Top 10 Hilarious SNL Pop Star Impressions

why are you here old miley i came to warn you that your vma performance might be too controversial welcome to ms mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 pop star impressions on snl what's up y'all you ready for a christmas party deluxe for this list we'll be looking at the best musical impressions on the late night comedy sketch show but focusing on the pop genre only who's your favorite saturday night live pop star let us know in the comments number 10 jimmy fallon as barry gibb the very gift talk show was arguably one of fallon's best recurring bits from his time on the show he imagined the singer as a short-tempered talk show host who speaks in falsetto mirroring the group's instantly recognizable vocals megan you host the california one of the most popular shows on fox news joined by justin timberlake as robin gibb he would often interrupt his guests and break into song what made this sketch so memorable was fallon and timberlake's chemistry as well as their polar opposite energies robin do you have any thoughts no no i don't thanks to his hilariously exaggerated impression of the singer this sketch became an snl staple it was so entertaining that even the real barry gibb wanted a piece of the [Applause] action number nine fred armisen as prince what's up y'all you got spring fever let me take your temperature armisten played prince in yet another memorable recurring talk show sketch with maya rudolph's beyonce by his side this dream team ensured that their guests were always in for an unpredictable experience prince thinks there might be some more growing up on these velvet curtains in here as a self-professed huge prince fan armisen revealed that he started imitating the pop icon in hopes of meeting him someday his impression shows how much he admires the singer while still putting his own comedic spin on the character too where did prince go prince had to go lift weights he's certainly eccentric and still encompasses prince's extraordinary spirit the voice and demeanor are pretty spot-on too and armisen's dream of meeting him did eventually come true as well number eight kristen wiig as bjork greetings snarf icelandic singer bjork is possibly one of the most weirdly wonderful and wacky exports from the country and who better to encapsulate all that than the impressions master kristen wiig how is your skeleton uh good how how's your skeleton it's itchy she had clearly done her homework too effortlessly nailing everything from the singer's tone to her quirky stream of consciousness thanks to her brilliantly whimsical impression bjork showed up in all sorts of sketches from weekend update to a dinner date with charles barkley hello charles barkley would you like to hold my invisible baby and of course you couldn't have a show called being quirky without bjork at least making an appearance if you like swans make them a dress if you like screaming make it music if you like clouds make them your friends it's hard to explain but this singer and comedian were a perfect fit number 7. melissa villasenor as lady gaga before joining snl melissa was already entertaining audiences with her plethora of impressive impersonations we have to say that her lady gaga is an absolute must-see and she was pretty insistent on sharing it with us too as this weekend update segment proves hold on one second melissa are you dressed up as lady gaga what no i just wore this for all my melissa monsters out there we were completely astounded by the precision with which she mimics the singer's voice tell me something girl she also had us amazed by her vocals when she hit the money note [Music] [Applause] she revisited the character during a family feud sketch and left our jaws dropping with the uncanny accuracy of her impression if 99 people are surveyed you just need one person to believe in you to win the game well i don't think that's how it works it works if you dream it if you weren't a melissa monster before then you almost definitely were after this number six chloe fineman as britney spears hey y'all it's britney [ __ ] you all know me from my upbeat instagram videos and the word conservatorship hosting a talk show called oops you did it again fineman's pop princess takes a stab at apology culture this is the show where we shine a light on the social pariahs of the week and i get to decide whether they're innocent or not that innocent not only is the concept clever and very entertaining but chloe's impression is outstanding as well she has the voice mannerisms and intonation down to a t and her dance moves are pretty accurate too we love that her britney is endearing and empowered and the impression is clearly done with the utmost respect i too have been put in the hot seat this week i was accused of not writing my own social media captions that's right they thought someone else wrote who else finds a sea more mysterious than space fans applauded this sketch for its brilliance as well as chloe's phenomenal performance we hope that this becomes a recurring sketch or at least that they hit us with it one more time number five on agastire as salindian even though the quebec native has never actually hosted snl gas dyer plays her so well that you might be fooled into believing otherwise following the titanic success of my heart will go on gastar went all in to give us this hilariously over-the-top parody [Music] whether it's her accent inflections or exceptional self-assuredness her characterization is one for the ages to all my jewish friend back home in quebec i would like to say joya hanukkah not bad eh playing to the singer's undeniable likability it was hardly surprising that the celine dion show ended up becoming a recurring sketch celine clearly thought it was hysterical too and invited her parody alter ego to join her on stage at one of her concerts don't be jealous of me i wasn't always this lucky i was born in quebec i come from a family of 36 kids number four maya rudolph as beyonce oh no our friends are coming to see the baby and i am such a mess i'm only wearing this it's no secret that maya can sing but her beyonce impression was never really about the music anyway rather she imitated the singer's confident and seemingly unflappable disposition mastering the power pose and with the occasional use of a wind machine she unleashed her sasha fierce on several occasions did somebody say my name we also love how she remains cool and calm even in the most ridiculous situations it's no wonder that the parody took on a life of its own even reappearing when she hosted during season 46. beyonce sorry i'm good your girls don't just close up for a second though encompassing beyonce's larger-than-life stage presence you might say that her takeoff of the singer is pretty flawless number three vanessa bear as miley cyrus so this is just like my show where i like doctor people are pretty cool vanessa was just two episodes into her snl tenure when she showcased her remarkable miley cyrus impersonation fronting the miley cyrus show she nailed the singer's southern twang and slightly nasal sound not to mention her gift of the gab hey justin somalia it's a cool show really yeah we'll see with a never-ending grin and a pretty loud voice it seemed like bear was drawing on miley's disney days for inspiration clearly the singer was cool with it as she even engaged with the parody on two separate occasions oh my god it is like totally the morning and the birds are chirping and stuff like that and i'm like super hungry and stuff like that and i am obsessed with cereal bear shared that ahead of the singer's hosting stint in season 39 she actually advised her on how to do a better miley cyrus impression miley cyrus wanted hope from you on being miley cyrus yeah what if so what did you tell her what's your advice i was you know i just like kind of did the voice for her and i was like you know really move your mouth a lot number two ariana grande as various sir i heard chloe the intern singing some britney spears in the hallway is that true chloe can you sing like britney spears kind of spanning a four octave range and peeking at whistle tones there's a lot of talent within grande's petite frame even so she had amazed us with her tremendous voice control as she embodied five other singers throughout this sketch [Music] mocking titles turbulent beginnings it's up to chloe the intern to save the streaming site with her astonishing impressions [Applause] from brittany shakira and rihanna to celine and whitney if you close your eyes it's almost as if they're on your screen too [Music] thanks to chloe's many voices this sketch has become iconic she just falls short with her ariana grande but hey what can you do chloe can you do ariana grande sorry not a big fan before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions maya rudolph as whitney houston is there any legendary diva she can't impersonate i got no love for bobby b is he here mother b benny ray bobby b kristen wig as madonna wig's hilariously eccentric madonna takes on angelina jolie in a crazy baby race i love babies but i especially love getting babies from crazy places and malawi is pretty much the most exotic place in the world to get to baby a fancy spicy brown baby kristen wiig is lana del rey the singer wanted to clear the air about her snl performance from three weeks earlier no serious musician would ever change their name except maybe for sting cher elton john lady gaga jay-z everyone else in hip-hop and of course bob dylan dana carvey as george michael well we guess it would be nice if dennis miller just checked out his butt look at my butt the worst thing you can do is try to ignore it it's a total circle don't you see andy samberg keenan thompson miley cyrus and jay pharaoh as the black eyed peas we can barely tell them apart from the real band uh hey fergie hey well i am we just want to see if you guys needed us just helping out man we're fine before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one kate mckinnon as justin bieber i'm a big boy now encompassing one of canada's most famous exports kate proves that there is no character out of her range finding a sweet spot in the singer's ever-changing image her bieber isn't quite the cute kid from the baby music video but not quite at his redemption era either i don't know if you heard but i'm not bad no more um but i can still do this describing her method as it's looking like a puppy who just piddled and is sort of sorry about it indeed it's the physicality of the parody that makes it so hilarious she's all pouts and poses while trying to prove that justin now wears big boy pants or calvin klein's to be more precise whether it's on family feud or partaking in the nativity kate's justin bieber is always a treat to watch i'm sorry i had to give birth out here where all the animals live do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from ms mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos you

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Length: 14min 7sec (847 seconds)

Published: Sat Jan 01 2022