Melissa McCarthyis truly a gift to us all. And now, thanks to her work as Sean Spicer on the past season ofSaturday Night Live, the comedic genius just nabbed this year’s outstanding guest actress in a comedy seriesEmmy.
These quick-and-beautiful McCarthy moments below are guaranteed to provide you with your daily fix of the giggles, and make you love the star even more than you already do (if that’s possible).
- Her Sean Spicer impression.
In February, the funnywoman made asurpriseSaturday Night Liveappearanceto deliver an uncanny portrayal ofnow-resignedWhite House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. While Spicer told Extra that McCarthy needed to “dial it back,” we thought everything from the podium-pushing antics to the soap-filled Super Soaker was comedy gold.
McCarthycontinuedappearing as Spicer during the sketch show’s 42nd season, even taking her podium bit to the streets of Manhattan. The wild performances earned her a statuette at the Creative ArtsEmmy Awardson Sept. 10. Congrats, Melissa!
- Her lip sync battle with Jimmy Fallon.
McCarthy was in it to win it when she took on The Tonight Show host. Delivering a performance so fierce it required eye protection, the actress held her own against the veteran as she “sang” DMX’s “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” and “Colors of the Wind” fromPocahontas.
- When she toldEllen DeGeneresabout her Spanx incident.
As anyone who’s ever squeezed into a pair knows, wearing Spanx can be both a magical and hazardous endeavor. OnEllen, McCarthy shared the tale of a particularly unfortunate Spanx incident in which her fence-builders got a full “360” view of way more than she wanted them to see.
- Her “Outside the Lines”SNLskit.
During her 2013SNLhosting gig, McCarthy played terrifying — yet hilarious — college basketball coach Sheila Kelly. The skit parodied the firing of Rutger’s coach Mike Rice, expertly finding the punchlines in the dark subject matter.
- When she explained her early misunderstanding of sex.
All kids have some misconceptions about sex, but McCarthyreallyhad some misconceptions about sex as a fourth grader. As she explained onConan, she was once confident that her parents had never done the deed because her dad couldn’t do “the Chinese splits.” We’ll let her elaborate on what that means.
Her Chris Farley impression.McCarthy bravely took on Chris Farley’s classic (de)motivational speaker character Matt Foley on theSNL40 celebration. The actress fully committed to the part, even diving onto the Weekend Update desk for the finale.
When she played a climate change doubting senator.
Alongside husband Ben Falcone and writer/actor Jim Rash, McCarthy played a stubborn senator who could simply not be convinced that coral reefs were in danger.
When she told Jimmy Kimmel about her cousin’s One Direction freak-out.
The Marbles video blogs.
Long before starring in blockbuster movies, McCarthy was vlogging as would-be advice-giver Marbles. In one riveting post, Marbles discusses the dangers of E. coli and Taco Bell.
- The pick-up artistSNLsketch.
McCarthy played a pick-up artist’s failing student during her 2016 hosting stint. “Ronda” made classic dating mistakes like telling the guy she thinks her family member is a serial killer and making fart noises with her mouth.
source: people.com
