Melissa McCarthy is back and super mad as Sean Spicer on 'SNL'
Melissa McCarthy returned to Saturday Night Live to bring us the gift that is her impression of White House Press Secretary Sean "Spicy" Spicer -- and things got physical.
McCarthy opened the night's briefing by assuring the press corps that they needn't worry: This was going to be the "new Spicy." A calm Spicy. One that definitely wouldn't throw wads of chewed gum at reporters and attack them with a leaf blower.
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But of course, old habits die hard. After stumbling through the pronunciation of a leader's name from "Kahaga…kagahastan," McCarthy opened up the floor for questions, fielding one from The New York Times' Glenn Thrush and his "stupid hat" about Friday's court ruling against the Trump administration's travel ban.
If the appeals court won't do what's right, President Trump will see them in court. Specifically, The People's Court, McCarthy said.
And the "Press Secretary" finally added some much-needed clarity on exactly which type of immigrant would be allowed into the country, using dolls.
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Easy rule of thumb? Barbie = good. Moana = bad. And Nordstrom = super bad.
The department store caught hell from Trump on Twitter this week for dropping his daughter Ivanka's fashion and accessory line, so McCarthy took the opportunity to hawk some of the younger Trump's wares -- poking fun at a real Kellyanne Conway moment on Fox News.
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The press corps also got to meet the country's newest attorney general, former Senator Jeff Sessions, played by a white-haired Kate McKinnon with a thick southern drawl.
"We all know there's two kinds of crime: regular and black," McKinnon said before McCarthy rushed her off stage.
If the rumors are true, Trump will be none too pleased to have two of his top guys skewered on TV by women.
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Ariel Bogle was an associate editor with Mashable in Australia covering technology. Previously, Ariel was associate editor at Future Tense in Washington DC, an editorial initiative between Slate and New America.
