'SNL' satirizes Jim Jordan's losing bid for Speaker

Saturday Night Live began last night by satirizing Jim Jordan's 'Groundhog Day' of losing votes in Jim Jordan Cold Open - SNL.

Jim Jordan (Mikey Day) hears from George Santos (Bowen Yang), Lauren Boebert (Chloe Fineman) and Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) after losing the House Speaker vote again.

Yay, a good political skit. That's what I've been waiting for since April 8th, when James Austin Johnson's 'Trump' hijacked the Last Supper on 'SNL' for Easter. Pete Davidson's cold open last week was moving and the right thing to do, but it wasn't it.

Jordan's woes continued to be the topic in the opening segment of Weekend Update: Jim Jordan Dropped as Speaker Nominee, Trump Gag Order - SNL.

Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Netflix planning to open brick and mortar stores and Ron DeSantis spending $1.5 million on private jets.

As I wrote last week, "Weekend Update...opened with jokes about the reactions to the crisis, not the conflict itself. Those are worth ridiculing." This includes President Biden telling Israel's adveraries "don't." I just hope it's more effective than telling his dogs not to bite Secret Service agents.

Colin Jost and Michael Che also examined Trump's gag order. I admit to being pleased that the former guy found it frustrating. As far as I'm concerned, that's the point.

I haven't mentioned Ron DeSantis this month, so good for SNL bringing him up. He deserves this kind of attention. As for Netflix planning on opening brick-and-mortar stores, I found that a surprising combination of the Retail Apocalypse and entertainment, to say nothing of it being a questionable business decision. That reminds me that I've embedded videos mentioning Blockbuster Video in Ten of the companies that went out of business this decade and 9,300+ stores closed this year, two tales of the Retail Apocalypse and WatchMojo's 'Top 20 Stores That Don't Exist Anymore' for Throwback Thursday, tales of the Retail Apocalypse, I've never written a post highlighting the company's rise and fall by itself. I'll keep that in mind.

Follow over the jump for the rest of last night's highlights.

Weekend Update continued with Jada Pinkett Smith on Her Marriage to Will Smith, making today's post a true Sunday entertainment feature.

Jada Pinkett Smith (Ego Nwodim) stops by Weekend Update to discuss her book, Worthy, and marriage to Will Smith.

This isn't the first time SNL converted "the slap" into comedy. I embedded Jerrod Carmichael playing an Oscars seat filler during that event in 'Saturday Night Live' earned ten Emmy nominations plus looks back at the 2021-2022 season. I found it as horrifying as it was hilarious. Time has made SNL's takes on the incident to be more hilarious than horrifying over time, including this bit.

Weekend Update concluded with Man Punches Kangaroo, Woman Ditched After Ordering 48 Oysters on Date.

Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like a woman raising awareness about her water allergy and a three-year-old becoming the youngest person to visit every National park.

As a former National Park Ranger, I approve of this achievement, although I wonder if the girl will remember any of her visits without her parents reminding her. Here's to hoping she returns to the parks when she grows old enough to recall her trips on her own.

Speaking of return trips, I'm concluding with The Age of Discovery, which connects back to Bowen Yang playing Christopher Columbus last week.

Explorers (Mikey Day, Fred Armisen) show the king (Bad Bunny) and prince (Marcello Hernández) the riches from their voyage.

Being entirely in Spanish with English subtitles made this sketch even more hilarious. As for the advice to "go around," that's what the Portuguese did to reach China, except they went around Africa, not the Americas.

That takes care of last night's highlights. SNL will return on October 28th for a Halloween episode with Nate Bargatze hosting. I'm looking forward to it, as last year's Halloween episode spawned two posts. I should be so lucky this year. In the meantime, stay tuned for National TV Talk Show Host Day tomorrow unless I feel like starting spooky season early with National Horror Movie Day instead. Boo!