Watch Kate McKinnon Sing Hallelujah in a Powerful SNL Cold Open
, , In character as Hillary Clinton for the first time since Election Day, Kate McKinnon performed "Hallelujah" during Saturday Night Live's cold open this week, a surprising departure from the show's typical humor about the presidential race. , The skit, which struck a somber note, melded the news this week of Clinton's stunning election loss to Donald Trump and the death of Leonard Cohen, who wrote "Hallelujah.", , Seated at a piano, McKinnon, who has portrayed Clinton throughout the presidential campaign, sang lyrics that included, , "I'm not giving up," McKinnon said in character after the song, "and neither should you.", , Watch the clip above.