Kate McKinnon Impersonates Ellen on "Ellen"!

We've previously posted about how much we love Kate McKinnon's impression of Ellen Degeneres on Saturday Night Live.  (You can watch the full sketch here.)  Well last week the two Ellens finally came face to face when Kate McKinnon was a guest on Ellen's show.  At first she came out as her self and talked to Ellen about what a huge honor it is to meet her and chatted about her audition for Saturday Night Live:

Then Ellen handed her a duplicate set of her clothes so she could come back in character as Ellen. The two Ellens then had some fun together in their chairs before getting up to dance around the set:

Lastly, as a web-exclusive bonus clip, here's the real Ellen and Kate McKinnon's Ellen hanging out with Ellen's wife Portia de Rossi (of Arrested Development fame) after the show:  

Ellen Responds to her SNL Spoof

A few days ago we posted  about how one of our favorite SNL sketches from last weekend's show was the hilarious parody of the daytime talk show Ellen.  So after seeing Kate McKinnon's spot-on impression of Ellen Degeneres, we were of course curious to see how the real Ellen would respond.  Well, it turns out she's a fan!  Ellen devoted the whole monologue from one of her shows this week to talking about the sketch.  She even showed some clips from the show, some of which aren't even available online!  Check out Ellen's response to seeing herself parodied on SNL below:

Hopefully Ellen will have Kate McKinnon on as a guest soon so we can see the two Ellens together at last!  And in case you were wondering, yes, Ellen has hosted Saturday Night Live before.  Here's her opening monologue from when she hosted back in 2001:

New SNL Cast Member - VIDEO

Yesterday we announced that Saturday Night Live will be adding a new female cast member named Kate McKinnon.  We didn't know much about her at the time, other than that she frequently performed at the UCB theater, but we now know a little more about her.  She actually has a sketch comedy background, starring on the Rosie O'Donnell-produced The Big Gay Sketch Show for all 3 seasons on the LOGO network.  (She will also be SNL's first ever out lesbian cast member.)  Here is a clip of her signature character Fitzwilliam, a British boy whose only wish is for a vagina.  Just hit the big PLAY button below to watch.

MORE BREAKING NEWS: New SNL Cast Member Announced!

According to Deadline, it was announced that UCB comedian Kate McKinnon will be joining the cast of Saturday Night Live starting on next Saturday's episode on April 3 hosted by Sophia Vergara.  She was apparently hired in response to rumors that Kristen Wiig might be leaving the show after her contract expires at the end of this season (nothing is official yet).  

Looking forward to seeing what Kate McKinnon adds to the show!