SNL Takes On Trump Bible As Host Ramy Youssef Prays For Gaza -- & Travis Scott Performs!
31.03.2024 - 20:21
/ perezhilton.com
Saturday Night Live is back! With Ramy Youssef on hosting duty!
On Saturday night, the beloved sketch comedy show returned after a few week hiatus. And this time, the Poor Things actor took the Studio 8H stage to share an important message. Opening his monologue, Ramy began:
Ha! More on that in a bit!
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He went on to talk about everything from how the Muslim community is so “loving,” to the upcoming Presidential election. But most importantly, he shared a message about the conflict in Gaza. In a bit about praying, he shared that he’s become the person his friends turn to in times of need. He remembered once being asked to pray on a friend’s behalf in their dog custody trial (HA), right before another asked for him to pray for their family who are suffering in Gaza. He recalled of his prayer that night:
The live audience began cheering, before he added:
Watch his full monologue (below):
The episode began with a cold open poking fun at Donald Trump’s latest business endeavor, The Trump Bible: The Gospel of Donald Trump, which he’s selling for $60 a pop. James Austin Johnson took center stage as the Presidential candidate in a skit about the resurrection of Jesus in honor of Easter. But instead of Jesus rising from the tomb, it was Johnson’s Trump! HA!
He said in the skit:
He held up the book, adding:
HA!
It just keeps getting more Trump-y from there. You can watch the entire clip (below):
Also in the studio was this week’s musical guest Travis Scott, who performed My Eyes and FE!N, featuring Playboi Carti. Watch (below):
You can see all the rest of the show’s highlights (below):
Thoughts on this week’s episode?? Let us know down in the comments!
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