“Saturday Night Live” cast member Ego Nwodim has been doing a great Dionne Warwick impersonation for the past year, and on last night’s show, she finally came face to face with the icon.
via: Daily Beast
The legendary singer and TV host, whose Twitter account is one of the site’s only pure delights, has been lobbying to make her way onto the show for a little while now—and it’s only fitting that she marked her debut with a serenade.
“I am sick and tired of interviewing people who are not icons!” Nwodim’s character said partway through this week’s segment. “Please welcome… me!”
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— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) November 7, 2021
“Let me ask you something,” the impersonator asked her real-life inspiration. “Dionne—why are you perfect?”
The “Heartbreaker” singer’s answer was deeply on brand: “My darling, I am not perfect,” she said with a cheeky grin. “I’m just very, very good.”
Warwick gently teased the show in September when she “revealed” to her followers that she had, regrettably, not been asked to join the cast this season. It appears SNL producers found a way to bring her into the fold after all.
I was once again not invited to join the cast of @nbcsnl. Maybe next time.
— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) September 27, 2021
As Warwick closed her drop-in, Nwodim made her an offer she couldn’t refuse: “Would you like to sing a song for the people?”
“Do they deserve it?”
“I think they do.”
Last year, the real Dionne Warwick tweeted she approved of Nwodim’s impersonation of her.
This was a hilarious birthday gift. Thank you, @nbcsnl. That young lady’s impression of me was very good and who knew @BrittaniWarrick had so many jobs? ??? https://t.co/CClR1Kly6C
— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) December 13, 2020
Hey @nbcsnl! I loved the skit, but let’s kick this up a notch https://t.co/lSGx5UOaGZ ? pic.twitter.com/f27CWvF2Nd
— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) February 28, 2021
