Dana Carvey appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher this past Friday, bringing some familiar voices with him.
The former cast member of “Saturday Night Live” wasted no time in demonstrating his impersonations of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Carvey acknowledged that he is still improving his Musk impression, especially after the tech mogul was not overly impressed with his previous portrayal on a post-election episode of “SNL” in November.
He explained, “So, Trump’s there, with the tie, and then Elon’s talking, right? I’m not fully there yet, but I’m working on it.”
Carvey then proceeded to imitate Musk using a slightly incoherent tone: “We need to venture to Mars because the conditions on Earth are becoming unsustainable. Mars is the place to be, it’s going to be amazing, alright? Mhm, mhm, mhm.”
Switching gears to Trump, Carvey comically quipped, “Exactly what he said. He’s clever, he’s resilient, he’s a Cookie Monster. This guy, he’s sharp. Everyone is talking about it. He’s like the Chips Ahoy of presidents.”
After debuting the Musk impression on SNL, Musk voiced his criticisms on his social media platform the following day. He posted, “They are so mad that @realDonaldTrump won,” and later added, “Dana Carvey just sounds like Dana Carvey.”
Musk also took a jab at SNL, stating, “SNL has been dying slowly for years, as they become increasingly out of touch with reality.”
Carvey was open about not fully capturing Musk’s voice. “I can’t do Elon Musk very well,” he admitted on his Superfly podcast. “But I can do something that sounds not like anything. He has an incredible accent — South Africa via Canada, via Pennsylvania. It’s almost like a little bit of Australian, a little bit of British, but he’s not fully that.”
Carvey’s session with Maher didn’t hold back, as he also showcased his impressions of Joe Biden, RFK Jr., JFK, Johnny Carson, Bill Gates, Gollum, Woody Allen, and Paul McCartney.
You can watch his Musk and Trump impressions, as well as some of the others, via the clip above from last night’s show.
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