The actor was known for his impressions of the 41st commander-in-chief, who died in 2018.
Bushon the sketch show, once had an interaction that the late politician didn’t find very funny.
“And the dog, Ranger, kept coming around looking for food.
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So I was kinda sneaking some food to the dog.”
The comic’s response to the presidential scolding?
TheSNLstar famously impersonated the politician regularly while Bush occupied the Oval Office from 1989 to 1993.
President George H.W. Bush watches Dana Carvey impersonate him at the White House in 1992.RENAUD GIROUX/AFP via Getty
In fact, he won an Emmy in 1993 for his role inSaturday Night Live’s Presidential Bash.
Most of the time, Bush and Carvey were friendly.
“We really hung out with them.
Carvey said the former president continued to occasionally give him a call or send a friendly note years later.
Listen to Carvey tell the story of feeding Bush’s dog onSuperflyat 21:30 in the video above.
