'Mayor Pete' Makes His First Appearance On SNL

Kate McKinnon, Paul Rudd and Beck Bennett on SNL

"I’m just a Harvard-educated, multilingual, war veteran, Rhodes scholar. I’m just like you.”

In what is demonstrably a show of his impact so far on the presidential race, Democratic hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg, played by Saturday Night Live host Paul Rudd, made his first SNL appearance on last night’s season finale, as a guest on The View.

Leslie Jones's Whoopi Goldberg welcomes Mayor Pete saying, “I heard when you grow up, you want to be president."

“Well, I am grown up,” Mayor Pete tells the gaggle of daily talkers. “I may only be 37 years old, but I do feel like I represent everyday Americans. I’m just a Harvard-educated, multilingual, war veteran, Rhodes scholar. I’m just like you.”

Asked about being the first openly gay man who's a serious contender for the White House, Pete responds, “I do want to say that I wouldn’t be running for president if I didn’t believe America was ready to accept not only a gay man but a boring gay man in the public eye.”

Before the sketch draws to a close, Beck Bennett offers his take as Chasten Buttigieg, our first possible First Gentleman: “Wow, this is all so new to me,” he says. “Usually I’m just home with the dogs.”

But in the end, the ladies all seem to have eyes for only one presidential candidate, leaving the Buttigieg men a little confounded.

Watch below.

SNL: Emma Stone Is Desperately Seeking 'Deidre'

Emma Stone is desperately seeking 'Deidre'

On Saturday Night Live last night, Emma Stone played an actress who takes her small part in a gay porn film way too seriously.

At one point, trying to flesh out the one-line role, she ad-libs a bit much to the director's chagrin.

Director: "Uh, just say what's in the script."

Stone: "I was just trying to access 'Deidre.'

Director: "There's nothing to her. People are just going to scroll past so they can get off. She has no past, no future. She exists only to be cheated on."

And yet, Stone continues to explore and delve into every small bit of 'Deidre' she can find.

If you've ever acted, you've probably met a version of Stone's character. Watch below.

SNL: Mueller, Barr & Trump 'Interpret' Special Counsel Report

Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin, Aidy Bryant

Robert De Niro returned to SNL in his recurring role as special Counsel Robert Mueller for the show's cold open last night.

In the skit, Mueller - along with Attorney General William Barr (Aidy Bryant) and Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) - played out their separate roles in the release of the report from the Special Counsel.

From the New York Times:

Each performer offered an introduction at the start of the sketch. De Niro said, “Dear Attorney General Barr, officials from the Justice Department and esteemed members of Congress.”

Bryant said, “Hey, guys, William Barr here. You might want to sit down for this one.”

And Baldwin said, “Guess what? Guess what? Guess what? Daddy is about to freak.”

De Niro: “I am submitting these 380 pages.”

Bryant: “I am writing almost four pages.”

Baldwin: “I am reading zero pages, but Sean Hannity has read it and he was so excited that he texted me an eggplant.”

De Niro: “On the charge of obstruction of justice, we have not drawn a definitive conclusion.”

Bryant: “But I have, and my conclusion is: Trump’s clean as a whistle.”

Baldwin: “Free at last, free at last.”

Watch below.

SNL Cold Open Spoofs R. Kelly's Wild Interview

Kenan Thompson as R. Kelly in SNL's cold open

SNL's cold open last night took on the now-infamous R. Kelly interview with CBS' Gayle King.

Kenan Thompson portrays the singer, and Leslie Jones offers up her take on the cool-as-cucumber CBS This Morning co-host.

I think this is one of the best skits I've ever seen Thompson do. Not only does he capture the illogical freneticism of Kelly, but the writing is totally on point.

I don't want to spoil anything, so just hit play below. Very funny stuff.

Don Cheadle's SNL Fashion Statements Support Trans Kids & Shades Trump

While hosting SNL last night, actor Don Cheadle made some thoughtful statements with his fashion choices.

First, as he introduced musical guest Gary Clark Jr., Cheadle made a silent statement of support for transgender youth by wearing a T-shirt that said, “Protect Trans Kids.”

Thank you Don Cheadle for using your platform to help save lives. 🏳️‍🌈❤️#ProtectTransKids #SNL pic.twitter.com/XOGsr44h6N

— Q. Allan Brocka (@allanbrocka) February 17, 2019

Oh my god, don cheadle wearing the t shirt, I want to cry!! What a beautiful man 💜

— Roxanna Nic Liam (@RoxyNL) February 17, 2019

Don Cheadle is unmatched

— yung row (@rowvnne_) February 17, 2019

Wow. Thank you @DonCheadle for using this opportunity to stand up for trans kids. True ally. https://t.co/QwSgeU2BwO

— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) February 17, 2019

Don Cheadle on Saturday Night Live.
One of the good guys.#ProtectTransKids pic.twitter.com/ZKviMarS4v

— Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) February 17, 2019

And at the end of the show, Cheadle donned a Soviet Union hockey jersey, emblazoned with the name Trump on the back along with the number 45, signifying Donald Trump being the 45th president of the U.S.

Don Cheadle wore a Soviet Union hockey jersey with “Trump” and “45” on the back at the end of SNL after hosting. Shade level: Masterful pic.twitter.com/hrDjPRulXy

— Adam Best (@adamcbest) February 17, 2019

SNL Spoofs Trump's "Emergency" Announcement, Trump Calls For 'Retribution'

SNL was not about to pass up the chance to address Donald Trump's "national emergency" announcement this week.

Alec Baldwin's "Trump" begins with a little boasting by sharing his recent physical results: “I’m still standing six foot seven 185 pounds shredded.”

Then, he moves on to announce the "national emergency" speaking in an oddly broken pattern: “We need wall because wall works. Wall make safe. You don’t have to be smart to understand that. In fact, it’s even easier if you’re not.”

Trump takes a question from a reporter from Playboy (“Sweet, sweet, sweet many nights in the grotto right?”), but threatens the journalist before he can even ask a question:

“Sit down or I’m switching back to Hustler.”

Changing the subject, Trump introduces his newly-sworn Attorney General William Barr saying, "Congratulations, this guy is going to do such a great job! But still, he's working for me, so I give him three months tops, ok? Dead man walking!"

The Trumpster didn't care for the skit so much, tweeting his outrage saying SNL is "the real Collusion" and called for "retribution" against the show.

Nothing funny about tired Saturday Night Live on Fake News NBC! Question is, how do the Networks get away with these total Republican hit jobs without retribution? Likewise for many other shows? Very unfair and should be looked into. This is the real Collusion!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2019

Trump asks a good question: How do television networks get away with criticizing the president without “retribution”?

The answer is the 1st Amendment. It’s part of the Constitution. https://t.co/PjONzNIsTz

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 17, 2019

Dear @realDonaldTrump: One thing that makes America great is that the people can laugh at you without retribution. The First Amendment allows Saturday Night Live to make fun of you again, and again, and again. @nbcsnl

You should read the Constitution, or get briefed on it. https://t.co/4QxoMrLcmI

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 17, 2019

SNL Cold Open: Steve Martin Guests As Newly-Indicted Roger Stone

SNL's cold open recapped the week's biggest political stories including Donald Trump's failure to get even one dollar for his beloved border wall before ending the longest government shutdown in history.

From the YouTube description: Tucker Carlson (Alex Moffat), Jeannine Pirro (Cecily Strong), Ann Coulter (Heidi Gardner), Wilbur Ross (Kate McKinnon) talk about the government shutdown and Roger Stone (Steve Martin) stops by to talk about his arrest.

Riffing on his recent gaffe wondering why furloughed government workers were struggling to make ends meet during the shutdown, McKinnon's Ross says, “I simply meant that there are other ways of getting money - like, they could have liquidated some of their stocks or sold one of their paintings.”

“Even if they sold a lesser Picasso, that’s still going to get you through a week or two of yacht maintenance,” McKinnon as Ross said. “We all have to make sacrifices in times of hardship. For example, instead of going out to dinner you could open a restaurant in your house, or, for a period of time, you could have your horses attend public school.”

And Martin was spot on as Roger Stone mocking the political operative for being a “broke… feeble old man” who is drowning in legal fees and can’t get anyone to buy his books (“because they’re bad!”).

“Just tell people how they can donate money to help you,” Carlson says.

“I set up a donation pageant based on a phrase people have been yelling at me: ‘Hey, Roger, go fund yourself!’” says Martin's Stone.

Watch the clip below.

SNL Cold Open Offers "A Wonderful Life" Where Trump Was Never President

SNL’s holiday show cold open threw a new spin on the Christmas classic, It’s A Wonderful Life, where Donald Trump wishes for a world where he was not elected president.

The skit features celebrity cameos by Ben Stiller (Michael Cohen), Robert De Niro (Robert Mueller), and host Matt Damon (Brett Kavanaugh).

Entering a holiday party, Trump looks around the room noting the mood of the party goers: “Everyone looks so different. What are those things on their faces?”

Kenan Thompson’s 'Clarence the Guardian Angel' replies, “Those are called smiles.”

When Trump asks if 'they ever found' Hillary Clinton’s emails, Clarence shares, “They did - they were all Bed, Bath & Beyond coupons.”

In this new world, Mike Pence is a gay DJ (“It’s so great to be myself”).

And Melania Trump, no longer married to the Donald, doesn’t have an accent anymore. “After our divorce, I lost it. They said being around you was hurting my language skills.”

The sketch appears to have triggered the Trumpster:

A REAL scandal is the one sided coverage, hour by hour, of networks like NBC & Democrat spin machines like Saturday Night Live. It is all nothing less than unfair news coverage and Dem commercials. Should be tested in courts, can’t be legal? Only defame & belittle! Collusion?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2018

SNL Cold Open: Alec Baldwin's 'Donald Trump' Worries About Mueller Probe

'Donald Trump' and company sing "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" on SNL

Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) gets an update about the Robert Mueller probe from Rudy Giuliani (Kate McKinnon) and Michael Cohen (Ben Stiller) after being comforted by First Lady Melania Trump (Cecily Strong).

Baldwin’s Trump: “I’m sad you’re going to prison, Michael. You were like a son to me.”

Stiller’s Cohen: “Then why’d you make me do so much illegal stuff?”

“Because you were like a son to me,” says Baldwin’s Trump.

Plus, he confronts Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) about his handshake with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (Fred Armisen) at the G20 Summit in Argentina.

“Don't cry for me Argentina, the truth is I'm very guilty. Some little no-nos and maybe treason. But I kept my promise. Oops, no, I didn't," sings the Trumpeter at the end of the skit.

SNL Says 'Goodbye' To Attorney General Jeff Sessions

With the news that Donald Trump fired his Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, one day after the midterm elections, how could SNL not say goodbye to their "Jeff Sessions" played by Kate McKinnon?

It's time to pack up and get out, "Jeff," but before you do some folks want to come say good-bye including Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Aidy Bryant), Mike Pence (Beck Bennett), Eric Trump (Alex Moffat), Donald Trump Jr. (Mikey Day) and Robert Mueller (Robert De Niro).

As Sessions wonders what else he could have done to please his boss (“I don’t understand what I did wrong? I put kids in cages. I said no to gays? What more did you want?”), Bennet’s Pence finds his mind wandering: “I’m sorry, I heard the words ‘gays in cages’ and I went somewhere crazy.”

And the Trump boys, Junior and Eric, check in with Sessions to see if they are going to get "some penis" (or subpoenas, but, whatever).

And then Mueller is the final goodbye, but at least he brings a going away present.

Watch below.

SNL: The Only Sleep Aid Strong Enough For Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Andy Bryant as "Sarah Huckabee Sanders"

I meant to post this spoof ad from this weekend's Saturday Night Live yesterday.

The folks at SNL have been wondering how White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders manages to sleep at night after sharing lie after lie in defense of Donald Trump.

The answer, it seems, is “HuckaPM,” an over the counter sleep-aid that contains "Melatonin, Extra Strength Quaaludes, and what Michael Jackson’s doctor called 'One and Dones.'"

Props to Aidy Bryant for her excellent physical comedy here.

SNL Cold Open: Kanye West Visits The Oval Office

Last night's cold open on SNL took on the wild and wacky rollercoaster that was Kanye West visiting the Oval Office this week.

“So in conclusion, 13th Amendment, Chi-Raq, trap doors lead to the Unabomber, male energy, Trump is my dad, Hillary’s a woman and the media needs to start making this President look good,” concludes Chris Redd's 'Kanye.'

“I love you Kanye,” Alec Baldwin’s Trump chimed in. “We have a lot more in common than people know. We’re both geniuses, we’re both married to beautiful women and we both definitely have been recorded saying the ‘n-word.'”

Kinda hard to put the skit into words as it pretty much captures the off event.

Over 3 million views in 12 hours. Watch below.

SNL Cold Open: Matt Damon's Delivers Epic Take On Brett Kavanaugh

Epic cold open on SNL last night as Oscar winner Matt Damon delivered a spot on Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Asking the questions were Senators Chuck Grassley (Alex Moffat), Dianne Feinstein (Cecily Strong), Amy Klobuchar (Rachel Dratch), Thom Tillis (Mikey Day), Cory Booker (Chris Redd), John Kennedy (Kyle Mooney), Sheldon Whitehouse (Pete Davidson), Lindsey Graham (Kate McKinnon) and prosecutor Rachel Mitchell (Aidy Bryant).

So many great lines here, I don't want to say too much. But you will definitely find a lot to laugh at here.

Damon is on fire right out of the gate with his opening statement.

“Let me tell you this,” he said. “I’m going to start at an 11. I’m going to take it to about a 15 real quick. First of all I showed this speech to almost no one — not my family, not my friends. … This is my speech. There are others like it, but this is mine. I wrote it myself last night while screaming into an empty bag of Doritos.”

Former SNL-er Rachel Dratch was dead on as Klobuchar inquiring about Kavanaugh's drinking habits in school.

Asked if he drank too much, Damon’s Kavanaugh replied: “Look, I like beer. O.K.? I like beer. Boys like beer. Girls like beer. I like beer. I like beer.”

Dratch pressed on, asking, “Did you ever drink too many beers?”

And in total prep school perfection, Damon's Kavanaugh replied, “You mean was I cool? Yeah.”

And then there was Kate McKinnon's take on Sen. Lindsey Graham's now-infamous tirade. “I know I’m supposed to shut up because I’m a single white male, 5’10” uncut. But I will not shut up because this is a bunch of crap,” he said.

Over 3 million views in less than 12 hours. Watch below. Good times.

Video: Stormy Daniels On SNL Cold Open

So, Saturday Night Live went THERE tonight with the one and only Stormy Daniels making a guest appearance in the cold open opposite Alec Baldwin's "Donald Trump."

From NBC: "With the FBI listening in, Michael Cohen (Ben Stiller) fields calls from an all-star roster of Trump characters including Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin), Rudy Giuliani (Kate McKinnon), Melania Trump (Cecily Strong), Ivanka Trump (Scarlett Johansson) and Jared Kushner (Jimmy Fallon) and the real Stormy Daniels."

Stormy:"A storm's a comin', baby!"

Donald: "I've never been so scared and so horny at the same time!"

Just delicious.

#GodBlessAmerica #MAGA

Here's Stormy's clip:

This actually just happened: The real Stormy Daniels showed up in the @NBCSNL cold open pic.twitter.com/cbpPcfi3Rg

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) May 6, 2018

Here's the full cold open:

SNL Cold Open: Robert De Niro's "Mueller" Gives Ben Stiller's "Cohen" A Lie Detector Test

Robert De Niro as "Robert Mueller" and Ben Stiller as "Michael Cohen"

Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller reprised their "Meet The Parents" roles for this week’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open, with De Niro playing Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Stiller playing Trump attorney Michael Cohen.

In a throwback to the movie's lie detector test scene, with Mueller interrogates Cohen about his work for the President.

The skit even included lines pulled straight from the film.

Stiller: “You can milk anything with nipples.”

De Niro: “Really? I have nipples. Can you milk me, Mr. Cohen?”

When Cohen accuses Mueller of bias, Mueller denies the allegation noting that his team uses codenames for the President and his family to prevent personal opinions from coloring the work of his team.

Trump’s codename is “Stormy’s little bitch,” Ivanka Trump is “Girlfriend,” and Erik and Donald Jr. are “Two Fredos.” Cohen is tagged “Dead Man Walking.”

Says De Niro's Mueller, "Now you listen to me, you little weasel, I don't know what rights you think you have but you broke the law and now we're gonna catch all you little Fokkers."

Watch below.

SNL's Trump: "I. Do. Not. Care. About. Any. Of. You."

For last night's cold open on Saturday Night Live, President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) holds a press conference with the leaders of the Baltic states (Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Heidi Gardner).

Brash and unfiltered, "Trump" reveled in his newly invigorated freedom to speak his mind.

Along the way, he ignores memos from staff to not congratulate Vladimir Putin for his "very transparent" reelection in Russia, and even ignores the voices in his head to not mock McKinnon's hair.

When asked by the press if his tariffs could ruin the U.S. economy and immigration policy tarnishing our standing in the world, Baldwin's response is refreshingly candid:

"I. Do. Not. Care. About. America. This whole presidency is a four-year cash grab. And that will probably get me four more years."

Funny in its outrageousness, and probably a lot closer to the truth than most would like to admit.

Watch below.

SNL: Kate McKinnon Kills With Spot-On "Betsy DeVos"

Is there anything Kate McKinnon can't do?

I guess it was just a matter of time before McKinnon turned her talents on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and after DeVos' disastrous 60 Minutes interview the time was sure right.

Trying to explain her public embarrassments, McKinnon's "DeVos" shared that she does indeed have innovative ideas that are based on state-by-state needs such as schools for bears in Wyoming, and that “in North Carolina, stop being trans, and that’s what’s best for them.”

She also seems to know why the 60 Minutes interview veered off-course: “I think it’s because I do not do a good job, and I can’t, because I don’t know how.”

SNL Cold Open Skewers Recent White House Firings With Hysterical Results

Last night's cold open on SNL killed at the sketch show took on the recent firings at the White House.

Anderson Cooper (Alex Moffat) handled interview duties with Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon), Rex Tillerson (John Goodman), Michael Wolff (Fred Armisen) and Anthony Scaramucci (Bill Hader).

Absolute home-run was Goodman's "Rex Tillerson" who slowly devolves before our very eyes in the aftermath of being terminated by the Trumpster.

“It’s just crazy how one day you’re the CEO of Exxon—a 50 billion dollar company—and the next day, you get fired by a man who used to sell steaks in the mail."

Goodman skillfully takes it further from there. Definitely hit the play button below.

SNL's Trump On Hope Hicks' Departure: "I Hate Seeing Her Go, But I Love Watching Her Walk Away"

After weeks of hiatus, Alec Baldwin’s "Donald Trump" handled SNL's cold open last night like a boss by convening a bipartisan meeting on gun control which included Beck Bennett’s "Mike Pence" and Cecily Strong’s "Dianne Feinstein."

But the segment was non-stop Baldwin as he skewered the current commander in chief.

Baldwin's "Trump" began by addressing gun control: “It’s clear something has to change. We have to take a hard look at mental health, which I have so much of. I have one of the healthiest mental. My mentals are so high, but we have to respect the law. Believe me, no one love the Second Amendment and due process more than me, but maybe we just take everyone’s guns.”

On the announced departure of close adviser Hope Hicks: “She’s like a daughter to me. So smart, so hot. You know, I hate seeing her go but I love watching her walk away. Boom bada boom...”

On Trump's unique governing style: “I said I was going to run this country like a business. That business is a Waffle House at 2AM. Crazies everywhere, staff walking out in the middle of their shift, managers taking money out of the cash register to pay off the Russian mob.”

And to wrap things up, Kate McKinnon’s Jeff Sessions stands up on his own "hind legs" to let the Trumpster know he's not going anywhere: "I'm like skunk stink on a bird dog. I linger."

Strong material. Watch below.

Baldwin was perhaps keeping a promise he made this week as he traded barbs with Trump via Twitter.

Although Trump attacked Baldwin and his "dying mediocre career," it was Baldwin who delivered the coup de grâce: "Agony though it may be, I’d like to hang in there for the impeachment hearings, the resignation speech, the farewell helicopter ride to Mara-A-Lago. You know. The Good Stuff. That we’ve all been waiting for."

Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony. Alec, it was agony for those who were forced to watch. Bring back Darrell Hammond, funnier and a far greater talent!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2018

Agony though it may be, I’d like to hang in there for the impeachment hearings, the resignation speech, the farewell helicopter ride to Mara-A-Lago. You know. The Good Stuff. That we’ve all been waiting for.

— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) March 2, 2018

Sam Rockwell Kills In SNL "Gay Porn" Sketch

It was a two-fer for me this weekend as actor Sam Rockwell hosted last night's edition of Saturday Night Live, and the musical guest was openly bisexual Halsey - both favorites of mine.

Rockwell is usually known for his edgy, dark roles in movies like the currently HAF feature film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri for which he won the Golden Globe last weekend.

But last night we got a look at his comedic chops, and Sam was right on point.

Check this sketch where Sam plays a dad who meets his gay son's boyfriend, Marco. Sam just can't shake the feeling his "knows" Marco.

And then it comes to him :)

Watch below.