Carvey is renowned for his impersonations, especially that of former President George H.W Bush.
Saturday Night Live alum Dana Carvey returned to the NBC skit show for the opening of its 50th season, where he resurrected his impersonation of President Joe Biden.
Carvey was one of several SNL stars to come back for the cold open skit on Saturday. He performed alongside Maya Rudolph as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Andy Samberg as her husband, Doug Emhoff. Comedian Jim Gaffigan joined as Harris’ vice-presidential running mate, Tim Walz. Current cast members James Austin Johnson and Bowen Yang played Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance, respectively.
The comedic actor’s surprise appearance earned him wide praise, including from former SNL writer and U.S. Senator Al Franken.
On his social media channels, Franken shared a months-old clip of Carvey chatting to him over a video call about how he nailed his Biden impression, which he has been doing for a few years.
«@danacarvey did his Joe Biden on @nbcsnl this past Saturday. He and I have been discussing it for a while. Here’s a conversation we had a few months ago», Franken captioned the post.
In the roughly two-minute video, Carvey explained how he had different versions of Biden to match the president’s different level of energy, which Franken described as a «soft Biden and a loud Biden.
