On Saturday Night Live, Baldwin Returns To Play Shutdown ‘Deal Or No Deal’
To mark this moment of insanity, Alec Baldwin returns to Saturday Night Live as Donald Trump — where the stable genius plays a special Government Shutdown Edition of “Deal Or No Deal.” Hosted by Kenan Thompson as Steve Harvey, the sketch features comical offers from his antagonists in Congress, including Nancy Pelosi (Kate McKinnon), Chuck […]
SNL Cold Open Features Migrant Caravan Panic On Fox
The SNL cold open features borderline hysteria on Fox News Channel, starring the wonderful Kate McKinnon as a frothing Laura Ingraham.
SNL Cold Open: Trump’s Newest Adviser Is ‘Stable Genius’ Kanye
Even clever SNL writers must have puzzled over how to satirize Kanye West’s bizarre, ranting Oval Office visit.
Danziger: The Rookie
Brett Kavanaugh ascended to the high court but may never rise above his Senate tantrum, skewered so memorably on Saturday Night Live.
SNL Cold Open Scorches Kavanaugh And Senators In Season Premiere
Casting Matt Damon as the indignant would-be Justice Kavanaugh, brimming with bluster and belligerence, was a master stroke by SNL producers.
Saturday Night Live: Baldwin Returns As Trump, So Bored He Tells The Truth
Alec Baldwin returns to Saturday Night Live as Donald Trump, holding a press conference with the visiting presidents of Baltic nations — and he finds himself so enervated and annoyed that he is honest, for a moment, about himself. With Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant and a hilarious opening shot […]
Video: SNL Cold Open Puts Baldwin On Fox & Friends, With Egg McMuffin
If you’ve never watched Fox & Friends, the president’s favorite cable news program — or especially if you have suffered that misfortune — then Saturday Night Live has a treat for you. This week’s SNL cold open severely spoofs Steve Doocy (Alex Moffat), Ainsley Earhardt (Heidi Gardner), and Brian Kilmeade (Beck Bennett), the trio of Trump […]
#EndorseThis: Will Oprah Run? She Has One Great Reason To Do It
Worried by the prospect that Oprah Winfrey might run for president? Or does a possible Oprah candidacy thrill you? Would she inflict the ultimate revenge on Trump? Or would she inflict herself on a country that is already suffering from a “celebrity” presidency? These are vexing questions. But answering all of them and more is […]
#EndorseThis: On SNL, Santa’s Tricky Moment With Savvy Kids
When the great Kenan Thompson put on his Santa Claus suit to hear Christmas wishes from children, he didn’t expect the unseasonal and uneasy questions they’d pose about the most troubling recent news events. These kids want to know about Franken, Moore, and Trump — and even Matt Lauer’s “toys.” And they’ve drawn an unwholesome […]
#EndorseThis: Kellywise The Clown, Almost As Chilling As Kellyanne
Have you always considered Kellyanne Conway a bit…frightening? She hasn’t been quite so visibly lately, but the Saturday Night Live crew found her last weekend, lurking in the sewers as a clown called “Kellywise” (Kate McKinnon). Her political rap is the same as ever, but with her “alternative facts” taken to a new level of […]
SNL Cold Open: Baldwin Is Back, Ripping Eminem, Corker And Tillerson
Alec Baldwin returns as Donald Trump, appearing at a rally in “Harass-burg” to pour bile on Senator Bob Corker (“a midget”), Rex Tillerson (“a dummy”) and rapper Eminem, who “rapped some very nasty things about me, and very soon I’m going to release a response rap on the White Entertainment Network, HGT.” He threatens to […]
SNL: Alec Baldwin Reveals Our Clown President’s Crisis Management Plan
In yet another moment of crisis, Alec Baldwin returns to Saturday Night Live as the president whose incompetence and laziness — ordinarily a sort of blessing — has become a terrible curse on the suffering people of Puerto Rico. So learns San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz (Melissa Villaseñor) when she places a desperate call […]
In SNL Season Finale, Trump And His Entourage Croon ‘Hallelujah’
In the SNL season finale, the marvelous Kate McKinnon, as Kellyanne Conway, is the first to join Alec Baldwin’s crooning of “Hallelujah,” followed by Mike Pence (Beck Bennett), with a Russian flag on his lapel, the Trump boys (Mikey Day and Alex Moffat), Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Aidy Bryant), Melania (Cecily Strong), and Ivanka (in a special Scarlett Johansson cameo).
#EndorseThis: SNL Cold Open With Lovebirds Joe And Mika (And ‘John Miller’)
In this SNL sketch’s highlight, the Morning Joe duo field a phone call from “John Miller,” a fake identity formerly used by Donald Trump to place gossip items about his own sexual prowess and other fake news, voiced by the great Alec Baldwin.
A ‘Spicy’ Memoir: How To Lie With A Straight Face
Imagine if Sean Spicer wrote a memoir about his time as press secretary? Oh, the tales he could tell from inside the White House. In only three weeks, he has certainly compiled enough shocking “insider” material for a surefire bestseller.
Trump’s TV Star Fades: He’s No Longer A Ratings Magnet
President Trump, who spent 2016 chronically boasting about his ability to spike TV news ratings, clearly falls short of the ratings successes Obama posted early in his presidency. As the least popular new president in modern American history, Trump seems to having trouble connecting with the masses.
Melissa McCarthy Returns To SNL As ‘Spicy,’ Plus McKinnon As Sessions (And Baldwin Hosts!)
The February 12 edition marked Alec Baldwin’s record-breaking 17th appearance as SNL guest host. The actor showed up for the monologue as himself, although his Emmy-worthy portrayal of Trump does grace a later sketch, as the president attempts to defend his travel ban on The People’s Court (with a cameo by Beck Bennett as his “character witness” Putin).
It is frankly hard to get enough of Melissa McCarthy’s “Spicy,” the press secretary who performs a manic review of week three’s unfolding troubles, from the travel ban imposed on seven Muslim majority countries to Nordstrom’s rejection of the Ivanka fashion line.
Trumped Up: The First Seven Days In Trumplandia
Authoritarians love walls. That will be his scrawl across America. It will make an enemy of our neighbor, Mexico, but who cares? That may be his foreign policy in a nutshell. We’re living in Donald Trump’s reality now, and the “truth” is what Trump says it is.
#EndorseThis: A Friendly Message From Putin In SNL Cold Open
“Relax, I got this,” smirks Vladimir Putin in SNL’s cold open, directly addressing the troubled American majority. “Putti is going to make everything OK. I promise that we will take care of America. It’s the most expensive thing we ever bought.”
Missed Last Night’s SNL? You’re In For A Stream Of Comedy Gold
Following his promises of “golden opportunities,” Alec Baldwin quickly moved on to reprise Trump’s press conference tantrums over Obamacare and CNN, as well as his ludicrous scheme to hand control of his business affairs over to his sons, “Beavis and Butthead.”
19 Things Trump Would Rather Do Than Attend Intelligence Briefings
A comprehensive list of the things that President-elect Donald Trump would rather do than attend the daily top-secret intelligence briefings.
15 Things Trump Apparently Does—And Does Not—Have Time For
Donald Trump has plenty of time to meet with Kanye West, tweet about SNL, go on a victory tour, and produce the “Celebrity Apprentice.” He does not have time to attend intelligence briefings, release his taxes, or hold press conferences.
SNL Cold Open: The Perfect Choice For Trump DEA Chief
Onto the SNL set strides the “high school science teacher from New Mexico,” promoted by adviser Steve Bannon, who will serve as Trump’s new chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration: Walter White, meth-brewing anti-hero.
Fake News Will Have Real Consequences
The right wing has led us so far down the rabbit hole of its alt-right alt-reality that we now face the very real prospect of military and policy choices hinged on things “people are saying” or tweets from those who are “too busy” to check facts.
SNL: When Baldwin’s Trump Asks Who Loves His Cabinet, Answer Deflates Him
Last night on SNL, “Trump” greeted “Kellyanne” in his New Jersey golf club office by asking whether the country “loves” his appointments so far.