Dana Carvey SNL - Dana Carvey : Brokaw, McCain & Obama Impressions

Dana Carvey is a Riot! McCain vs Obama Impression

Dana Carvey SNL - Dana Carvey impersonating James Stewart

stand-up of Dana Carvey imitating James Stewart & Katherine Hepburn making out

Dana Carvey SNL - Dana Carvey Guitar Humor

Hilarious clip from his HBO Critic's Choice Special.

Dana Carvey SNL Audition: Impressions

Second part of Dana Carvey's audition for Saturday Night Live.

Dana Carvey SNL Audition: Choppin' Broccoli

Dana Carvey SNL Audition: Choppin' Broccoli
First part of Dana Carvey's audition for Saturday Night Live.

Dana Carvey SNL

Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American comedian and actor, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and the spin-off movie Wayne's World.

Saturday Night Live

In 1986, Carvey became a household name when he joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live. He, along with newcomers Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon, Jan Hooks, and Victoria Jackson, helped to reverse the show's declining popularity and made SNL "must-see" TV once again. His breakout character^{[citation needed]} was The Church Lady, the uptight, smug, and pious host of "Church Chat." Carvey said he based the character on women he knew from his church while growing up, who would keep track of the attendance of other church-goers. He became so associated with the character that later cast members like Chris Farley referred to Carvey simply as "The Lady."^{[citation needed]}

Carvey's other original characters included Garth Algar (from "Wayne's World"), Hans (from "Hans and Franz"), and The Grumpy Old Man (from Weekend Update appearances).

During the 1992 US presidential election campaign, he did an impression of independent candidate Ross Perot; in a prime-time special before the election, Carvey played both George H. W. Bush and Perot in a three-way debate with Bill Clinton, who was played by Phil Hartman. As Perot, Carvey declined to say the show's signature "Live from New York" opening line, telling Carvey-as-Bush "Why don't you do it, live-boy?" Carvey left SNL in 1993.

In 1992, Carvey joined Mike Myers to bring their popular "Wayne's World" sketch to the silver screen with Wayne's World, the movie. A sequel was filmed and released in 1993, titled Wayne's World 2. After the two reprised their Wayne's World characters at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards (see below), Myers shot down rumors that there would be a second sequel.^[3]

Carvey's SNL work won him an Emmy in 1993 for "Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program." He has a total of six Emmy nominations.

He held the record for having said "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" most often, until Darrell Hammond surpassed him.