Watch 22 years of SNL impersonating Hillary Clinton in 2 minutes

Hillary Clinton at SNL
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In 1994, Jan Hooks was the first Saturday Night Live cast member to portray Hillary Clinton, then first lady. Since then, Clinton has been played by Ana Gasteyer (U.S. Senate candidate), Amy Poehler (presidential candidate, 2008), and now, Kate McKinnon. NBC News and NBC comedy channel Seeso took a brief look back at Clinton's SNL evolution now that she is the first woman to be presumptive presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party, and at least on SNL, Clinton hasn't changed too much in the past 22 years, or at least the last 16 of them. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.