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Kristen Wiig and ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Pull Off Impressive Mannequin Challenge

Hold it! Kristen Wiig and the cast of Saturday Night Live took on the mannequin challenge, and they slayed it.

The Ghostbusters star is hosting the show on November 19, and she promoted her appearance by pulling off an impressive version of the viral craze.

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A camera travels through the crowds backstage at studio 8H and captures the frozen cast rehearsing for the show.

Some of the most popular characters play along, from Bobby Moynihan and Mikey Day’s dancing skeletons to Kate McKinnon’s alien abductee.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3ozmR5_df_c

As Rae Sremmurd's “Black Beatles” song plays, the video also snakes past Cecily Strong in the makeup chair, Aidy Bryant blowing a bubble and Leslie Jones taking a selfie.

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The one-minute video ends with Wiig striking a pose in front of the cast. She breaks the illusion to point at the text appearing on the screen advertising her upcoming gig on the show, before Jones strides in pretending she has no clue what is going on.

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Wiig, 43, who was a member of the show for seven seasons, is the latest celebrity to take on the challenge.

As Us Weekly previously reported, the likes of Britney Spears, Kate Hudson and Michelle Obama, Adele, Blac Chyna and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson have participated. Check out the other mannequin challenges here.

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