SNL Brings in Some Ringers for Mayoral Debate Cold Open
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Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update delivered a shockwave with Colin Jost's controversial Donald Trump Halloween joke, referencing Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' and child abuse allegations. The edgy commentary,
During a new appearance on CBS News Sunday Morning with Seth Doane, Jay Kelly star George Clooney said he doesn’t regret penning his op-ed urging Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential election, addressing Hunter Biden’s rant about his comments and calling Kamala Harris’s appointment as the Democratic candidate a “mistake.” When asked …
The actor played former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the cold open, which also featured Ramy Youseff and Shane Gillis, and in the monologue, he spoke about the loss of his Palisades home.
The late-night comedy show parodied the recent mayoral debates between candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa on Saturday evening. But another politician was quick to crash the event: Trump, played by James Austin Johnson.
The most popular sketch during Season 51 so far has been the debut episode’s cold open featuring Colin Jost as Secretary Pete Hegseth and James Austin Johnson doing his fantastic impression of President Donald Trump. It is already approaching 9 million views in less than a month. You can watch it below…
SNL mostly stayed apolitical — but Weekend Update devoted a meaty chunk of its segment to Trump and others in his political orbit over the past few days.
The comic called political satire a "double-edged sword" while appearing on Amy Poehler's "Good Hang" podcast.