Like almost every other role she plays Saturday Night Live, Kate McKinnon does a wicked version of Fox News’ Laura Ingraham.
Listing off rising inflation, rocking gas prices, and the flaws of the Green M&M girl, McKinnon’s wonky-eyed Ingraham went right after the first year of Joe Biden’s “disaster”A presidency in the open of SNL tonight.
The skit then targeted the target. “former Wendy’s spokesgirl”Jen Psaki, with an obviously edited and jumpy clip of the White House press secretary. “we are not good people; the American people should vote us out.”
McKinnon ridiculed the fake clip of Psaki in the “most true things she ever said.”
After mourning the death of “America’s Dad”Robert Durst, a millionaire murderer. SNLMVP McKinnon was full Ingraham, complete with a literal “list of things liberals are trying to take from you” that very nearly could have come off FNC’s primetime with its inclusion of guns, country singer (and ex-SNLMorgan Wallen, guest “missionary.”
Unfortunately, the return of Aidy Bryant’s Ted Cruz impersonation threw the whole thing off the tracks for a bit – even with that great line that the Texas senator’s laughable beard is like the January 6, 2021 coup attempt: “Shocking at first, but sadly it’s been normalized.” Bryant is incredibly talented, but her rendition of Cruz’s pathetic kneeling to the whims of Donald Trump and FNC’s overlord just doesn’t land a punch.
Better was Pete Davidson as Novak Djokovic and James Austin Johnson’s return as Donald Trump.
Termed “Unvaccinated Tennis Player”Davidson, the mock lower third, sold the scandal of the champion. He was kicked out of Australia this Week after he showed up Down Under to lie about his Covid status as well as movement on immigration forms.
“I am now the least popular Joker, except for Jared Leto,” Davidson’s Djokovic quipped in reference to Batman’s foe and the Oscar winner’s lame stint in the role in 2016’s Suicide Squad. “I found him relatable,” McKinnon’s Ingraham exclaimed, admitting to her guest that she’s a fan because “in tennis, love is bad.”
“In my heart, I know that one day, people will look back on this moment in history and say ‘who cares!’” the skit’s Djokovic declared, in what is probably a very true insight.
Next up in the fast-paced opener was Ego Nwodim as Ingraham’s “one Black friend”Candace Owens says that MLK said very little about anything and that MLK is an iconic leader in civil rights. “would have voted for Trump.”
Cruz and Owens are targets as least as easy as hitting the side of a barn and came off so in tonight’s SNL.
However, Johnson’s Trump playing Wordle in a rant about vaccines that some how incorporated John Mayer, Hillary Clinton, newly launched sitcom spinoffHow I Met Your FatheThe r and Jason Momoa were almost priceless. Add Johnson’s uncanny capturing of the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s voice and cadence plus a shout-out to Prada and Trump’s own name and you have a clip that is sure to keep on giving online this weekend – as you can see below
“Let’s get today’s Wordle, could we do that please” – Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/eUY25MYmKY
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) January 23, 2022
The second SNL of 2022, tonight’s show sees former cast member Will Forte returning to 30 Rockefeller Plaza’s studio 8H in his hosting debut.
The gig comes just over a month after Forte’s old SNL MacGyverparody skitMacGruber debut on NBCU’s streamer Peacock as an eight-episode series to favorable-leaning reviews. Forte is also included. SNL will have the Italian rock band Måneskin performing as the musical guests. After opening for the Rolling Stones, and other musical guests, Maneskin will be performing. The Tonight Show with Jimmy FallonThe quartet gained international fame when they won the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.
Next week:Spider-Man, There’s No Way HomeAnd Nightmare AlleyWillem Dafoe, star make his SNLHosting debut with Katy Perry returning as musical guest. The American IdolYou are the judge SNLAlso, back in December 2011.