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With all that idiosyncrasy, Forte still managed to create a genuine breakout.
His whinier, more weaselly spin was a pretty strong interpretation of second-term Bush.)
16.The Closet Organizer
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It sort of has to be seen to be believed.
15.Patrick Kelly
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Armisen has other characters who do the not-actually-saying-anything shtick (rememberNicholas Fehn?
), but Forte brings a touch of demented charm to this routine by hitting those yowling high notes.
and interrogations (Gillyyyy?)
give the sketch its shape, providing the right counterbalance to Gillys inexplicable chaos.
13.Greg Stink
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(This also means theres a better-than-decent chance itll return on Saturday.)
12.Half of Jon Bovi
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11.Dancing Coach
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10.Andy
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Many of Fortes characters come across like children in adult bodies.
Almost none of them overflow with childlike wonder or joy, however.
(or rather, oohhhhh nooooooo!).
Andy isnt Fortes rangiest creation, but there are plenty ofSNLsketches that have done less with more.
9.Neil
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8.Clancy T. Bachleratt
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7.Lyle Kane
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But its thrilling when characters can break out of those boxes and simply appear wherever theyre needed.
(Usually, this is easier to do when the character is not especially popular.)
6.The Falconer
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5.Carl
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This cant be chalked up to base crowd-pleasing.
4.Hamilton
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Hes not a flailing, show-offy performer, but the physicality he brings to these roles is deceptively exacting.
3.MacGruber
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2.Tim Calhoun
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1 character at the top.
1.Jeff Montgomery
1.
Sex offender or Halloween costume?
So perfect, in fact, that Montgomery could barely function on the show that created him.
It did not become a holiday-compilation perennial.
Plenty ofSNLcharacters test the audiences patience; Forte does so with a near-scientific precision.
