Joe Biden (Saturday Night Live)/Carrey

Joe Biden was an American politician of the 20th and 21st centuries. After serving as a United States Senator, and as as Vice President of the United States, Biden contested the 2020 United States presidential election against the incumbent, President Donald Trump.
==Weapons and Abilities==
===Assets===
*Teleportation Machine: Designed by Amtrak, the teleportation machine allowed for transportation of a human being from one locale to another. Unfortunately, Biden's sole use of it during the 7 October 2020 Vice Presidential debate resulted in his accidental genetic splicing with a fly, leaving him unable to intercede in the debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence.VP Fly Debate Cold Open - SNL - Saturday Night Live - 11 October 2020 - YouTube - Retrieved 8 September 2024Mike Pence's fly takes center stage on 'Saturday Night Live' - Dennis Romero - 11 October 2020 - NBC News - Retrieved 8 September 2024‘SNL’ mocks the VP debate between Kamala Harris, Mike Pence and the fly - Frank Palotta - Updated 12 October 2020 - CNN - Retrieved 8 September 2024
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes===
*Biden was played by Canadian-American actor Jim Carrey.Chris Rock/Megan Thee Stallion - IMDB - Retrieved 8 September 2024Bill Burr/Jack White - IMDB - Retrieved 8 September 2024Issa Rae/Justin Bieber - IMDB - Retrieved 8 September 2024Adele/H.E.R. - IMDB - Retrieved 8 September 2024John Mulaney/The Strokes - IMDB - Retrieved 8 September 2024Dave Chappelle/Foo Fighters - IMDB - Retrieved 8 September 2024Jim Carrey - IMDB - Retrieved 8 September 2024 
*Carrey's impression drew negative reactions from fans,Saturday Night Live Has a Jim Carrey Problem - Karen Valby - 18 October 2020 - Vanity Fair - Retrieved 9 September 2024Jim Carrey’s Joe Biden Impression on ‘SNL’ Panned as ‘Malarkey’ - Jeremy Fuster - 18 October 2020 - TheWrap - Retrieved 9 September 2024‘SNL’: Jim Carrey’s Biden Hopes We ‘Gain an Hour and Lose a President’ for Daylight Savings (Video) - Ross A. Lincoln & Phil Owen - 1 November 2020 - TheWrap - Retrieved 9 September 2024 former White House staff,Why Jim Carrey’s Biden impersonation on SNL isn’t quite catching on - Michael Cavna - 30 October 2020 - The Washington Post - Retrieved 8 September 2024 and critics.Saturday Night Live Misunderstands Its Role Right Now - David Sims - 4 October 2020 - The Atlantic - Retrieved 9 September 2024Hey, SNL: Jim Carrey’s Joe Biden Just Isn’t Working - Marlow Stern - 20 October 2020 - The Daily Beast - Updated 19 January 2021 - Retrieved 9 September 2024Commentary: Joe Biden won the election, but Jim Carrey’s impression of him is ‘SNL’ fans’ loss - Lorraine Ali - 12 November 2020 - The Los Angeles Times - Retrieved 9 September 2024 Carrey announced that he had stepped down from the role on 19 December 2020;Though my term was only meant to be 6 weeks,I was thrilled to be elected as your SNL President...comedy’s highest call of duty. I would love to go forward knowing that Biden was the victor because I nailed that shit. But I am just one in a long line of proud, fighting SNL Bidens! - Jim Carrey @JimCarrey - 19 December 2020 - Twitter - Retrieved 8 September 2024 - Archived 19 December 2020Jim Carrey will no longer play Joe Biden on ‘SNL’ - Frank Palotta - Updated 19 December 2020 - CNN - Retrieved 9 September 2024Jim Carrey Passes On ‘SNL’ Joe Biden Baton, Calls It “Comedy’s Highest Call Of Duty” - Peter White - 19 December 2020 - Deadline - Retrieved 9 September 2024 he was succeeded by Alex Moffat.SNL introduces a new Joe Biden after Jim Carrey announced the end of his stint - Helena Andrews-Dyer - 20 December 2020 - The Washington Post - Retrieved 8 September 2024
=== Trivia ===
* Carrey was later accused by a conspiracy theorist of posing as the real-life Biden.Jim Carrey responds to bizarre theory that he is ‘one of several different actors’ playing Joe Biden - Inga Parkel - 28 April 2022 - The Independent - Retrieved 9 September 2024
* Carrey is among a number of Canadians who have played US Presidents.Reel Beach: From Jim Carrey on SNL to Raymond Massey as Honest Abe, Canadian actors have long history of playing U.S. presidents - Al Shackleton - 21 November 2020 - Beach Metro - Retrieved 18 October 2024
==Appearances==
*Saturday Night Live
==Links==
*Joe Biden on Wikipedia
*Joe Biden on the Saturday Night Live Wiki
==References==
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