Dana Carvey brought back 'Church Lady' to roast Donald Trump and Ted Cruz

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Dana Carvey as "Church Lady"
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Saturday Night Live veteran Dana Carvey just brought back one of his most iconic characters, "Church Lady," to grapple with the 2016 election. The guests are Satan — in a not-so-subtle nod to John Boehner's recent comments — and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. As you might imagine with that lineup, things got really weird really quickly. Watch below. Julie Kliegman

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.