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Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live.

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On 'Saturday Night Live,' Melissa McCarthy's 'Spicey' Has An Easter Message

8:34am April 16, 2017

by James Doubek

On SNL, Alec Baldwin's President Trump had a reality-show elimination between Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon, while Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer had a brief — and inaccurate — history of Passover.

Scarlett Johansson played Ivanka Trump on SNL.

Alec Baldwin's Trump Can't Rally The Troops And Ivanka Is 'Complicit' On 'SNL'

8:48am March 12, 2017

by James Doubek

Alec Baldwin played Donald Trump in a parody of a scene from the movie Independence Day, and host Scarlett Johansson advertised a new Ivanka Trump perfume: Complicit.

Beck Bennett as Vladimir Putin and Kate McKinnon as Jeff Sessions on Saturday Night Live on March 4.

Kate McKinnon Mocks Sessions As Forrest Gump On 'SNL'

11:27am March 05, 2017

by James Doubek

There were no surprise appearances of Melissa McCarthy's "Spicey" or Alec Baldwin's Trump, but SNL still got in a few digs at the Trump administration, mostly courtesy of cast member Kate McKinnon.

Melissa McCarthy was back as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, demonstrating TSA procedures.

Melissa McCarthy's 'Spicey' And Alec Baldwin's Trump Return To 'SNL'

11:19am February 12, 2017

Melissa McCarthy got a lot of attention for her enraged impression of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer last week. This week she was back, along with Alec Baldwin reprising Donald Trump.

Beck Bennett played Russia's Vladimir Putin in a sketch that kicked off Saturday's episode.

On 'SNL,' Aziz Ansari Aims To Quell Some American Angst That Shirtless Putin Can't

6:38am January 22, 2017

by Emma Bowman

In the first episode since Trump became the 45th president, host Aziz Ansari took on a serious and diplomatic tone, while the cast honored President Obama in a send-off tribute.

A Tribe Called Quest To Join Host Dave Chappelle On Saturday Night Live

7:34pm November 04, 2016

by Maggie Penman

This news from NBC comes not long after the announcement that the hip-hop group will release their first album in nearly two decades. They say it will be their last.