'SNL' Fans Are Worried About The Fate Of Kate McKinnon's Iconic Jeff Sessions Character
As news broke that Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned per President Donald Trump’s request Wednesday, fans of “Saturday Night Live” flocked to Twitter to express a collective fear: that Kate McKinnon won’t be doing her delightful impersonation of an opossum-tailed Sessions anymore.
The sad thing about Jeff Sessions resigning is that we won’t get to see Kate McKinnon play him on SNL. pic.twitter.com/JcTG51IOwY
— Julie Murphy (@andimJULIE) November 7, 2018
I couldn’t figure out why I felt so devastated over the resignation of Jeff sessions. just realized it’s because I’m scared I won’t get to see Kate McKinnon impersonate him on SNL anymore. pic.twitter.com/EdjZoYJbAr
— stefanie (@GORDONRENLIPS) November 7, 2018
RIP to Kate McKinnon’s Jeff Sessions character pic.twitter.com/B6RDXdMolp
— Adam (@itsAdamJSmith) November 7, 2018
My main concern is what Kate McKinnon will do now. pic.twitter.com/22YWm1L3Pu
— Insignificant Funds (@4SLars) November 7, 2018
Damn it! Now we lose the one great thing this administration has given us
Kate McKinnon's Jeff Sessions pic.twitter.com/ust1Vfi6RB— Brendan F. Newnam (@BFNewnam) November 7, 2018
Isn’t Kate McKinnon the real victim here? pic.twitter.com/vIwj3EvFYO
— Peter Myers (@Peterlizard) November 7, 2018
I think what makes me most upset about Jeff Sessions leaving is no more amazing Kate McKinnon impressions of him in @nbcsnl
— Kristine Pratt (@KPrattitude) November 7, 2018
I hope today's developments don't prevent #SNL from having sketches with Kate McKinnon doing #JeffSessions in the future . . . . pic.twitter.com/xPSeymGdUB
— Don Curren (@dbcurren) November 7, 2018
McKinnon, who played the Republican former senator from Alabama with an innocent, boyish charm that masked his history of discriminatory policymaking, told Seth Meyers in 2017 that the idea for her to play Sessions on the show “began as a joke pitch, and it just sort of happened.”
But once she got the gig, she was thrilled because not only did he have a “joyfulness in which he proceeds,” she also knew exactly how to mimic him.
“What I noticed was … he’s got this funny little mouth, and I could always do this thing with my lip … like a turtle’s little mouth,” she explained to Meyers. “And I’ve been trying to use it, and then he popped into the world, and I thought, ‘Oh, my gosh, I’m going to use it!’”
Though McKinnon may not play Sessions on many more shows, thanks to his resignation, some people on Twitter are looking on the bright side and hoping to see her do her impersonation very soon.
Kate McKinnon/SNL writers rn: pic.twitter.com/o0MMk7KYXV
— Daniela Jusino (@JusiNotes) November 7, 2018
Good news! In 3 days we get to watch Kate McKinnon play Jeff Sessions.
— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) November 7, 2018
Kate McKinnon sadly dusts off the tiny Jeff Sessions suit one last time. pic.twitter.com/96VoZERjUJ
— Karen DaltonBeninato (@kbeninato) November 7, 2018
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