEST: Outkast
Jeff Richmond does a great job of impersonating blowhard Bill O’Reilly. Tell me where I’m wrong.
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3. MCDONALD’S
EPISODE: S18E08 (12.05.1992)
HOST: Tom Arnold
MUSICAL GUEST: Neil Young
Phil Hartman rocks it as President Clinton using food to explain politics. There’s a lot of things we won’t be telling Mrs. Clinton.
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2. HILLARY ACTUALLY
EPISODE: S42E10 (12.17.2016)
HOST: Casey Affleck
MUSICAL GUEST: Chance the Rapper
A great Love Actually take with Hillary Clinton trying to get someone from the Electoral College to not vote for Trump after she lost the 2016 election.
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1. MASTERMIND
EPISODE: S12E06 (12.06.1986)
HOSTS: The Three Amigos
MUSICAL GUEST: Randy Newman
An amazing Phil Hartman performance showing the two contrasting sides of President Ronald Reagan.
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