Key Highlights: Saturday Night Live addressed recent election surprises with a cold open featuring Sarah Sherman as Chuck Schumer, Kenan Thompson as Hakeem Jeffries, and James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump. Newly elected Texas Senator James Talarico made a surprise cameo in Studio 8H following his historic victory over Republican Ken Paxton. The sketch joked ...
Key Highlights: The SNL UK cold open features James Austin Johnson portraying Donald Trump crashing an international political summit. The sketch depicts Trump proposing a job swap with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, played by George Fouracres, before pitching the same offer to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, played by Freddie Meredith. Both leaders firmly decline ...
Key Highlights Saturday Night Live featured Colin Jost portraying Pete Hegseth during its cold open segment. The sketch depicted Hegseth welcoming back the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln following a 10-month deployment, where sailors confronted him over the Pentagon’s controversial rebranding. Cast member James Austin Johnson made an appearance as Health Secretary RFK Jr., ...
Key Highlights Saturday Night Live leveraged the upcoming midterm elections for a cold open skewering prominent Republican figures through a series of mock campaign ads. Cast members debuted and reprised impressions of GOP leaders, including Marcello Hernandez as Marco Rubio, Mikey Day as Mitch McConnell, Jeremy Culhane as JD Vance, Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth, ...