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<p>Last night&#39;s Weekend Update sketch featured a memorable visit from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and comedian Kate McKinnon knocked it out of the park with her playful impression of the former FBI director.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kate McKinnon is playing Robert Mueller and I’ve never been more AND less attracted to her at the same time. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNL</a> <br><br>This is everything. <a href="https://t.co/wydeZ6GHbo">pic.twitter.com/wydeZ6GHbo</a></p>&mdash; Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) <a href="https://twitter.com/DGComedy/status/954950284941303809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>When asked by Colin Jost about how the investigation, McKinnon pulled out a toothpick for chewing, and projected the unbridled excitement of anyone with a huge secret.</p><p>&quot;I wanna tell ya so bad, but I can&rsquo;t. I&rsquo;m having a blast, man,&quot; McKinnon as Mueller says.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JU1aQmjFikM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>As the interview goes on, it becomes increasingly harder for a smirking Mueller to keep the beans from spilling. At one point he nearly cracks.</p><p>&quot;Situation&rsquo;s under control. You gotta remember I have actual footage. I want to tell you so bad, I can&rsquo;t. It&rsquo;s gonna be fun, oh man, Don Jr. he wrote in his Venmo description, &lsquo;Russia&#39;,&quot; Mueller spills before pulling himself back.</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/954952050894393344</oembed><p>Between pulls of the toothpick and well-placed winks, a self-satisfied Mueller teases Jost with the possible outcomes of the investigation.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;Colin, you gotta understand: The guy didn&rsquo;t leave me a trail of bread crumbs. He left me full loaves - seven-grain loaves straight from Panera Bread. I&rsquo;m having a blast,&quot; Mueller quipped.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kate McKinnon is Unrecognizable and Hilariously Coy as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNL</a>’s Special Counsel Robert Mueller: WATCH <a href="https://t.co/X5Q2bSTTfs">https://t.co/X5Q2bSTTfs</a> <a href="https://t.co/K7mJBfPEzi">pic.twitter.com/K7mJBfPEzi</a></p>&mdash; Towleroad (@tlrd) <a href="https://twitter.com/tlrd/status/955085322630651904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p><strong>People on Twitter were fully rapt by McKinnon&#39;s coy rendition of Mueller.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Robert Mueller: The situation is under control.<br>Also, Kate McKinnon is a genius. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNL</a> <a href="https://t.co/KLdyEwnYE7">pic.twitter.com/KLdyEwnYE7</a></p>&mdash; Karen DaltonBeninato (@kbeninato) <a href="https://twitter.com/kbeninato/status/954948425103085569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/954948962049511424</oembed><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kate McKinnon is on a different level when it comes to political impersonations.<br><br>Her take on Robert Mueller was the most amazing physical transformation I&#39;ve seen yet.<br><br>Lord hopes she right about what she said too.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KateMcKinnon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KateMcKinnon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RobertMueller?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RobertMueller</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SaturdayNight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SaturdayNight</a> <a href="https://t.co/MEDhqSY4mb">pic.twitter.com/MEDhqSY4mb</a></p>&mdash; Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedTRaccoon/status/954950045396275201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OH WOW this is amazing <a href="https://t.co/756VbfwANX">https://t.co/756VbfwANX</a></p>&mdash; Raw Story (@RawStory) <a href="https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/954955408552136704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Utterly perfect. God, she&#39;s good!<a href="https://t.co/avDZ0H342L">https://t.co/avDZ0H342L</a></p>&mdash; Lee in Iowa #TeamPelosi (@Lee_in_Iowa) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lee_in_Iowa/status/955078998723387392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">IS THERE ANYTHING KATE MCKINNON CAN’T DO? SHE’S GODDAMN ROBERT MUELLER! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNL</a> <a href="https://t.co/EqgUkoxS79">pic.twitter.com/EqgUkoxS79</a></p>&mdash; Melissa Wasser (@Melissa_Wasser) <a href="https://twitter.com/Melissa_Wasser/status/954948060299358208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/iloveholtzbert/status/955008740574494720</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kate McKinnon is playing Robert Mueller on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNL</a>. Wow <a href="https://t.co/bJLp1dnvP6">pic.twitter.com/bJLp1dnvP6</a></p>&mdash; Parker Sewell (@parkersewell1) <a href="https://twitter.com/parkersewell1/status/954948545001541632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OMG GIVE KATE MCKINNON THE EMMY NOW &amp; FOR THE NEXT DECADE...<br><br>She&#39;s playing Robert Mueller 😯😯😯 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNL</a> <a href="https://t.co/6y52QR2oCA">pic.twitter.com/6y52QR2oCA</a></p>&mdash; Shem (@Shem) <a href="https://twitter.com/Shem/status/954948178960248832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kate McKinnon as Robert Mueller on SNL was absolutely amazing! “Yeah were good!!! You gotta understand he didn’t leave me bread crumbs. He left me whole 7 grain loafs of bread. You know how on lost there wasn’t a real ending. Well this is not Lost.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNL</a> <a href="https://t.co/qxEVpxe9DS">https://t.co/qxEVpxe9DS</a></p>&mdash; Matt Leeds (@Mleeds2048) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mleeds2048/status/955046733125423107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Perhaps Mueller&#39;s next investigation could explore where there are any political impression McKinnon DOESN&#39;T nail.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

SNL's Kate McKinnon killed it as an elated Robert Mueller.

Last night&#39;s Weekend Update sketch featured a memorable visit from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and comedian Kate McKinnon knocked it out of the park with her playful impression of the former FBI director.Kate McKinnon is playing Robert Mueller and I’ve never been more AND less attracted to her at the same time. #SNL This is everything. pic.twitter.com/wydeZ6GHbo&mdash; Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) January 21, 2018 When asked by Colin Jost about how the investigation, McKinnon pulled out a toothpick for chewing, and projected the unbridled excitement of anyone with a huge secret.&quot;I wanna tell ya so bad, but I can&rsquo;t. I&rsquo;m having a blast, man,&quot; McKinnon as Mueller says.As the interview goes on, it becomes increasingly harder for a smirking Mueller to keep the beans from spilling. At one point he nearly cracks.&quot;Situation&rsquo;s under control. You gotta remember I have actual footage. I want to tell you so bad, I can&rsquo;t. It&rsquo;s gonna be fun, oh man, Don Jr. he wrote in his Venmo description, &lsquo;Russia&#39;,&quot; Mueller spills before pulling himself back.https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/954952050894393344Between pulls of the toothpick and well-placed winks, a self-satisfied Mueller teases Jost with the possible outcomes of the investigation.&quot;Colin, you gotta understand: The guy didn&rsquo;t leave me a trail of bread crumbs. He left me full loaves - seven-grain loaves straight from Panera Bread. I&rsquo;m having a blast,&quot; Mueller quipped.Kate McKinnon is Unrecognizable and Hilariously Coy as #SNL’s Special Counsel Robert Mueller: WATCH https://t.co/X5Q2bSTTfs pic.twitter.com/K7mJBfPEzi&mdash; Towleroad (@tlrd) January 21, 2018 People on Twitter were fully rapt by McKinnon&#39;s coy rendition of Mueller.Robert Mueller: The situation is under control.Also, Kate McKinnon is a genius. #SNL pic.twitter.com/KLdyEwnYE7&mdash; Karen DaltonBeninato (@kbeninato) January 21, 2018 https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/954948962049511424Kate McKinnon is on a different level when it comes to political impersonations.Her take on Robert Mueller was the most amazing physical transformation I&#39;ve seen yet.Lord hopes she right about what she said too.#KateMcKinnon #RobertMueller#SNL #SaturdayNight pic.twitter.com/MEDhqSY4mb&mdash; Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) January 21, 2018 OH WOW this is amazing https://t.co/756VbfwANX&mdash; Raw Story (@RawStory) January 21, 2018 Utterly perfect. God, she&#39;s good!https://t.co/avDZ0H342L&mdash; Lee in Iowa #TeamPelosi (@Lee_in_Iowa) January 21, 2018 IS THERE ANYTHING KATE MCKINNON CAN’T DO? SHE’S GODDAMN ROBERT MUELLER! #SNL pic.twitter.com/EqgUkoxS79&mdash; Melissa Wasser (@Melissa_Wasser) January 21, 2018 https://twitter.com/iloveholtzbert/status/955008740574494720Kate McKinnon is playing Robert Mueller on #SNL. Wow pic.twitter.com/bJLp1dnvP6&mdash; Parker Sewell (@parkersewell1) January 21, 2018 OMG GIVE KATE MCKINNON THE EMMY NOW &amp; FOR THE NEXT DECADE...She&#39;s playing Robert Mueller 😯😯😯 #SNL pic.twitter.com/6y52QR2oCA&mdash; Shem (@Shem) January 21, 2018 Kate McKinnon as Robert Mueller on SNL was absolutely amazing! “Yeah were good!!! You gotta understand he didn’t leave me bread crumbs. He left me whole 7 grain loafs of bread. You know how on lost there wasn’t a real ending. Well this is not Lost.” #SNL https://t.co/qxEVpxe9DS&mdash; Matt Leeds (@Mleeds2048) January 21, 2018 Perhaps Mueller&#39;s next investigation could explore where there are any political impression McKinnon DOESN&#39;T nail.