Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed former President Donald Trump‘s recent comments about the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, as well as the recent indictments of New York Rep. George Santos and New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez. Trump, in a speech to supporters Wednesday in Florida, praised Hezbollah as “very smart” …
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After a sweet monologue from host Ana de Armas, who announced that she’s about to become a U.S. citizen, this week’s edition of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” took aim at a trio of high-profile political figures: former game show host turned president Donald Trump, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, …
Read More »SNL's Molly Kearney Crashes 'Weekend Update' to Give Moving Speech to Trans Kids: 'Just Hang On'
Last year, comedian Molly Kearney made history as the first nonbinary SNL cast member. And on Saturday night, following Ana de Armas’s monologue and Colin Jost and Michael Che taking shots at a number of politicians, Kearney crashed “Weekend Update” to address all the anti-trans legislation being pushed by congressional …
Read More »SNL's Weekend Update Unloads on Trump Arrest: 'He's Definitely Guilty'
While this week’s edition of Saturday Night Live took aim at the Trump arrest during its cold open, with James Austin Johnson’s Trump crashing the Last Supper to compare himself to Jesus, “Weekend Update” also teed off on the former president for being arrested in New York on 34 felony …
Read More »SNL: Bowen Yang's Gay Jafar Roasts Ron DeSantis Over Disney Beef
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis threw a hissy fit this week after learning that Disney had outwitted him — quietly pushing through changes that would prevent DeSantis’ Disney oversight board from regulating the Mouse House’s district for decades. “We’re going to look at things like taxes on hotels, we’re going to …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Tackles Trump Indictment: 'Man We All Knew Was Criminal May Be Criminal'
Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update focused on former president Donald Trump’s indictment during a segment that also served as an April Fools’ Day prank between the anchors. “Great news for conservatives: New York is finally cracking down on crime,” co-anchor Colin Jost said. “Former president Donald Trump was indicted for …
Read More »SNL Weekend Update Roasts Dilbert Creator Scott Adams for Racist Rant
Recently, Dilbert creator Scott Adams had his comic strip dropped by its distributor, Andrews McMeel Syndication, and newspapers across the country when he went on a racist rant on his Real Coffee with Scott Adams program. Adams, who’s morphed into a right-wing conspiracy theorist in recent years, was responding to …
Read More »SNL's Weekend Update Mocks George Santos Over His Drag Queen Lies
After a fun cold open starring Bowen Yang as the shot-down Chinese spy balloon floating in the ocean, as well as a fake trailer for a gritty/dystopian Mario Kart HBO series in the vein of The Last of Us, featuring host Pedro Pascal as Mario, it was time for SNL’s …
Read More »SNL's Cecily Strong Says Goodbye Through Tears: 'It's Just My Time Now'
Fans of Saturday Night Live were more than a little surprised when Cecily Strong, one of the sketch-comedy show’s strongest players, returned for its 48th season this October. SNL had just experienced a wave of high-profile departures—Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, Melissa Villaseñor …
Read More »SNL's Colin Jost Booed Over Ugly World Cup Joke About Migrant Workers
After taking shots at corporate money-loving Kyrsten Sinema for leaving the Democratic Party and absentee father Herschel Walker for taking a big ol’ L in Georgia’s Senate run, Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update dropped a joke that earned loud groans and boos from the audience. The joke concerned the 2022 …
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