Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update mocked nearly every Trump administration official involved in the scandal of inadvertently providing attack plans to a journalist via a Signal group chat. On Monday, The Atlantic reported that National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added the publication’s editor-in-chief to a chat in which Defense …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed Donald Trump‘s speech to a joint session of Congress this week, his sudden eversal on tariffs he had imposed on Canada and Mexico, and the failed test flight by Elon Musk‘s SpaceX. “President Trump addressed ajoint session of Congress andclaimed that no president haschanged …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed Friday’s contentious Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as Elon Musk‘s latest demands of the federal workforce. Co-anchor Colin Jost, after showing Trump repeatedly telling Zelensky that he is “gambling with World War III,” joked …
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Former Weekend Update anchor Bill Murray returned to Saturday Night Live on the show’s 50th anniversary special to list his top 10 anchors — none of whom were the man next to him, Colin Jost. First, Murray poked fun at how there has only been one Black anchor of the …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed Donald Trump‘s second inauguration, his dozens of controversial executive orders, and the salute by Elon Musk that has neo-Nazis and white nationalists overjoyed. Co-anchor Colin Jost noted that during his oath, Trump was seen not placing his hand on the Lincoln Bible. “Well, he …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed several elements of the presidential transition process, including a new portrait of Donald Trump, figures like Mark Zuckerberg cozying up to the president-elect, and some of President Joe Biden’s final actions while in office. “It’s the dawn of anew era,” co-anchor Colin Jost began.“Donald …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took on murder suspect Luigi Mangione‘s extradition to New York City, a forthcoming House Ethics Committee report on former congressman Matt Gaetz, and felon George Santos‘ new podcast. Co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che also made their annual joke exchange–with topics getting personal. Jost, after …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed the arrest of Luigi Mangione for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as well as scores of drones flying over parts of New Jersey and the East Coast over the last few weeks. Regarding Mangione, co-anchor Colin Jost joked: “This week, America …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed the murder of the United Healthcare CEO in New York City this week, as well as all the controversy surrounding president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth. The assassin of Brian Thompson hasn’t been caught, with law …
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In a new trailer for Pop Culture Jeopardy!, Saturday Night Live‘s Colin Jost tests contestants’ knowledge on topics ranging from “sad girl summer” to “TV episode titles.” Pop Culture Jeopardy! adds a twist to the popular game show that started in 1964, where 81 teams will answer clues on topics …
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