(AP) The first “Saturday Night Live” since Donald Trump's election victory begins on a most depressing note as a group of plainclothes performers, mostly women and minorities, explain the new reality. Ta.
“For many people, including many who are watching now, the results were shocking, even frightening,” Ego Nwodim said calmly.
“Donald Trump, who tried to forcefully overturn the results of the last election, is back in office,” said Heidi Gardner.
“And now, thanks to the Supreme Court, there are no guardrails,” Bowen Yang added.
The show then pivoted from a liberal-leaning show.
“That's why we at SNL want to say to Donald Trump: We've been with you all along,” Kenan Thompson said.
Yang agreed: “Even if others doubted you, we never wavered in our support for you.”
“Everyone on this stage believed in you,” Sarah Sherman said.
Marcello Hernandez added: “Everyone on this stage voted for you.”
The performers went on to speak passionately about respect and obedience to former and future presidents, and introduced a new character, “Hot Jack Trump.''
Cast member James Austin Johnson played Trump to the hilt and was virtually guaranteed a long-term job by the time he was elected, only to come out as the president-elect with an Adonis-like physique.
“We're going to paint a very unflattering picture of Trump from now on, because frankly he's my hero,” Johnson said, speaking in Trump's voice but as himself. “He will be a great president and eventually a king.”
The episode, hosted by stand-up comedian and actor Bill Burr, was the first episode of the entire season to feature someone other than former cast members. maya rudolphplayed Vice President Kamala Harris in a whirlwind five-week run that culminated last week with an appearance by Harris herself, kicking off the show's 50th season and bringing ratings soaring.
After being hosted by Dave Chappelle on his last two post-election stand-up shows, Barr feinted “I don't watch politics” in his monologue before returning to the elephant in the room. He performed standard stand-up routines such as biting an airplane. Election in the studio.
“Okay, let's talk about what you guys want to talk about. Now, guys, you're 0-2 against this guy,” he said. “But you learn more from losses than from wins. So let's get into the game tape. Women are fine with pantsuits. It doesn't work. Stop trying to respect yourself. ”
“I know a lot of ugly women, feminists, don't want to hear this message,” she said, urging candidates to wear clothes that are a little more revealing.
“I'm so excited that this stupid election is finally over,” Barr said. “Four years ago everyone knew who to vote for. Then they put us through a task like this. “It dragged me out for a year and a half,” he said.
After Trump's first election victory in 2016, the show had a serious opening, with Kate McKinnon, who played Hillary Clinton on the show, appearing as the losing candidate, sitting at a piano and singing Leonard Cohen's The serious atmosphere continued as they sang a low-key version of “Hallelujah.” Here's just one verse from the best-known version of the song:
“Even if everything goes wrong, I'm still going to stand before the King of Song saying nothing but 'Hallelujah,'” McKinnon sings, calling it a national moment of catharsis for those on the losing side. It became.
Afterward, McKinnon said in a shaky voice, “I'm not giving up, and neither should you,” before delivering the obligatory “We're live from New York, Saturday night!”
Rudolph did not appear as Harris on Saturday night, but because the cast also said they love Harris, former cast member Dana Carvey, who has played President Joe Biden all season, was cast as Elon Musk, who jumps. Appeared.
After the opening, the sketches shifted down to standard non-election “SNL” programming, minus the fake news “Weekend Update,” of course.
“Tuesday showed us that Democrats don't actually know how to rig an election,” said Fake co-anchor Colin Jost.
He later added, “If you know Democrats, they will take a long hard look in the mirror, learn from their mistakes, and make Biden president again in 2028.”
Co-anchor Michael Che, who is black, said he couldn't believe people believed Harris could convince people in rural Pennsylvania and was drinking throughout the segment.
“Obviously, I've spent a lot of time with you white liberals and stupid optimists,” Choi said.
