Chris Rock & Megan Thee Stallion Suit Up For ‘Saturday Night Live’ In New Promos

once again mined the endless mill of comedy that comes from a presidential election season for this week's «cold open.» The show mocked Joe Biden and Donald Trump's simultaneous town hall appearances that were held on NBC and ABC on Thursday.Jim Carrey returned to play Biden at a town hall moderated by George Stephanopoulos (played by Mikey Day), who described the vibe they were going for as, «Poorly attended college lecture.»The sketch switched back and forth between Biden's town hall and

Ted Johnson The opener of Saturday Night Live was a skewering of the competing town halls between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.It was an easy target: There was an outcry earlier this week when NBC scheduled a town hall with Trump against one already planned on ABC with Biden. But Savannah Guthrie, moderating the NBC News event, earned widespread praise for pressing Trump with questions and followups.Kate McKinnon, playing Guthrie, opened by saying, “Good evening America.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThursday’s presidential town halls took the spotlight during “Saturday Night Live’s” third episode of its 46th Season.Alec Baldwin was back in his guest role as President Donald Trump, while Jim Carrey portrayed former vice president and current democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden for the third week in a row. Mikey Day portrayed George Stephanopoulos, Kate McKinnon portrayed “bad ass” Savannah Guthrie, and Maya Rudolph returned as Sen.

Maya Rudolph and Beck Bennett went toe-to-toe as Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence in the cold open on last week's “Saturday Night Live.”  The sketch parodied a number of talked-about moments from last week’s debate, including Harris’ “I’m speaking” highlight and, of course, the fly on Pence’s head.  The issue of fracking, which was a major topic that came up during the real vice presidential debate, also made its way into the show's script.

Maya Rudolph reprised her role as Kamala Harris on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend, and once again stole the spotlight. Rudolph’s Harris faced off against Beck Bennett’s Mike Pence in a Cold Open sketch lampooning the Vice Presidential Debates, with a surreal, surprise appearance from Jim Carrey’s Joe Biden.

Maya Rudolph reprised her role as Kamala Harris on over the weekend, and once again stole the spotlight. Rudolph's Harris faced off against Beck Bennett's Mike Pence in a Cold Open sketch lampooning the Vice Presidential Debates, with a surreal, surprise appearance from Jim Carrey's Joe Biden.Moderator Susan Page (played by Kate McKinnon) opened the debates and welcomed both candidates to the stage.

NEW YORK -- The big debate — the one between Alec Baldwin and Jim Carrey — was a winner in the ratings.“Saturday Night Live” scored its biggest season premiere audience in four years and second best in 12 years, emphasizing the importance of presidential election time for the NBC comedy show.Its “cold open” featured Baldwin, portraying President Donald Trump, satirizing last week's debate performance.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDuring her musical performance on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend, Megan Thee Stallion voiced strong opposition to Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron’s handling of the Breonna Taylor case.

Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion's message supporting Black people during her performance.The NBC late-night sketch series on Saturday night jumped into the reenactment of the recent debate between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

Megan Thee Stallion made her Saturday Night Live debut over the weekend, and absolutely slayed. Taking the stage in Studio 8H, the “Savage” rapper made the most of her high-profile appearance, and used the platform to deliver a powerful message.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVSaturday Night Live returned to the studio last night to open its 46th season with host Chris Rock and Megan Thee Stallion.

Megan Thee Stallion served as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live's season premiere this week, where she performed two of her hit tracks. Megan Thee Stallion performed "Don’t Stop" alongside Young Thug, but it was during her performance of "Savage" that the rapper had the words "Protect Black Women" projected on the wall behind her and the dancers.

Saturday Night Live debuted , but it was still flawless moment that sent Twitter into full stan mode. During season premiere's cold open, Alec Baldwin's faced off in a heated non-debate with Carey's Biden. It was barely more outrageous than the actual , especially considering their secret weapon: the Democratic nominee for Vice President. "The both of you, this stops right now.

“Saturday Night Live” has truly upped the star power for this election-year season, and Jim Carrey’s take on Joe Biden might be the jolt the show needs to keep its buzz going. The comedy icon made his guest-starring debut over the weekend for a politically charged cold open that lampooned the recent presidential debates.

Saturday Night Live went political at the launch of its 46th season with a parody of last week’s presidential debate, a jab at Donald Trump by Chris Rock, and a message from Megan Thee Stallion in support of black people.

Megan Thee Stallion did not squander her opportunities as the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live,” using the spot to make a direct statement about violence toward Black women.During her performance of “Savage,” her hit single of last spring, the words “Protect Black Women” appeared on the screen behind her, along with quotes from Malcom X and activist Tamika Mallory calling out Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron over his handling of Breonna Taylor’s death at the hands of Louisville

Megan Thee Stallion made her debut over the weekend, and absolutely slayed.

Saturday Night Live opened on an expected note, with the Season 46 premiere riffing on the major political event — well, the scheduled one, at least — of the week: the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. With Beck Bennett portraying moderator Chris Wallace, Alec Baldwin returning as Trump, and Jim Carrey making his debut as Joe Biden, audiences were treated to another round of the very unpresidential histrionics that unfolded Tuesday night, with NotTrump immediately

has truly upped the star power for this election-year season, and Jim Carrey's take on Joe Biden might be the jolt the show needs to keep it's buzz going.

Jim Carrey suits up to get in character as presidential nominee Joe Biden in a teaser for the new season of Saturday Night Live.