Sunday, May 3, 2026

'SNL' opens with a Hegseth-Patel press briefing about Iran war and FBI

I told my readers to stay tuned for highlights of last night's Saturday Night Live as today's Sunday entertainment feature. As I wrote in March, "SNL has lots of news to laugh at so we and they don't cry..." I begin, like the show, with Hegseth and Patel Iran Press Briefing Cold Open.

Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) and Kash Patel (Aziz Ansari) answer reporters' questions about the war in Iran.
Colin Jost's Pete Hegseth bullying the press reminds me of Biff Tannen. Coincidentally, older alternative universe Tannen from Back to the Future Part II is based on Donald Trump. No wonder the two of them get along! Also, Aziz Ansari's performance made me glad I already had a Kash Patel label. If I didn't, I'd have had to create it!

Weekend Update: White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, Hegseth Says Iran War Costs Reach $25B picked up where the cold open left off.

Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like King Charles meeting New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.
I now have Spirit Airlines going bankrupt, again, and shutting down operations on my to-do list. On the other hand, I've already covered the royal visit. I just wish people would stop picking on Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, who was born only a few miles from where I grew up and is my favorite royal. On the other hand, keep picking on the Andrew formerly known as Prince. He deserves it.

Mentioning the opening weekend box office for Michael already earned this entry its status as the Sunday entertainment feature. Good thing, too, as Weekend Update: Sex Offender Named "Cookie Monster" Arrested, Coors Releases Non-Alcoholic Beer had more technology and crime than entertainment.

Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like a woman damaging a statue in Italy while trying to touch its genitals.
On the other hand, Weekend Update: Kam Patterson on Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson's Breakup used a juicy gossip story involving both entertainment and sports as a MacGuffin.

Kam Patterson stops by Weekend Update to discuss Megan Thee Stallion breaking up with Klay Thompson.
*SNORK!*

Olivia Rodrigo did double duty as host and musical guest, so I'm closing the portion above the fold with her monologue.

First-time host Olivia Rodrigo talks about getting her start as a child actor before performing a new song about a big event in her adult life.
That's quite the comment on Real ID, which makes me glad I didn't have that much trouble getting mine.

Follow over the jump for the top posts about SNL during the 15th year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News.


Normal social media promotion plus web search contributed to 'Saturday Night Live' earned seven Emmy nominations for its 50th season from August 21, 2025 earning 263 default and 293 raw page views by August 31st, ranking ninth for the month by the former, sixth among entries posted during August, and eighth overall. Heavy web traffic during September added more, resulting in the entry ending the 15th year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News with 620 raw page views, placing it 35th among entries posting during the blogging year and 50th overall.


Normal social media promotion plus web search search contributed to 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special' leads nominees for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) at the Emmys from August 24, 2025 earning 141 default and 156 raw page views, ranking 17th by the former, 15th among entries posted during August 2025, and 19th overall during the month. Heavy web traffic during September added more, resulting in the entry ending the 15th year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News with 472 raw page views, tying for 49th among entries posted during the blogging year and 70th overall.


I shared 'SNL' mocks Trump's executive orders during his second first 100 days from May 4, 2025 at the Citizen Connect/Coffee Party USA Facebook page, helping it earn 277 default and 321 raw page views, ranking it second among entries posted during May 2025 and third overall by both measures for the month. It ended the 2026-2026 blogging year with 323 default and 419 raw page views, placing 16th by the former, 59 among entries posted last year and 88th overall.


'SNL' addresses attack on Iran in cold open and Weekend Update earned 408 views (most for month and year) on Twitter/X.


'SNL' mocks the NYC Mayoral Debate in its cold open earned 347 views (most for month and second most for year Twitter/X).


'SNL' mocks Hegseth addressing generals and government shutdown upon its return earned 34 views, 27 viewers/reach, 1 interaction, a reaction, and 4 link clicks (second most for year on Facebook).


'SNL' laughs at Trump's tariffs and stock market crash had the most likes on Instagram during April 2025 with five (tied most for the year and month) on 11 views.

That's a wrap for today's look back at the top posts about SNL. Stay tuned for Star Wars Day. May The Fourth be with you!

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