SNL Brings in Some Ringers for Mayoral Debate Cold Open
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Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update delivered a shockwave with Colin Jost's controversial Donald Trump Halloween joke, referencing Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' and child abuse allegations. The edgy commentary,
The late-night comedy show parodied the recent mayoral debates between candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa on Saturday evening. But another politician was quick to crash the event: Trump, played by James Austin Johnson.
SNL mostly stayed apolitical — but Weekend Update devoted a meaty chunk of its segment to Trump and others in his political orbit over the past few days.
The latest episode of "Saturday Night Live" featured President Trump declaring the No Kings protests are actually a celebration of George Santos.
The comic called political satire a "double-edged sword" while appearing on Amy Poehler's "Good Hang" podcast.
I keep seeing a lotta racist videos celebrating (mostly black) families not being able to buy groceries,” the ‘SNL’ cast member wrote on Instagram.