Doug Emhoff on Andy Samberg Portrayal on SNL, Dana Carvey on Joe Biden

Doug Emhoff saw his imitation by Andy Samberg Saturday evening live – and he approves.

The first gentleman stopped The Jennifer Hudson Show on Tuesday, where he was asked about The Lonely Island frontman's portrayal of him during the sketch comedy show's season 50 premiere last weekend.

“I've been watching that show my whole life and to think that someone is making fun of me, first of all, it's just so… wow!” Emhoff told the daytime talk show host. “And then I have to admit it [to him]Andy Samberg did a good job!”

When Jennifer Hudson confirmed she was sharing her approval, she said yes. “Andy, good job,” he repeated. “I love the second line of gentlemensch, it was very good. His little Dougie is coming,” he added, referring to when Samberg came out in SNL cool, open dancing to “Teach Me How to Dougie” by Cali Swag District.

“It was like he was trying to be a Dougie. I don't know what the move was, but it was pretty good,” Emhoff said.

The First Gentleman also took a moment to praise Maya Rudolph for her portrayal of Vice President Kamala Harris, noting, “She's so good as Kamala. He did a really great job.”

Samberg and Rudolph were joined in public by Dana Carvey, James Austin Johnson and Bowen Yang, who played President Joe Biden, Donald Trump and JD Vance, respectively.

During his podcast, Superflywith David Spade, Carvey opened up about his preparation to face the current president on the sketch comedy series, noting that he kept the news under wraps for weeks.

The comedian and actor explained that he hasn't seen a lot of Biden impersonations because they're “a little more complicated,” but stressed that he's seen a lot of Trump, including Johnson and Shane Gillis.

The president was played by many cast members SNL and guest stars, but not one person stuck THE Biden lookalike. Jason Sudeikis, Woody Harrelson, John Mulaney and Jim Carrey have all taken on the role of president of the series.

Carvey explained that he wanted to prioritize “getting that high-energy part” of Biden right. “It didn't come out until six months into his first term, when they asked him some questions, he got a little angry,” the first SNL the cast member said. “'I can do whatever you want!' Do you know? That rhythm.”

THE Wayne's World The star also noted that she wanted to prioritize comedy over political statements, referring to her rambling outdoor moment in which her Biden ends up shouting, “I can't believe it's not butter,” while trying to say the slogan of the its 2020 campaign, “Build Back Better.”

“The real north star is to try to make it entertaining and not make it a political message per se,” Carvey said. “I didn't write it down or, you know, sharpen the pencil for him to say, 'I can't believe it's not butter!' with declarative intent.”

SNL Season 50 returns Saturday with host Nate Bargatze and musical guest Coldplay.

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