UNDERRATED: Kate McKinnon on 'SNL'

<a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ENTTV00000001" title="Saturday Night Live (tv program)" href="/topic/entertainment/television/saturday-night-live-%28tv-program%29-ENTTV00000001.topic">"Saturday Night Live"</a> has been a punching bag for years as every cast tries to find its own footing, but McKinnon has shown promise among the latest comic crop. Showing a remarkable (if not terrifying) gift for physical commitment in a last-call sketch with Louis C.K. and offering goofily spot-on impressions of <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB0000014811" title="Ann Romney" href="/topic/politics/ann-romney-PECLB0000014811.topic">Ann Romney</a> (pictured) and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB001210" title="Penelope Cruz" href="/topic/entertainment/movies/penelope-cruz-PECLB001210.topic">Penélope Cruz</a>, McKinnon has the fearless chops to carry on the legacy of the departed <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB0017764478" title="Kristen Wiig" href="/topic/entertainment/television/kristen-wiig-PECLB0017764478.topic">Kristen Wiig</a>.

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"Saturday Night Live" has been a punching bag for years as every cast tries to find its own footing, but McKinnon has shown promise among the latest comic crop. Showing a remarkable (if not terrifying) gift for physical commitment in a last-call sketch with Louis C.K. and offering goofily spot-on impressions of Ann Romney (pictured) and Penélope Cruz, McKinnon has the fearless chops to carry on the legacy of the departed Kristen Wiig.

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