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    The George Santos Number That Brought <em>SNL </em>to Life

    The now-former Republican representative was a perfect fit for the show’s satire.
    by Esther Zuckerman Dec 03, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: Will Heath / NBC

    Saturday Night Live loves to put a politician in front of a piano. Most famously, Kate McKinnon, playing Hillary Clinton, sat down in front of the and earnestly belted Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” following Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. It felt like a moment of contrition for the program that had invited Trump on as host during his campaign, .

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