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The Genius of Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>

The actress made a surprise appearance as the White House press secretary.
Source: NBC

It was the kind of moment history was made of: an unannounced guest appearance so perfect that it took even the live audience a few moments to register what was actually happening. “Next, on C-SPAN, the daily White House press briefing with Press Secretary Sean Spicer,” a voiceover announced. Then, a person who looked uncannily like Spicer walked onstage to a makeshift podium, presumably causing many viewers at home to squint and lookthat … ? Could it … ?

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