Logo text When Saturday Night Live newcomer Jeremy Culhane debuted his Tucker Carlson on Weekend Update last month, the response was immediate. The impression — built around Carlson’s rising incredulity and a jagged, brittle laugh — quickly spread online, earning praise for its sharpness and timing. But within hours, a second conversation took hold in comedy circles. “All Tucker Carlson impressions are just Nick Mullen Tucker Carlson impressions,” one widely shared post read . The comparison pointed to Mullen, the podcast comedian who has spent years developing his own exaggerated Carlson on shows like Cum Town and The Adam Friedland Show . His version leans heavily on a specific comedic rhythm: confusion that escalates toward outrage. Culhane’s take, while not identical — he added the crazy laugh, a more recent Tucker-ism — hit enough of those same beats to spark a debate in stand-up and sketch comedy: Where is the line between observation and imitation when it comes to impressions?…