--- title: SNL: Hillary Clinton 2016 Announcement Skit on Saturday Night Live description: Saturday Night Live's April 11 episode featured Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton preparing to announce her 2016 presidential run. canonical: https://time.com/3818695/snl-hillary-clinton/ author: Jack Linshi article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-12T17:26:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:04:36.070Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch 'SNL' Parody Hillary Clinton's 2016 Announcement og:description: Taraji P. 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Cast member Kate McKinnon played the former Secretary of State during the cold open, in which Hillary attempts to film her announcement on her phone. When one of the attempts doesn’t turn out well, her advisor suggests that she delete the clip. “I know a thing or two about that, right?” Clinton says, referring to the recent [controversy](http://time.com/3731568/hillary-clinton-email/) surrounding her emails. Taraji P. Henson, a first-time host, delivered the opening monologue about how she “made it” backed by a gospel choir. “I could have been an extra on _The Lion King,_” the actress jokes. The _Empire_ star also impersonated rapper Nicki Minaj in a parody trailer for _Home 2_, a sequel to DreamWorks Animations’ _Home_, whose star-studded cast included Jim Parsons and Rihanna. _Read next:_ [_5 Other Women Who Ran for President_](http://time.com/3771209/hillary-clinton-female-candidates/) ### See Every Hillary Clinton TIME Cover  The September 14, 1992 issue of TIME Gregory Heisler  The May 10, 1993 issue of TIME Steve Liss  The March 21, 1994 issue of TIME Dirck Halstead  The March 18, 1996 issue of TIME Brad Markel  The July 1, 1996 issue of TIME TIME  The October 20, 1997 issue of TIME Patrick Demarchelier  The Feb. 9, 1998, issue of TIME. TIME  The August 31, 1998 issue of TIME Blake Sell—Reuters  The Sep. 28, 1998, issue of TIME. (Hillary Clinton at top center, behind Bill Clinton.) Cover Credit: DOUG MILLS-AP, KHUE BUI, DAN LOH-AP & STEVE HELBER-AP  The Feb. 15, 1999, issue of TIME. (Hillary Clinton inset at top right.) 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