‘Saturday Night Live’ Under Pressure In First Post-Donald Trump Show

“Saturday Night Live” came out swinging on Saturday with a cold open mocking Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and “foregone conclusion” of an acquittal. The sketch also gave the show’s cast members another chance to shine with some biting political impressions.

came out swinging on Saturday with a cold open mocking Donald Trump's impeachment trial and «foregone conclusion» of an acquittal.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVIt was only about an hour after the Senate failed to impeach former president Donald Trump that NBC’s late-night sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” was back on the air, delivering its third show of the new year.

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Honoring his girls! John Krasinski’s two daughters received a special shout-out during his Saturday, January 30, Saturday Night Live appearance.

"Saturday Night Live" returned from its winter break with a slightly different approach to covering politics that many viewers immediately noticed. After spending four years relentlessly mocking Donald Trump each week, the popular NBC sketch show did not open with an impersonation of President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris.That’s not to say that the episode shied away from politics.

John Krasinski hosted for the first time ever over the weekend, and the beloved actor hit it out of the park — both as a host and an adorable dad. After a night of fun sketches, in which Krasinski came off more like an seasoned pro than anfirst-timer, the star still remembered to give a sweet shout-out to his two daughters — Hazel, 6, and Violent, 4 — whom he shares with wife Emily Blunt.During the closing moments of the show, during the traditional cast goodbyes, Krasinski gave the usual thanks

John Krasinski recently locked lips with someone who wasn’t his wife Emily Blunt! The Office alum recently kissed Ariana Grande’s ex-boyfriend and comedian Pete Davidson on Saturday Night Live! The 41-year-old Jake Ryan actor and director hosted the sketch show for the first time on the January 30th telecast of the stand-up show. During Krasinski’s appearance on the show, the SNL crew kept asking questions to the actor about his hit show The Office, confusing him for his character Jim Halpert.

Machine Gun Kelly didn’t waste his shot. The artist rocked Studio 8H in his debut appearance as the “Saturday Night Live” musical guest, and ended the episode by falling off the stage!

Pucker up! John Krasinski hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time on Saturday, January 30, and Pete Davidson gave him a warm welcome.

“Saturday Night Live” is back! The sketch comedy series returned after a very lengthy hiatus (during a very volatile few months) and decided to cover as much of what they missed all in one go, with a little help from host John Krasinski.

John Krasinski hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time over the weekend, and things got spicy. The actor took the stage for his debut monologue, and couldn’t escape his devoted fans of “The Office”.

"Saturday Night Live" returned from its winter break with a "Weekend Update" segment determined to catch up on the violent riots at the U.S. Capitol and the impeachment of Donald Trump.

Machine Gun Kelly didn't waste his shot.

Machine Gun Kelly is rocking the stage at Saturday Night Live!

John Krasinski hosted for the first time over the weekend, and things got spicy.

is back! The sketch comedy series returned after a very lengthy hiatus (during a very volatile few months) and decided to cover as much of what they missed all in one go, with a little help from host John Krasinski.For the Cold Open, Kate McKinnon hosted the political talk show, which McKinnon explained, "[It's where we look at every part of American society and wonder, 'What still works?'"«It's a new year and we have a new president, so some things should work.

John Krasinski and Pete Davidson are locking lips on Saturday Night Live!