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Fred Armisen officially ended his stint as SNL‘s resident Obama, passing the torch to funnyman Jay Pharoah. Aurally speaking, the new Comedian in Chief nailed it — in the episode’s opening scene, he perfectly matched Obama’s cadence, intonation and verbal tics. Physically, the demeanor and gestures weren’t quite there — but with a bit more practice, NewsFeed is confident he’ll totally hit the mark. Jason Sudeikis shined as the Romney to Pharoah’s Obama, promising that between these two comics, we’re in for plenty of hilarity this campaign season — at least where SNL is concerned.