Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update” co-hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost had a lot of material to play with after Donald Trump’s first week again within the Oval Office.
Jost kicked issues off, lobbing a jab at Trump for not placing his hand on the swearing-in Bible, the identical one which was used throughout Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration.
“I wish those two could talk to each other: Lincoln could teach Trump a lot about the importance of preserving our union, and Trump could teach Lincoln how to turn your head at the exact right moment,” he mentioned.
Speaking on Trump’s instant pardon of the Jan. 6 rioters, Che quipped: “President Trump defended his pardon of the January 6 attackers, saying that these are just people who love their country; you know, like how O.J. [Simpson] loved Nicole.”
He continued, referencing Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s Nazi-like salute following the inauguration, which Musk has since joked about and which Germans have since decried: “Elon Musk was criticized for his speech at a rally after the inauguration in which he appears to give the Nazi salute. But c’mon, Elon Musk isn’t a Nazi; the Nazis made good vehicles.”
Responding to the leisure information headlines of the week, Che additionally commented on the Academy Award nominations announcement, made partially by colleague Bowen Yang (together with Rachel Sennott): “The Oscar nominations were announced with the musical Emilia Pérez leading the pack with 13 … total viewers.”
Meanwhile, Jost cautioned viewers about repeating a sure sort of habits on his personal sport present Pop Culture Jeopardy! “During an episode of Wheel of Fortune this week, a contestant who had just won $40,000 accidentally tackled host Ryan Seacrest. Well I dare you to try on Pop Culture Jeopardy!” he mentioned whereas wielding a prop gun and sending each himself and Che right into a match of giggles.
Elsewhere on the phase, Ego Nwodim appeared as Giselle, a “concerned businesswoman” who voted for Trump and cautioned all Black girls to safe wigs earlier than Trump launched a commerce struggle.
“Black women … it is time to act, and buy all the hair and extensions you need before those tariffs kick in. You heard me. We not getting no more Malaysian hair, no Peruvian hair, Indian or Brazilian. We not even gonna be getting no Irish. We about to be in a pickle, a bald-headed pickle,” she urged.
Andrew Dismukes additionally appeared alongside his “puppet dad,” who christened Dismukes the “17th most famous” forged member on SNL and Jost because the “16th most famous.”
See all of the bits beneath: