Saturday Night Live parodies of Donald Trump - wikipedia Saturday Night Live parodies of Donald Trump Taran Killam ( left ) and Darrell Hammond ( right ), respectively, portray Donald Trump while the real Donald Trump ( middle ) hosted Saturday Night Live on November 7, 2015 This article is part of a series about Donald Trump President of the United States Incumbent Presidency Transition Inauguration Timeline Executive actions Trips Polls Protests Appointments Cabinet Federal judges Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court candidates U.S. Attorneys Dismissals Sally Yates James Comey Policy positions Economy Environment Paris withdrawal Foreign policy as candidate as president Immigration Social issues marijuana International trips 2017 summits Saudi Arabia arms deal NATO, Belgium G7, Italy Three Seas Initiative, Poland G20, Germany Presidential election 2016 Campaign Rallies Primaries Convention Endorsements Debates Never Trump Republican opposition Sexual misconduct allegations 2020 Campaign Russia controversies Business projects in Russia Election interference timeline Steele dossier Classified information disclosure Links of associates with Russian officials Trump campaign -- Russian meeting 2017 Special Counsel investigation Business and personal Business career The Trump Organization Eponyms Family Foundation Legal affairs Residences Social media The Apprentice franchise Films Books The Art of the Deal Surviving at the Top The Art of the Comeback The America We Deserve Trump 101 Why We Want You to Be Rich Think Big and Kick Ass Time to Get Tough Midas Touch Crippled America The sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) has parodied Donald Trump since 1988, from his time as a real estate broker, to his popular run as host of The Apprentice, and ultimately during his presidency. To date, Trump has been portrayed by five SNL performers : Phil Hartman, Darrell Hammond, Jason Sudeikis, Taran Killam, and Alec Baldwin. Darrell Hammond has portrayed him most frequently ( 27 times ), originally while in the cast in the late 1990s, and then reprising the role in a series of cameos in 2016. The other cast - members held the role briefly, with five appearances by Hartman, three by Killam, and only one by Sudeikis. Since October 2016, the role has been played by Alec Baldwin, who has made many appearances on the series through its run. SNL has frequently paired parodies of Trump with impressions of his wives and children or, since he took office, various staff - members. Trump has hosted the show twice, in 2004 and 2015, the latter time as a candidate. Contents 1 Hartman parodies ( 1988 -- 1990 ) 2 Hammond parodies ( 1999 -- 2011, 2015 -- 2016 ) 3 Sudeikis parody ( 2012 ) 4 Killam parodies ( 2015 ) 5 Baldwin parodies ( 2016 -- present ) 5.1 Before election 5.2 After election 6 See also 7 References Hartman parodies ( 1988 -- 1990 ) Cast member Phil Hartman was the show 's first portrayer of Donald Trump, from 1988 until 1990. Hartman portrayed Trump five times, and was paired with Jan Hooks as Trump 's then - wife Ivana Trump or, in one case, Marla Maples, Trump 's second - wife - to - be. The first sketch, from December 1988, shows Donald and Ivana celebrating Christmas, giving large, gold and jewel - encrusted presents to each other. Trump is seen in the audience at the Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary Special from 1989, where Chevy Chase spills popcorn on him. A sketch from February 1990 parodies the Ivana Trump divorce. Ivana demands more money since Donald has been unfaithful, but he refutes this by referring to their extensive prenuptial agreement. It states, among other things, that he is entitled to have mistresses provided they are younger than she is, and that she will be paid in giant stonecoins. The next episode had Marla Maples and Trump appearing on Church Chat. The couple are referred to as a `` satanic sandwich '', and the sketch shows press coverage of their relationship, including a `` Best Sex I 've Ever Had '' headline. Hammond parodies ( 1999 -- 2011, 2015 -- 2016 ) Hartman did not do more Trump - sketches after 1990, and Darrell Hammond 's first two portrayals came in 1999. The first sketch had Ross Perot ( Cheri Oteri ) searching for `` a new crazy leader '' for the Reform Party, with Trump and Pat Buchanan ( Chris Parnell ) as possible candidates. Their meeting is crashed by a violent Jesse Ventura ( Will Ferrell ). In the second sketch Trump announces that he is running for president, and asks the audience `` Eh, do n't try to fight it. Alright ? ''. He also introduces his running mate, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? winner John Carpenter. Hammond resumed playing Trump in 2004, doing so a total of 16 times up to 2011, although he left the cast in 2009. His parodies focused on Trump 's interest and involvement with politics, commercials, and his appearances on The Apprentice. Trump hosted the show in April 2004, praising Hammond in his opening monologue, and appeared in a sketch next to Hammond 's Trump. An early 2005 episode introduced Trump 's third wife, Melania ( Paris Hilton ). Trump brings her home to let his children, Eric Trump ( Fred Armisen ), Donald Trump Jr. ( Seth Meyers ), and Ivanka Trump ( Maya Rudolph ), `` meet their new mommy ''. Melania would be portrayed later by Molly Shannon and, from 2015 and onward ( without Hammond ), by Cecily Strong. Hammond is the show 's longest running Trump impersonator. He played the role for ten years in the cast, 1999 to 2009, and reprised it twice in 2011. In the 2011 sketches Trump involves himself in the upcoming Republican Party presidential primaries and questions President Obama 's birth certificate. After returning to serve as the show 's announcer in 2014, he began reprising his role as Trump regularly, beginning in December 2015. Due to the wide field of GOP candidates in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the show needed at least one cameo appearance to cover all of the candidates. Taran Killam, who at this point had begun playing Trump, switched to portraying Ted Cruz. SNL had asked alumnus Jimmy Fallon ( who had portrayed Trump on his own show ) to play the part. When a last minute change prevented this, Hammond returned to the role. Cecily Strong, who had portrayed Melania opposite Killam 's Trump, continued in this role alongside Hammond. Hammond subsequently appeared as Trump in seven more episodes of the season. His appearance in the role was critically acclaimed, but some outlets reported that the role should be moved to a permanent cast member at some point. Sudeikis parody ( 2012 ) Jason Sudeikis appeared in the role once, during a Fox & Friends parody. Sudeikis ' Trump comments on Barack Obama 's handling of Hurricane Sandy. Killam parodies ( 2015 ) It was announced prior to the show 's forty - first season that Taran Killam would be taking over the role for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Reportedly, several cast members had auditioned for the role. Killam 's Trump debuted on the October 2015 sketch `` A Message From Donald & Melania Trump '', which also introduced Cecily Strong as Melania Trump. The message is sent from `` our humble gold house '', and Donald presents himself as `` the man who 's almost certainly your next president ''. The couple praise Donald 's qualities as a person and a politician, although he becomes uncomfortable when she claims that he `` was democrat before he was republican ''. The duo reprised the setup and characters in December, wishing viewers a Merry Christmas and presenting a `` Naughty and Nice '' list. Donald placed Santa on the `` naughty '' list since he does n't trust anybody who can fly over a wall. Donald Trump hosted SNL a second time in November 2015, and Killam and Hammond appeared during the opening monologue alongside him. Since Trump was running for president, his appearance triggered the equal - time rule, so his opponents received free air time on NBC affiliate stations. Trump appeared in a sketch portraying him as an incredibly successful president in 2018. Cecily Strong parodied Melania, and Trump 's daughter Ivanka appeared in a cameo. Trump ends the sketch by telling the audience that his actual presidency would be even better. Trump is one of 17 presidential candidates who have appeared on Saturday Night Live, and the only American President to have hosted the show. For the December 19, 2015 episode ( co-hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler ), SNL lacked enough cast members to portray all of the GOP candidates in a debate sketch. As a result, Jimmy Fallon was asked to return in the role of Trump ( which he had played many times on The Tonight Show ) so that Killam could portray Ted Cruz instead. Ultimately, that plan fell through at the last minute, and instead, Hammond played Trump in the debate. Hammond continued to play Trump for the remainder of the season. Killam 's contract was terminated early after that season, with some news sources alleging that being replaced as Trump was part of the reason. Baldwin parodies ( 2016 -- present ) In September 2016, SNL announced that Alec Baldwin would replace Hammond in portraying Trump in its parodies of the 2016 presidential debates. Hammond had not expected this, and was very shaken by the replacement. Baldwin has continued portraying Trump in 2017. Unlike his predecessors, he has never been a cast - member, but as of February 2017 he has hosted the show 17 times, more than anyone else. Baldwin received a Critics ' Choice Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Trump. Before election Baldwin 's Trump debuted in the October 1, 2016 episode, opposite Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton and Michael Che as debate moderator Lester Holt. The sketch was based on the first presidential debate between Clinton and Trump. The episode also included impressions of members of Trump 's family in a parody of the game show Family Feud. Further sketches with Baldwin included elements of the other presidential debates, the vice presidential debate, and the Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording controversy. The October 15 episode featured a parody of the third presidential debate. Later in the episode, Baldwin and Cecily Strong appeared as Donald and Melania Trump, in a parody of Beyoncé 's Lemonade. Host Emily Blunt portrayed Ivanka Trump, and Vanessa Bayer appeared as Trump 's youngest daughter Tiffany Trump. Trump reacted negatively to this episode on Twitter, saying that Baldwin 's portrayal `` stinks '', and that it was `` time to retire the boring and unfunny show. '' After election Post-election sketches have included Baldwin 's Trump meeting with people such as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mitt Romney, and Vladimir Putin, with humor drawn from the 2016 United States election interference by Russia. Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway ( Kate McKinnon ), appears frequently. In February, it was reported that the show has had strong viewer ratings since the election. Trump tweeted his displeasure with the show in November, December, and January, saying `` Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just ca n't get any worse. '' and `` NBCNews is bad but Saturday Night Live is the worst of NBC. Not funny, cast is terrible, always a complete hit job. Really bad television ! ''. In January 2017, SNL writer Katie Rich was suspended from the show after she wrote a joking tweet saying that Trump 's youngest son, Barron, would become `` this country 's first home school shooter. '' The tweet provoked significant outrage, and Rich apologized, calling it `` inexcusable ''. A February 2017 episode introduced White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer played by Melissa McCarthy. The sketch received favorable comments in media, and Spicer thought the sketch was `` funny ''. Trump was reported to have disliked the sketch. El Nacional, a Dominican newspaper, mistakenly published Baldwin 's picture instead of Trump 's in February. The paper quickly apologized. See also Saturday Night Live parodies of Bill Clinton Saturday Night Live parodies of Hillary Clinton Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin References Jump up ^ `` SNL Archives - Impressions - Donald Trump ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` SNL Archives - Impressions - Donald Trump ''. Retrieved 27 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` SNL Archives - Impressions - Ivana Trump ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` ' I 'm a Ratings Machine ' : A History of Donald Trump on SNL ''. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Watch The Donald Trump Sketch That Was Mysteriously Deleted From 2004 SNL Episode ''. Retrieved 17 December 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` ' I 'm a Ratings Machine ' : A History of Donald Trump on SNL ''. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` SNL Archives - Impressions - Donald Trump ''. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` SNL Archives - Impressions - Melania Trump ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` SNL Wanted Jimmy Fallon to Take Over Trump From Taran Killam ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ Wilstein, Matt ( 25 January 2016 ). `` Why ' SNL ' Ca n't Quit Darrell Hammond, Its Best Donald Trump Impersonator ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Beck Bennett Should Play Donald Trump When SNL Returns ''. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` SNL Archives - Impressions - Donald Trump ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 20 September 2015 ). `` Taran Killam To Play Donald Trump On ' Saturday Night Live ' ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` SNL Archives - Episodes - 10.03. 2015 # 1 ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` SNL Archives - Episodes - 12.05. 2015 # 1 ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` SNL Archives - Episodes - 11.07. 2015 # 2 ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ Pallotta, Frank ( 20 November 2016 ). `` Donald Trump says ' SNL ' was ' biased ' and asks for ' equal time for us ' ''. Retrieved 12 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Trumps ' The Donald ' ''. Retrieved 12 February 2017. Jump up ^ Serico, Chris. Star - spangled laughter : 17 presidential candidates who appeared on ' SNL '. TODAY. 6 November 2015. Web. < http://www.today.com/popculture/star-spangled-laughter-17-presidential-candidates-who-appeared-snl-t54106 > Retrieved 26 July 2017. Jump up ^ Sims, David. `` Why Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah are Leaving ' Saturday Night Live ' ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Darrell Hammond was SNL 's best Donald Trump -- and its best impressionist ever. So what went wrong ? ''. Jump up ^ `` Instagram video by Saturday Night Live - SNL Sep 28, 2016 at 7 : 46pm UTC ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` SNL Archives - Impressions - Donald Trump ''. Retrieved 25 January 2017. Jump up ^ Pallotta, Frank. `` Alec Baldwin returns to host an ' SNL ' that he and Trump have made great again ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Donald Trump Slams ' SNL ' Again : ' The Worst of NBC ' ''. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' S.N.L. ' Begins a New Season With Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump ''. The New York Times. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' Saturday Night Live ' returns with Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Tackles the VP Debate and Donald Trump 's Sexism Scandal ( Video ) ''. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ Gajanan, Mahita. `` Watch Saturday Night Live 's Take on the Second Presidential Debate ''. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Here 's the SNL sketch that finally went too far for Donald Trump ''. Washington Post. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ @ realDonaldTrump ( 16 October 2016 ). `` Watched Saturday Night Live hit job on me. Time to retire the boring and unfunny show. Alec Baldwin portrayal stinks. Media rigging election ! '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Sims, David. `` The Feedback Loop of ' Saturday Night Live ' and Donald Trump ''. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Jump up ^ Littleton, Cynthia ( 5 February 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Flexes Post-Election Ratings Muscle ''. Jump up ^ Roy, Jessica. `` Alec Baldwin fires back with some presidential advice after Trump angrily tweets about ' SNL ' ''. Retrieved 25 January 2017 -- via LA Times. Jump up ^ `` ' SNL ' writer suspended, apologizes for Barron Trump tweet ''. Retrieved 24 January 2017. Jump up ^ Yahr, Emily ; Yahr, Emily ( 23 January 2017 ). `` SNL writer suspended for Barron Trump tweet, writes apology : ' It was inexcusable ' ''. Retrieved 26 January 2017 -- via washingtonpost.com. Jump up ^ `` Why Melissa McCarthy Made a Great Sean Spicer ''. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017. Jump up ^ Cupp, S.E. `` Sean Spicer has a problem : Melissa McCarthy ''. Retrieved 8 February 2017. Jump up ^ Fox, Jesse David. `` Melissa McCarthy 's Sean Spicer Impression Is an SNL Instant Classic ''. Retrieved 8 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer Reacts to Melissa McCarthy 's ' SNL ' Skit ''. Retrieved 8 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` White House rattled by McCarthy 's spoof of Spicer ''. Retrieved 8 February 2017. Jump up ^ Press, Associated. `` Dominican paper apologizes for using Alec Baldwin photo for Donald Trump ''. Retrieved 12 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Trump or Baldwin ? Dominican paper gets it wrong ''. Retrieved 12 February 2017. Saturday Night Live Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 History 1975 -- 80 1980 -- 85 1985 -- 90 1990 -- 95 1995 -- 2000 2000 -- 05 2005 -- 10 2010 -- 15 2015 -- present Related lists Commercials Cast members Writers Guests A -- D E -- H I -- L M -- P Q -- T U -- Z Awards DVD releases Incidents Recurring characters and sketches Chronological Alphabetical By cast member Musical sketches TV show sketches Weekend Update characters TV Funhouse segments Characters and sketches The Barry Gibb Talk Show Bill Brasky Bill Swerski 's Superfans Blizzard Man The Blues Brothers The Boston Teens Canteen Boy Celebrity Jeopardy ! The Chris Farley Show The Church Lady Coffee Talk The Coneheads The Continental Debbie Downer Ed Grimley Emily Litella Father Guido Sarducci The Folksmen Gerald `` T - Bones '' Tibbons Hanukkah Harry Hans and Franz Happy Fun Ball The Land of Gorch Land Shark Larry the Lobster The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise MacGruber Mango Mary Katherine Gallagher Matt Foley More Cowbell Mr. Bill The Nerds Olympia Café Pat David S. Pumpkins Roseanne Roseannadanna Samurai Futaba The Spartan Cheerleaders Sprockets Stefon Stuart Smalley Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber TV Funhouse The Ambiguously Gay Duo The X-Presidents Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Wayne 's World Weekend Update What Up with That Impersonations Bill Clinton Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Sarah Palin Digital Shorts Boombox Dick in a Box Hugs I Just Had Sex I 'm on a Boat Jizz in My Pants Lazy Sunday Like a Boss Jack Sparrow The Creep YOLO 3 - Way ( The Golden Rule ) Films based on sketches Mr. Mike 's Mondo Video ( 1979 ) The Blues Brothers ( 1980 ) Mr. Bill 's Real Life Adventures ( 1986 ) Bob Roberts ( 1992 ) Mr. Saturday Night ( 1992 ) Wayne 's World ( 1992 ) Wayne 's World 2 ( 1993 ) Coneheads ( 1993 ) It 's Pat ( 1994 ) Stuart Saves His Family ( 1995 ) A Night at the Roxbury ( 1998 ) Blues Brothers 2000 ( 1998 ) Superstar ( 1999 ) The Ladies Man ( 2000 ) A Mighty Wind ( 2003 ) Harold ( 2008 ) MacGruber ( 2010 ) Anniversary specials 15th ( 1989 ) 25th ( 1999 ) 40th ( 2015 ) Related topics Broadway Video `` Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead '' `` A Limo For A Lame - O '' `` Live from New York, it 's Saturday Night ! '' The Lonely Island discography Saturday Night Saturday Night Live Band Saturday Night Live in the 2000s Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Saturday Night Live Korea ( episodes ) SNL Milano SNL Québec SNL Studios Strategery Media appearances and entertainment ventures of Donald Trump See also : Donald Trump in popular culture -- Trump Productions Books By Trump Trump : The Art of the Deal ( 1987 ) Trump : Surviving at the Top ( 1990 ) Trump : The Art of the Comeback ( 1997 ) The America We Deserve ( 2000 ) Trump 101 ( 2006 ) Why We Want You to Be Rich ( 2006 ) Think Big and Kick Ass ( 2007 ) Trump Tower ( 2011 ) Time to Get Tough ( 2011 ) Midas Touch ( 2011 ) Crippled America ( 2015 ) About Trump Trumped ! ( 1991 ) TrumpNation ( 2005 ) Never Enough ( 2015 ) The Conservative Case for Trump ( 2016 ) The Day of the Donald ( 2016 ) The Making of Donald Trump ( 2016 ) The Plot to Hack America ( 2016 ) Trump Revealed ( 2016 ) In Trump We Trust ( 2016 ) The Case for Impeachment ( 2017 ) Insane Clown President ( 2017 ) Understanding Trump ( 2017 ) The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump ( 2017 ) Devil 's Bargain ( 2017 ) Radio, TV and film By Trump The Apprentice franchise The Apprentice ( U.S. ) ( 2004 -- 2010 ) The Celebrity Apprentice ( 2008 -- 2017 ) The Ultimate Merger ( 2010 -- 2011 ) Trumped ! ( 2004 -- 2008 ) Pageant Place ( 2007 ) About Trump Trump : What 's The Deal ? ( 1991 ) Trump Unauthorized ( 2005 ) You 've Been Trumped ( 2011 ) A Dangerous Game ( 2014 ) Michael Moore in TrumpLand ( 2016 ) Trumped ( 2017 ) Trump : The Kremlin Candidate ? ( 2017 ) Satires The Art of the Deal : The Movie Last Week Tonight February 28, 2016, episode Saturday Night Live Herbert Garrison ( South Park ) You Got Trumped The President Show Music `` Donald Trump '' `` FDT '' 1,000 Days, 1,000 Songs `` Million Dollar Loan '' `` Tiny Hands '' Portraits Make Everything Great Again The Emperor Has No Balls The Visionary Games Trump : The Game Real Estate Tycoon Web sites The_Donald subreddit TrumpiLeaks Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saturday_Night_Live_parodies_of_Donald_Trump&oldid=803800782 '' Categories : 1990s in American television 2000s in American television 2010s in American television American political satire Parodies of Donald Trump Saturday Night Live sketches United States presidential election, 2016 in popular culture Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 4 October 2017, at 18 : 36. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays donald trump on saturday night live
Answer: Phil Hartman