'Saturday Night Live' recreates debate in 46th season opener

“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

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.

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.

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

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.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVOn Wednesday night a star was born. When a fly landed on Vice President Mike Pence’s head during the debate against Kamala Harris, it was a moment that took over Twitter for the rest of the week.

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.

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 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.

has to keep up.The sketch comedy series returned over the weekend for its season 46 premiere, and the show had to act quickly to address the recent news that President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19.With only two days to incorporate the massive news into their sketches, here's how handled the unexpected development.As expected, Saturday's «Cold Open» sketch still focused primarily on the recent chaotic presidential debate between Trump (once again played by Alec Baldwin) and Joe

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.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe moment comedy fans have long-been waiting for has finally arrived: NBC late-night sketch series “Saturday Night Live” returned for its 46th season on Oct. 3, jumping right into the political news of the times with a cold open sketch about the first presidential debate, which took place on Sept.