Will Ferrell Returns to “SNL” as George W. Bush, Roasts GOP Candidates
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Dana Edelson/NBC)(NEW YORK) — Will Ferrell made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, dusting off his classic George W. Bush impersonation.
Ferrell — in character as Bush — opened the show, hosted by In the Heart of the Sea star Chris Hemsworth, to announce that he was entering the 2016 presidential race.
“The field of Republicans out there is so messed up, I figured, makes you miss me, doesn’t it? And that’s saying a lot,” explained Ferrell as Bush.
Ferrell went on to roast the current field of Republican candidates, starting with Dr. Ben Carson, whom the SNL alum noted he could “barely hear” when he talks. “I got news for him, running the country is not brain surgery — trust me, I know,” added Farrell.
Next was Carly Fiorina, whom he compared to himself, explaining that the ousted Hewlett-Packard CEO who also made a failed bid for a California Senate seat was “not qualified in any way to be president.”
Then he paired Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio together, noting they sound like they could be a Miami law firm.
However, Ferrell saved his most stinging jabs for Donald Trump and George W.’s brother Jeb Bush.
“And then you got this knucklehead, with the hair and the 100-foot wall,” he said, before breaking into hysterics over a photo of Trump with his mouth open. He went on dismisses Trump’s proposal for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, sarcastically declaring, “Yeah, great idea.”
“That’s impossible to implement and not what this country is about,” adds Ferrell.
Of “poor Jeb” he joked, “You gotta admit, it’s a pretty good plot twist that I turned out to be the smart one.”
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