Comedy
Kate McKinnon's 5 Best Hillary Moments (Video)
Alec Baldwin stole the show this weekend as Donald Trump, but out Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon has been giving top-notch Hillary drag for years.
October 02 2016 10:46 PM EST
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Alec Baldwin stole the show this weekend as Donald Trump, but out Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon has been giving top-notch Hillary drag for years.
Saturday Night Live finally returned for its 42nd season this weekend, featuring a cold-open satirizing last week's debate, where Donald Trump bombed and Hillary Clinton soared.
Trump was played by 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin, who nailed the sleezy affectations and nonsensical garble of the Republican nominee (we particulary liked, "Ji-nah!"). Kate McKinnon -- possibly the biggest female performer currently on Saturday Night Live -- reprised her take on Hillary Clinton, portraying her as capable and smart, yet struggling to project relatibility and spontaneity (McKinnon screamed "Alicia Machado!" and described the former Miss Universe and anti-Trump surrogate as a "strong, beautiful, political prop)." Baldwin certainly captured more laughs, but let's face it, Trump is more laughable than Clinton.
McKinnon has been portraying Clinton since 2013, and it's hard to see anyone else on SNL taking her on. Here are McKinnon's best HRC moments:
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