Kate McKinnon Recreates Ellen DeGeneres' Iconic Oscar Selfie

At NBCUniversal's Upfront held yesterday at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, SNL's Kate McKinnon recreated the iconic SELFIE taken by Ellen DeGeneres at the Oscars.

DeGeneres was unable to attend the event, so instead, McKinnon posed as THE TALK show host, entertaining the crowd with her dead-on impression.

During the presentation, a video was presented of DeGeneres from the set of her popular daytime talk show. "Hello, everyone, I'm Ellen, and believe me when I say, I wanna be there.' I do. So much! But I have this thing at this place and so on," she said. "However, I have sent the next best thing-not Oprah! Please put your hands together for...me."

The spotlight was then focused on McKinnon, who was standing in the middle of the audience. "That's right, I'm here. I'm Ellen. Wow, I made it." A seemingly confused emcee Seth Meyers then inquired, "Wow, so let me get this straight: There's more than one Ellen now?" Replied McKinnon, "Yes, Seth. We got a bunch of scientists together and we cloned me, so now there's an Ellen in every major American city. It's like Chick-fil-A but more gay-friendly. Now, I should say-I have to warn you all-something went wrong with the Ellen in Cincinnati. She can't dance; it's really messed up. Also...she bites. It's all right-Ellen's got soft teeth."

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Photo credit: Paul Drinkwater/NBC

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