Taylor Swift’s impression game is apparently strong enough to impress the woman she’s impersonating. Carrie Coon appeared on The Tonight Show this week and reacted to Swift’s October 2025 impression of her Gilded Age character Bertha Russell. Coon missed the original bit live, but woke up the next morning to thousands of texts and Instagram messages asking if she’d seen it. Her review? The accent is right, the affectation is right, and Swift is“so Bertha.”
Coon also floated an idea that has fans buzzing: Swift joining The Gilded Age as either a nemesis or a best friend for Bertha. Given Bertha’s love of ambition and scheming, either role would be a blast to watch. Coon praised Swift’s entrepreneurial spirit, which fits the character’s world perfectly.
The moment is a fun collision of two massive fan bases, and the clip kept spreading through texts and social media long after it aired. So naturally, the internet is now fan-casting. Would you tune in to see Taylor Swift trading barbs in 1880s New York? Let us know in the comments.
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