Dana Carvey

Carvey was the perfect SNL cast member. That’s not to say he was the best of all-time, though he’s high on the list and if you go with Carvey, we wouldn’t argue. What we mean is that he could do both broad lead characters and subtler supporting characters. There was a balance to the way Carvey served the show.

His George H.W. Bush was not an accurate impression, but it was also perhaps the best Presidential impression in the show’s history. Carvey could do the Church Lady or Hans of Hans and Franz, but he was also a great foil for Mike Myers’ Wayne as Garth. We don’t get two Wayne’s World movies without Carvey as Garth. Carvey won a deserving Emmy for his work on the show.

A true SNL legend, Carvey has made a surprise and very welcome return to SNL this season, playing President Joe Biden.