How 'Saturday Night Live' Addressed Donald Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis in Season 46 Premiere

“Saturday Night Live” 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.

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

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.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticSaturday Night Live writers were revising the season’s first cold open right up to the last minute after President Donald Trump’s positive COVID test tossed all plans into the air.In a new NBC News interview, SNL creator Lorne Michaels says the long-running sketch comedy show had a presidential debate sketch written for the Oct. 3 season premiere when news broke the day before about Trump’s illness.

SNL writer Colin Jost recently commented on rumours of him leaving the comedy series and his plans for his wedding with Scarlett Johansson! The Saturday Night Live star made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday (October 15).

“Saturday Night Live” took on the 2020 presidential election once again this week by mocking Wednesday’s vice presidential debate between Sen.

Kate McKinnon completely lost it on Saturday Night Live!

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.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticAmanda Kloots, the former actress who chronicled her late husband Nick Cordero’s painful decline from COVID-19, has responded to Donald Trump’s Don’t let COVID dominate your life advice, calling the president’s words sad, hurtful and disgraceful.Yesterday Trump, hospitalized over the weekend for COVID treatment, announced his departure from Walter Reed Medical Center with instantly divisive tweet, “Don’t be afraid of Covid.

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.

Alec Baldwin is addressing some online backlash for his portrayal of President Donald Trump.

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.

“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.

Maya Rudolph can do no wrong when it comes to portraying Kamala Harris. During 's cold open, the comedian stepped on stage as the voice of reason and strength after Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump and Jim Carrey's Joe Biden bickered back and forth during their presidential debate. The Democratic vice presidential nominee took on the role of stern teacher, telling Trump to «not treat my Joe like that.

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

Peter White Television EditorFamily Feud, Chris Farley and Donald Trump all featured in Chris Rock’s opening Saturday Night Live monologue as he joked that there are more rules to gameshows than running for President.Rock kicked off the season opener with a quick Trump gag before pointing to the small audience, made up of mask-wearing first responders.“Before we even get started, President Donald Trump is in the hospital from COVID and my heart goes out to COVID,” he said.

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.