It was a wild, wild week in Washington leading up to Saturday Night Live's newest episode, so it's hardly any surprise that the show decided to once again dedicate its cold open to potshotting political figures.
26.01.2020 - 08:21 / deadline.com
By Anita Bennett
editor
Saturday Night Live returned this weekend after a lengthy hiatus, just in time to take on President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
For SNL‘s version of the historic Capitol Hill proceedings, Cecily Strong played GOP Sen. Susan Collins alongside Beck Bennett’s spot-on portrayal of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
The sketch kicked off with Strong complaining about the case brought by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the lead House manager.
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It was a wild, wild week in Washington leading up to Saturday Night Live's newest episode, so it's hardly any surprise that the show decided to once again dedicate its cold open to potshotting political figures.
took aim at the recent Democratic debates in this week's «cold open» (surprising many fans who expected a take-down of Donald Trump's recent Impeachment trial acquittal).
The Senate acquitted Donald Trump, ending the impeachment trial earlier this week, so “Saturday Night Live” turned its attention away from the current president and onto who might become the president — by delivering a new democratic debate cold open sketch.
By Bruce Haring
Late night hosts reacted to the U.S.
By Ted Johnson
It's official: impeachment season is over. Donald Trump was acquitted by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 5 with an almost completely partisan vote on both articles of impeachment from the House of Representatives. And of course, the hosts of late night TV had a lot to say about the development.
Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin), Hillary Clinton and more stars shared their divided thoughts on President Donald Trump’s acquittal after he was impeached.
By Ted Johnson
By Nellie Andreeva
The US Senate might've voted against subpoenaing witnesses for the real-life impeachment trial of Donald Trump, but in Saturday Night Live's latest cold open, things went very, very differently during the proceeding. Dubbed "The Trial You Wished Had Happened," the segment featured Kenan Thompson as Judge Mathis, kicking Mikey Day's Chief Justice John Roberts out of his seat and declaring, "this court needs a real judge who got some big brass ones under his skirt."
For those who have been disappointed with Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, “Saturday Night Live” has an alternative.
came out swinging over the weekend yet again with another edgy, political cold open — this time giving viewers an imaginary Impeachment more in line with what many hoped it would be.
By Anita Bennett
The Senate narrowly rejected a vote to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of president Donald Trump on Friday, paving the way for an expected vote of acquittal next week.
By Ted Johnson
After months of constantly sharing his politically charged artwork, actor Jim Carrey said that he’s done making art about President Donald Trump and Republicans.
Hours after President Donald Trump’s defense team on Saturday wrapped up its opening statements in the Senate impeachment trial, “Saturday Night Live” zeroed in on Alan Dershowitz, the storied defense attorney who is helping represent the president.
Many of Saturday Night Live's recent cold open sketches could fairly be accused of presenting more of the same played-out political punning again and again, especially when it comes to the latest news about Donald Trump. However, the latest episode offered a fresh introductory ride, taking audiences all the way from the Senate floor to the pits of Hell, wherein the surprises and deliciously dangerous jokes just kept coming.
The first of 2020 welcomed back a familiar face.