--- description: TIME's Person of the Year has been spoofed on SNL several times title: See the Best of Kate McKinnon's Hilarious Angela Merkel Impression image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a1a3339d99f349f/698874a23c16392bfa45b1d1/gettyimages-459461122.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the Best of Kate McKinnon's Hilarious Angela Merkel Impression by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 9, 2015 5:40 PM CUT  Kate McKinnon as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Colin Jost and Michael Che during Weekend Update on November 22, 2014. Kate McKinnon as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Colin Jost and Michael Che during Weekend Update on November 22, 2014.NBC—Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 9, 2015 5:40 PM CUT Hoping to get more familiar with TIME’s 2015 [Person of the Year](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2015-angela-merkel/ "undefined"), Angela Merkel? Well, here’s one crucial thing to know about her: she occasionally appears on _Saturday Night Live_, played by the brilliant Kate McKinnon. McKinnon introduced her impression — which is hilarious and over-the-top but still sort of believable — two years ago in an appearance on the “Weekend Update” segment. She has returned just a few times since then, but we’re hoping she’ll be invited back soon to discuss her new status as Person of the Year. Watch clips of McKinnon’s impressions below. ### **On NSA snooping** In November, 2013, ‘Merkel’ shared her deepest, darkest fears about the NSA’s wiretapping. Would Obama somehow see her embarrassing texts to her ex? Or worse — would the entire world learn that she’d been Googling things like ‘Angela Merkel lame,’ ‘Angela Merkel boxy’ and ‘Is toe hair normal?’ ### On Putin and diplomacy In April, 2014, Merkel returned to the Weekend Update desk, where she discussed how stressful her job can be. “Once again, everything has fallen to me. It’s always, ‘Angela, make peace with Russia. Angela, lend Greece 5 billion dollars. Angela, hold Spain’s hair back while it pukes.” ### On the G-20 Summit and her crush on Barack Obama In November, 2014, Merkel complained about Putin, gushed about Obama and then let loose with some fun dance moves and inappropriate remarks. **_Read More:_** [_TIME’s 2015 Person of the Year_ _Is Angela Merkel_](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2015-angela-merkel/ "undefined") ### See Vintage Photos of a Young Angela Merkel  Angela Kasner, at age one and a half. Ossenbrink Media/Sygma/Corbis  Merkel as a child with a toy stroller. Laurence Chaperon  Angela Kasner at age 3. Ossenbrink Media/Sygma/Corbis  Angela Kasner prepares a meal on a campfire while camping with friends in Himmelpfort, German Democratic Republic in July 1973. Glaescher/laif/Redux  Angela Kasner plays volleyball during a school outing in Wandlitz near Berlin in 1972. Glaescher/laif/Redux  Angela Kasner (center, second row) in a class photo from 1971 of the Advanced High School (EOS) in Templin, Germany. Hannes Jung/laif/Redux  Angela Kasner, 18, with friends at a New Year's Eve party in Berlin in 1972. Glaescher/laif/Redux  Angela Kasner dances with a young man at a New Year's Eve party in Berlin in 1972. Glaescher/laif/Redux  Angela Kasner with a friend at a New Year's Eve party in Berlin in 1972. 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