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Monday 15 May 2017
Melissa McCarthy adds spice (and Spicer) as host of ‘SNL’

FRAZIER MOORE Carthy as the hot-tem-
AP Television Writer pered Spicer comman-
NEW YORK (AP) — Melissa deering his motorized po-
McCarthy once again dium through the streets
brought comic spice plus of midtown Manhattan - a
Spicer to “Saturday Night sequence spotted by the
Live.” media on Friday while it
After a spate of guest ap- was being filmed.
pearances mocking White The show began with Alec
House press secretary Sean Baldwin reprising his pierc-
Spicer in recent weeks, she ing impersonation of Presi-
was back on Saturday’s dent Donald Trump. Inter-
edition of the NBC satire viewed by NBC News’ Les-
show to preside as host. ter Holt (actually cast mem-
One sketch featured Mc- ber Michael Che), Trump

In this Tuesday, June 7, 2016 file photo, Melissa McCarthy arrives at the ELLE Women in Comedy
Event at Hyde Sunset in Los Angeles.
Associated Press
was asked if he could as- show called “Just Desserts!” But quickly Spicer jumped
sure the nation he wouldn’t Then things got even more from the bushes just outside
name someone “crazy” to physical with the latest the press room to reclaim
replace ousted FBI Director White House press briefing his spot, pushing Sanders
James Comey. Trump said spoof. aside.
his choice would be “so The sketch began with “Let me put this whole Rus-
bonkers” everyone would cast member Aidy Bryant sian thing to bed: Trump
wish it were Judge Judy. playing Sarah Huckabee is innocent,” he seethed
McCarthy took repeated Sanders, the White House at the press corps. “How
pies to the face as a hap- aide who subbed for Spicer do we know? Because he
less contestant on a game for a few days last week. TOLD us so!”q