VIDEO: Rosie O'Donnell Confirms Bannon SNL Impersonation is a No-Go

Despite reports to the contrary, Rosie O'Donnell will not be portraying Steve Bannon on NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE anytime soon. While speaking to TMZ in Los Angeles recently, the comedian shared that a photoshopped image of herself as the Chief of Staff would be the full extent of her Bannon impression. When questioned why her the casting idea will not come to fruition, O'Donnell explained simply, "I'm not in the cast." Asked if she would consider taking on an impersonation of Donald Trump himself for the late night show, she replied, "no, Alec [Baldwin] is too good." Watch the interview and check out the recent photo-shopped tweet below!

Rosie O'Donnell recently appeared as Tracy Turnblad's gym teacher in NBC's HAIRSPRAY LIVE. She is a recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Award, and is a longtime proponent of theatre. Her Broadway credits include "Seussical!", "Grease", and "Fiddler on the Roof". O'Donnell won the Daytime Emmy for her long-running talk show which ran from 1996 - 2002. She has also served as host of ABC's THE VIEW.

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