James Austin Johnson Reveals the Secret to a Perfect Trump Impersonation

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Published on January 25, 2022

James Austin Johnson talks about moving to New York City for Saturday Night Live when his wife was pregnant, his cryptic meetings with Lorne Michaels and how he perfected his Trump impersonation.

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16 comments

  • Tyler Legare 2 years ago

    I remember finding this guy on tik tok he wandered onto a random podcast and killed it

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  • Redolent Thought 2 years ago

    His Ed Begley Jr on “Future Man” is so good, at first I wasn’t sure if they overdubbed Ed’s voice over James’ acting

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  • Arven501 2 years ago

    I could listen to him ramble on as Medieval Trump for hours – that was gold.

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  • yeeaahBUDDY 2 years ago

    This guy must be an impression camp counselor

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  • Karen Stepko 2 years ago

    Wrong – both you and Homer technically appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers: his appearance was in photo form.

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  • HallMonitorLizard 2 years ago

    Gotta go check out SNL on NPC to see this guy!

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  • Global Warmhugs 2 years ago

    Oooo he’s giving Anthony Atamanuik a run for his money! Love his 80s Trump.

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  • podracer35 2 years ago

    This guy must have been running the Impression Camp Seth went to last year

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  • Erin Hubay 2 years ago

    Only I can get the amulet! hahahah

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  • eponymousIme 2 years ago

    Omigosh that was fabulous. Such a treat getting to know James Austin Johnson better. So talented!

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  • David Martinek 2 years ago

    I think Seth’s genuine laughter around min 10 says it all… #awesome

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  • Zaroff's Trophy Room 2 years ago

    If only he could call trump. He’d be so enamoured of his own voice gurgling back at him…

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  • Lalaphive 2 years ago

    I’m crying laughing at how good this guy is

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  • podracer35 2 years ago

    That switch between 80s Trump and Present Day Trump was unreal.

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  • Qermaq 2 years ago

    I want to see a master cut of all SNL cast members and alums doing their Lorne impressions.

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  • Musō Tensei 2 years ago

    He kinda looks like a fun size version of Drew Carrey that you would get for Halloween. This guy is really funny.

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