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SNL mocks ‘messiah’ Trump over chaotic tariffs policy with Easter-themed cold open

‘Some people call me the Messiah because of the mess I uh made out of the economy’

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2025

"SNL" mocks Trump tariffs

James Austin Johnson's Trump envisioned an America where everyone would be "eating the cats"

Salon · Apr 6, 2025

Saturday Night Live: Jack Black returns for a stellar episode

The actor-musician returns for the fourth time, presiding over an episode poking fun at Trump’s tariffs and Morgan Wallen’s controversial exit last week

The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2025

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Trump Doubles Down on Musk and Rubio's 'Great Relationship' After SNL Mocks Heated Oval Office Meeting

President Trump reiterated that billionaire Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have a good relationship after Saturday Night Live mocked the two in its cold open.

Latin Times · Mar 9, 2025

SNL mocks peacemaker Trump after Elon Musk and Marco Rubio clash in cabinet meeting

The billionaire is ‘doing incredible things in terms of explosions and with regard to rocket debris’

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2025

Saturday Night Live Debuts New Elon Musk Impersonator as It Mocks Trump Zelensky White House Meeting

Saturday Night Live mocked the contentious Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Latin Times · Mar 2, 2025

SNL savagely mocks Trump-Zelensky meeting that went ‘really, really well’ and gets in shots at Musk’s DOGE

Mike Myers, as Elon Musk, appeared with a ‘tech support’ t-shirt and chainsaw

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2025

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Lin-Manuel Miranda And Founding Fathers Spoofed On SNL

Lin-Manuel Miranda and James Austin Johnson bring humor to 'SNL' skit featuring Founding Fathers and President Trump, blending history with modern-day humor.

Trump's First Saturday As 2-Time President Comes With SNL Skewering

Saturday Night Live (SNL) opened with a spoof on the signing of the Declaration of Independence featuring president Donald Trump, where he referenced his new signed orders and dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Latin Times · Jan 26, 2025

SNL cold open featured a hilarious Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton

The Hamilton star brought back the Founding Father for sketch comedy.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 26, 2025

Buzz Kill: Saturday Night Live’s Trump cuts off founding father Lin-Manuel Miranda to brag

’Trump’ interrupts signing of the Declaration of Independence to announce: ’Just like the Founding Fathers, I am creating a new country, and we’re doing it very whitely’

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025

Pete Davidson claims ‘Saturday Night Live’ stars get paid $3,000 per episode

Despite beliefs the cast is paid a fortune, Pete Davidson has claimed ‘Saturday Night Live’ stars get paid $3,000 per episode.

BANG Premier · Dec 5, 2024

Trump Cabinet skewered on "SNL"

The president-elect's strange Cabinet stopped by in an irreverent take on Trump and Biden's White House meeting

Salon · Nov 17, 2024

'Saturday Night Live's' Trump Hails His 'Animal Killing, Sexually Criminal' Cabinet Picks In Brutal Takedown

Alec Baldwin makes return appearance, this time as anti-vaxxer RFK Jr.

International Business Times · Nov 17, 2024

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The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2024

SNL skewers Donald Trump’s ‘crazy’ cabinet picks in brutal Cold Open

The sketch featured impersonations of Matt Gaetz and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

International Business Times · Nov 10, 2024

'Saturday Night Live' Cast Fawns Over Mighty Donald Trump (Not Really)

Comic critics pretend to love the man they love to hate in opening sketch

Space · Nov 7, 2024

'Beppo go home?' An astronaut monkey steals hearts in tear-jerking SNL skit

Saturday Night Live released a heart-wrenching skit about Beppo the astronaut monkey.

International Business Times · Oct 20, 2024

Alec Baldwin As Bret Baier Can't Stop Arguing In 'Saturday Night Live' Spoof Of Harris Interview

Maya Rudolph's Harris can't answer his questions because he's too busy talking

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The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2024

Alec Baldwin returns to SNL - but not as Donald Trump

Alec Baldwin starred as Fox News’s Bret Baier in this week’s Cold Open sketch

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2024

SNL enrages UK viewers with ‘cringe’ Oasis sketch that’s ‘agony to watch’

‘Never knew Oasis were secretly from London,’ one person wrote

Marie Claire · Oct 9, 2024

32 Celebs Who Are Awesome at Impressions

Prepare to be impressed by some exceptional mimicry.

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024

SNL branded ‘irrelevant 50-year-old TV show’ as sketch backfires

The show was also mocked for having ‘dated references, unknown cast members, and shrinking ratings’

International Business Times · Sep 29, 2024

'Where The Hell Ya Going?' 'Trump' Mocked Over Rally Walkouts On 'Saturday Night Live'

Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, has a difficult time determining if a kettle is actually 'black'

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2024

Maya Rudolph returns as Kamala Harris for SNL’s 50th season: ‘Look who fell out of that coconut tree’

‘Your fun aunt has returned,’ Rudolph’s Harris tells the audience as she is joined by running mate Tim Walz and husband Doug Emhoff

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2024

SNL skewers Trump and ‘bad’ pick JD Vance over campaign lies in hilarious Cold Open

‘People are saying he was a bad pick and in many ways he was,’ James Austin Johnson said on the first episode of SNL’s 50th season

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