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Dana Carvey is finally revealing the process he went through over two years to develop his Saturday Night Live impersonation of former U.S. President Joe Biden, particularly noting Biden’s “obvious” cognitive decline during his presidential campaign.

Modern Family actress Julie Bowen joined Carvey and David Spade on their Fly on the Wall podcast, where she inquired if Biden’s “severely diminished” cognitive health influenced Carvey’s impersonation.

“I realized he was mentally compromised,” Carvey confessed. “It was clear to me, though in the world of comedy, it was a sensitive topic. Many were hesitant to portray him in a way that might come across as awkward.”

Bowen then pointed out, “But it’s comedy!”

“That’s it. That’s the key,” Carvey replied. “If I can do Biden, if I can make Biden funny to everybody, then, then I am where I want to be. And then to make it funny, it had to be recognizable. And so there’s certain things I did not include in my package.”

Austin Johnson as Donald Trump, Dana Carvey as Joe Biden, and Sarah Sherman as Matt Gaetz saturday night live
Photo: Will Heath/NBC

He then did an impersonation of Biden firing off a string of incoherent sentences. “Ladies and gentlemen, the leader of the free world,” he joked.

Spade also pointed out, “I think it’s easier to make fun of him if he’s the president. If it’s just a 90-whatever-year-old man, just go look at this asshole. So once he’s president then he’s more fair game to say, but no one made fun of him forever.”

Carvey said it took him two years to perfect the impersonation.

“The first six months it was just sweet Joe … it was just that it doesn’t have the proper energy of Trump, or even Obama, or [George W. Bush],” Carvey said. But his impersonation of Biden eventually became his “favorite.”

Carvey’s notable performance as Biden was submitted for Emmy consideration for the category of Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series.

Even Biden’s staff were fans of his impersonation. The comedian revealed that he met some of Biden’s staff at a party, where they invited him to visit the White House but “it never happened.”

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