--- description: The SNL alum impersonated Dolezal on Late Night With Seth Meyers title: Watch Maya Rudolph's Hilarious Rachel Dolezal Impression image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Maya Rudolph's Hilarious Rachel Dolezal Impression by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 23, 2015 3:41 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 23, 2015 3:41 PM CUT Ever since the [Rachel Dolezal story](http://time.com/3921415/rachel-dolezal-naacp-spokane-race-quit/ "undefined") started making headlines, people have been [pointing out](https://twitter.com/HIPapaDieSel/status/610579611592839170 "undefined") that _Saturday Night Live_ alum Maya Rudolph would be perfect for the [role of Rachel](https://twitter.com/sarahcpr/status/609514205197144064 "undefined"). Sadly, _SNL_ has been on hiatus since last month, and even more sadly, Maya Rudolph hasn’t been on the show since 2007\. However, she stopped by _Late Night With Seth Meyers_ Monday, where she gave us a little taste of her best Dolezal impression. “When you leave _SNL_, sometimes things will happen in the news and people will say, ‘oh my God, it’s such a shame that you’re not there,'” Meyers said. “You have to have been getting this a lot lately.” Rudolph agreed that that’s been happening to her pretty much every day — and then threw on a wig and made some comedic magic happen. ### See the Best Impressions on Saturday Night Live  Dan Aykroyd as Julia Child in 1978. Edie Baskin—Warner Bros./Archive Photos/Getty Images  Dan Aykroyd as President Richard Nixon in 1978. Fred Hermansky—NBC/Getty Images  Dana Carvey as Ross Perot in 1993. Raymond Bonar—NBC/Getty Images  Norm MacDonald as David Letterman in 1997. Mary Ellen Matthews—NBC/Getty Images  From left: Molly Shannon as Monica Lewinsky and John Goodman as Linda Tripp in 1998. Mary Ellen Matthews—NBC/Getty Images  From left: Jimmy Fallon as Michael Stipe and Ana Gasteyer as Celine Dion in 1998. Mary Ellen Matthews—NBC/Getty Images  Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery in 2000. Dana Edelson—NBC/Getty Images  Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek in 2002. Mary Ellen Matthews—NBC/Getty Images  Maya Rudolph as Donatella Versace Mary Ellen Matthews—NBC/Getty Images  Alec Baldwin as Tony Bennett in 2005. Dana Edelson—NBC/Getty Images  From left: Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton and Will Ferrell as Janet Reno in 2007. NBC/Getty Images  Will Farrell as President George W. Bush in 2008. Dana Edelson—NBC/Getty Images  From left: Tina Fey as Governor Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as Senator Hillary Clinton in 2008. Dana Edelson—NBC/Getty Images  Kristen Wiig as Liza Minnelli in 2012. Dana Edelson—NBC/Getty Images  Kenan Thompson as Rev. Al Sharpton on Oct. 25, 2014. Dana Edelson—NBC/Getty Images  Kevin Hart as James Brown on Jan. 17, 2015. Dana Edelson—NBC/Getty Images  Kate McKinnon as Justin Bieber on Jan. 17, 2015. 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