--- title: Kellyanne Conway Responds to Kate McKinnon's SNL Impressions description: Kellyanne Conway has not only watched Kate McKinnon's impressions of her, but she has some notes for the comedian about her delivery. canonical: https://time.com/4650703/kellyanne-conway-kate-mckinnon-snl/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-26T20:58:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:53.522Z og:title: Here's What Kellyanne Conway Thinks of the SNL Skits About Her og:description: "Make her be a little bit more happy" og:url: https://time.com/4650703/kellyanne-conway-kate-mckinnon-snl/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89d60d01ea9778be/6988b6538e060184de468dfe/kellyanne-conway-inaguration.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Kellyanne Conway departs for a church service before the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's What Kellyanne Conway Thinks of the SNL Skits About Her twitter:description: "Make her be a little bit more happy" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89d60d01ea9778be/6988b6538e060184de468dfe/kellyanne-conway-inaguration.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's What Kellyanne Conway Thinks of Kate McKinnon's _Saturday Night Live_ Impression of Her ## Video: Kellyanne Conway Defends White House’s Falsehoods as ‘Alternative Facts [Watch (HLS stream): Kellyanne Conway Defends White House’s Falsehoods as ‘Alternative Facts](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZvcQ7JR4.m3u8) (1:26)  _Published 2017-01-22. President Donald Trump‘s counselor Kellyanne Conway said White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer used “alternative facts” when he falsely called the crowds at Trump’s swearing-in ceremony “the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration."_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 26, 2017 8:58 PM UTC  Kellyanne Conway, advisor to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, departs for a church service before the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017. Kellyanne Conway, advisor to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, departs for a church service before the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.Joshua Roberts—Reuters  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 26, 2017 8:58 PM UTC President Donald Trump’s counselor [Kellyanne Conway](http://time.com/4641016/kelly-anne-conway-memes/) has not only watched Kate McKinnon’s impressions of her on [_Saturday Night Live_](http://time.com/4597367/snl-donald-trump-view-john-cena/), she has some notes for the comedian about her delivery. In an interview with [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/a-conversation-kellyanne-conway-im-face-trumps-movement-968579), Conway offered this suggestion to McKinnon. “Make her be a little bit more happy,” she said. “I’m known for being much more happy than maybe the character sometimes is. I liked the [‘Walking on Sunshine.’ The ‘Kellyanne Conway’s Day Off.‘ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjbc15X1zSM)That was much more me.” Conway who [recently staunchly defended Sean Spicer after he falsely called the crowds at Trump’s swearing-in ceremony](http://time.com/4642689/kellyanne-conway-sean-spicer-donald-trump-alternative-facts/) “the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe” as “alternative facts” also added that she thinks that the show’s recent sketches about her post-election is an astute observation of the times. “Kate McKinnon clearly sees the road to the future runs through me and not Hillary,” she said. _Saturday Night Live’s_ most recent sketch portraying Conway was [a Roxie Hart-esque number](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9ybImGwkU) that referenced her calling Trump’s comments on Ted Cruz and John Kasich “unpresidential” on _CNN_ before taking on the role of managing his campaign. 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