 Hartman garnered fame in 1986 when he joined the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live . He won fame for his impressions , particularly of President Bill Clinton , and he stayed on the show for eight seasons . Given the moniker " The Glue " for his ability to hold the show together and help other cast members , Hartman won a Primetime Emmy Award for his SNL work in 1989 . In 1995 , after scrapping plans for his own variety show , he starred as Bill McNeal in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio . He had voice roles on The Simpsons , from seasons 2 – 10 as Lionel Hutz , Troy McClure , and others , and appeared in the films <unk> , Sgt. Bilko , Jingle All the Way , Small Soldiers and the English dub of Kiki 's Delivery Service . 
