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Too Many People Are Easily Convinced Kate McKinnon Is Reese Witherspoon—But We Totally See It
02 June 2019
The formula for Billy Eichner's hit series Billy on the Street is a simple one:
Billy hits the streets of New York with a famous celebrity demanding random passersby answer trivia for tiny rewards.
<p>In his latest video, however, Billy mixed up the formula a bit by having <em>SNL</em> star Kate McKinnon impersonate Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon. </p><p><strong>The most embarassing part of the video is how many people failed to spot the difference.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="add caption...">Billy on the Street with REESE WITHERSPOON!!!</small>
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</p><p><strong>Fans online, however, noticed something was off right away.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
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</p><div id="3250a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="FFREPO1559479384"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133790864642379776" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@billyeichner this video is a big little lie</div> — Hoodie Allen (@Hoodie Allen)<a href="https://twitter.com/HoodieAllen/statuses/1133790864642379776">1559151781.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="9736c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="WRY7NI1559479384"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133782676123586565" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@billyeichner This is EPIC!!! Billy and Kate McKinnon,... I mean Reese Witherspoon,. 😉!! Laura Dern convo about BDE… https://t.co/oX6YdGPIld</div> — Warrior Woman (@Warrior Woman)<a href="https://twitter.com/Warrior62061117/statuses/1133782676123586565">1559149829.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Who is that exactly with Billy?</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="1eaef" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="VM0AM61559479385"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133785618465656833" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@billyeichner That's Kirsten Wiig.</div> — David C. Armada ⛵️ (@David C. Armada ⛵️)<a href="https://twitter.com/FreehFan/statuses/1133785618465656833">1559150530.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="99d10" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="BVUHUR1559479385"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133828450106658818" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@FreehFan @billyeichner No, silly. That’s Molly Shannon.</div> — Trish Bradley (@Trish Bradley)<a href="https://twitter.com/gotmilkchick/statuses/1133828450106658818">1559160742.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="eff24" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="IN76291559479385"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133838105205792769" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gotmilkchick @FreehFan @billyeichner Um you’re both wrong that’s Cheri Oteri</div> — The Boston Gay (@The Boston Gay)<a href="https://twitter.com/ImAwful/statuses/1133838105205792769">1559163044.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="578c5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="T6VZC21559479385"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133843334039035909" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ImAwful @gotmilkchick @FreehFan @billyeichner Hate to break it to you, but that's clearly Ellen Cleghorne</div> — DannitDan (@DannitDan)<a href="https://twitter.com/Dannit_Dan/statuses/1133843334039035909">1559164291.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="260d2" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="M4560X1559479385"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133786203956875264" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@billyeichner https://t.co/HMaz0XX1kW</div> — Nathanael (@Nathanael)<a href="https://twitter.com/nateschmitz_/statuses/1133786203956875264">1559150670.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>There's nothing more painful than watching people fail to recognize the one and only Kate McKinnon!</strong></p><p><div id="c7da91bc-8e44-492f-b7fd-c382c0e55bda"></div></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
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</p><div id="78794" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="T3HY1Y1559479385"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133786198357532672" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@billyeichner This is infuriating, but also amazing. Still waiting for the day that Billy yells at me on the street… https://t.co/3vs8clktaW</div> — Shelby Faryn (@Shelby Faryn)<a href="https://twitter.com/ShelbyFaryn/statuses/1133786198357532672">1559150669.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Of course, who could blame them when Kate is such a renowned impressionist?</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="c79bc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ZO68FJ1559479385"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133784244470390784" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@billyeichner Kate McKinnon is a genius! She got Reese's body language and her mannerisms down to a tee.</div> — 𝔻𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕕 ℝ𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕕 ℙ 🏳️🌈 (@𝔻𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕕 ℝ𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕕 ℙ 🏳️🌈)<a href="https://twitter.com/DavidRP91/statuses/1133784244470390784">1559150203.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="dd74c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="A1DSO71559479385"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133786466658783233" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@billyeichner https://t.co/zpFWv82vEm</div> — Allie Bannister (@Allie Bannister)<a href="https://twitter.com/alliebonthego/statuses/1133786466658783233">1559150733.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="da4ec" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="AUR1FX1559479386"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133802147164950528" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@billyeichner @nbcsnl https://t.co/AOCNrl4LkA</div> — DeJa Clift (@DeJa Clift)<a href="https://twitter.com/DeJa_Clift/statuses/1133802147164950528">1559154471.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>A lot of people were just happy to see there were some smart New Yorkers who recognized Kate for her true identity at the end.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="1daa2" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="U4QWT31559479386"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133786897573208067" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@rachaelmackenz @billyeichner Lol, love that Kate was game for this!
..gonna guess they have a ton of footage with… https://t.co/GPEC8zBHg6</div> — Matt Rappaport (@Matt Rappaport)<a href="https://twitter.com/nyactor/statuses/1133786897573208067">1559150835.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="9d132" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TAAD661559479386"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133806179795255297" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@billyeichner thank god for the two people at the end hahahahaha "well, this is kate mckinnon."</div> — has never been to oovoo javer (@has never been to oovoo javer)<a href="https://twitter.com/Willy_Lou24/statuses/1133806179795255297">1559155433.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="809c6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ESOCTX1559479386"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1133785083293384704" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@billyeichner I was about to freak out until the end. Like how did no one realize? 😂😂</div> — drewdrewthefool (@drewdrewthefool)<a href="https://twitter.com/andrewshearin23/statuses/1133785083293384704">1559150403.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>If you're looking for more <em>Billy on the Street</em>, fear not! The internet has your fix.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="add caption...">Billy on the Street with THE JONAS BROTHERS!!!!!</small>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="add caption...">Billy on the Street with LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA!!!</small>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e55W8bJlB0" target="_blank">www.youtube.com</a>
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