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


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 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.
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