Well, this is a surprise. Since launching The Rundown in March, NBC has been dropping a new episode of the digital series every Wednesday when there wasn’t an SNL episode to promote. Just a few hours ago, we got a promo for Will Ferrell’s episode this weekend, which also featured Sarah Sherman and Chloe Fineman.
And now we have a new episode of The Rundown where Fineman picks the all-time impression sketch for a perfect episode of SNL.
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It’s been interesting to see how the different folks featured in The Rundown approach the process. Sometimes you get Colin Jost or Mikey Day and Streeter Seidellwho do a deep dives into SNL’s history beyond their own contributions to the show. Showtimes you getDana Carvey who just picked one of his own sketches.
Fineman seemed to be veering into the latter category, focusing heavily on the impression work she’s done during her SNL career. At the end, though, she course corrected and picked a sketch from Kristen Wiig, an SNL legend.
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