Ruth Bader Ginsburg meets Kate McKinnon, her SNL doppelganger, at a musical

Kate McKinnon as Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the 'Courtroom Rap' sketch on Saturday Night Live. Photo / Getty Images

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said she likes Kate McKinnon, the actress who spoofs her on Saturday Night Live — and on Tuesday night, they got the chance to meet in person. Both women were in the audience of a performance of Fiddler on the Roof in New York, per social media evidence, and were introduced after the show.

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a 2018 naturalisation ceremony in Washington, DC. Photo / Getty Images

McKinnon, who has also memorably portrayed Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel and other pols on the late-night show, plays RBG as a defiant, vitamin-huffing roadblock to President Donald Trump. She peppers her delivery with insults and informs her targets that "ya just got Gins-burned!"

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The notorious, honorable, badass, iconic #RBG visited us tonight at @fiddlernyc 🎻 ⁣ If that wasn’t enough, #katemckinnon came too...their meeting was epic. I have no words. ⁣(and my face does NOT represent my true awe, thanks, happiness, and joy in this moment...) ⁣ ⁣ #fiddlerontheroof #ruthbaderginsburg #rbg #hero #womensrights #supremecourt #katemckinnon #snl #notoriousrbg #offbroadway #broadway #musical #fancyguests #snl @nbcsnl

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All of which the real-life justice apparently enjoys. "I like the actress who portrayed me," Ginsburg told NPR reporter Nina Totenberg in an interview last year, when asked about her reaction to the sketches — which Ginsburg's children alerted her to. "I'd like to say 'Gins-burn!' sometimes to my colleagues."

At @FiddlerNYC and Ruth Bader Ginsburg is here! And Kate McKinnon just shook her hand!!! In all seriousness, this is a show that all #SCOTUS, judges, government officials should see. #seeingdouble #fiddlerontheroof #empathy #refugees #immigrants pic.twitter.com/6rdCvNpb6k

— 𝗡𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 “HE KNEW” 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗮 (@spinstripes) August 14, 2019

The real-and-faux Ginsburgs meeting happened onstage after the curtain of the off-Broadway, all-Yiddish production. McKinnon and Ginsburg, a well-known theatre and opera aficionado, posed for photos with the cast and crew, per People magazine, which quoted actor Nick Raynor describing McKinnon as "star struck".