Political Impersonations on Saturday Night Live during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
The sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live is known for political impersonations. During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, these impersonations were widely followed and debated, and it can be argued that they had an influence on public and political discussions about the election. This article an...
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| description | The sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live is known for political impersonations. During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, these impersonations were widely followed and debated, and it can be argued that they had an influence on public and political discussions about the election. This article analyzes how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were impersonated, interpreted, and reframed on Saturday Night Live. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-53ec5fab3cba483e9a0bc8d6522892ae2025-01-06T09:09:38ZengEuropean Association for American StudiesEuropean Journal of American Studies1991-93362017-08-0112210.4000/ejas.12153Political Impersonations on Saturday Night Live during the 2016 U.S. Presidential ElectionOuti J. HakolaThe sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live is known for political impersonations. During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, these impersonations were widely followed and debated, and it can be argued that they had an influence on public and political discussions about the election. This article analyzes how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were impersonated, interpreted, and reframed on Saturday Night Live.https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/12153Hillary Clintonpolitical comedy2016 U.S. Presidential ElectionimpersonationDonald TrumpSaturday Night Live |
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| title | Political Impersonations on Saturday Night Live during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election |
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| topic | Hillary Clinton political comedy 2016 U.S. Presidential Election impersonation Donald Trump Saturday Night Live |
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