Melissa McCarthy reveals how her perfect Sean Spicer impression came into being

Melissa McCarthy's impression of Sean Spicer has earned her a lot of praise since it's SNL debut in Feb.

It was an unconventional choice that ending up hitting all the right notes, in part because of how naturally it seemed to fit her.

McCarthy went on Ellen with her husband, Ben Falcone, to discuss how she ended up playing one of the most prevalent press secretaries in history.

McCarthy said that she didn't pitch the idea, and originally she didn't understand why SNL wanted her to play him-- "cut to, somebody being like, 'boy, do you really look like that guy.'"

She said that she wasn't offended, especially after she saw herself in prosthetics.

"You mess with the ears and it really changes the shape of your head, and then I got into it," she said.

McCarthy was actually the one to suggested they add eye bags to match Spicer's, which, of course, they did.

After seeing herself in full makeup even she couldn't deny the resemblance.

"It's like my dad and Sean Spicer had a baby, and it's me," she said.