Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took on Donald Trump‘s commutation of Republican former congressman and fraudster George Santos‘ seven-plus year prison sentence, his decision to give Argentina a $20 billion financial aid package, and the president’s recent Time magazine cover. “Yesterday, President Trumpfinally released what everyonehas been asking him torelease: …
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Among the topics Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took on were Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s latest unscientific comments and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem‘s odd attempt to blame Democrats for the government shutdown. “Healthsecretary RFK Jr., seen heretrying to cure cancer with hismind, said this …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ 50-month sentencing, potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations at the Super Bowl, and the ongoing government shutdown, as well as other topics in the news since the late night show was last on the air in May. “This week, thegovernment …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update had their traditional joke swap in the season 50 season finale, with co-anchor Michael Che making amends with SNL host Scarlett Johansson for delivering a certain line about her during last December’s joke swap. “I want to take this opportunity to apologize to someone I …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed the election of Robert Prevost as the first American pope, and the subsequent complaints from some conservatives that the Chicago native is somehow “woke.” Colin Jost began by admitting that, as a Catholic, he “could not be more proud.” “Whichis a sin, and now …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took aim at Donald Trump imagining himself as the next Pope, as well as the president’s claim that he actually isn’t ruining the economy and Americans should just “be patient.” “Well, guys, it happened. Last night, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as the …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took on Donald Trump‘s whiplash actions on tariffs, Elon Musk‘s attempt to get the president to back down, and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s crusade against fluoride in public drinking water, among his other anti-science actions. Co-anchor Colin Jost …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took aim at Donald Trump‘s massive tariffs, which have caused markets to tumble, in the process making a dig at last week’s musical guest, Morgan Wallen. “America elected Trump to run the country like a business, but it turns out he’s running it like one …
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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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