President Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) shares his accomplishments for his first 100 days in office and signs new executive orders.SNL managed the difficult task of making satire more ridiculous than realty, but watching this skit reminded me that a lot of Trump's executive orders have implemented Project 2025. Also, "bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes" may seem silly — Columbus Day never ceased being a federal holiday — but I'm sure Donald "Hoover Cleveland" Trump is serious about reversing the trend to celebrate Indigenous People's Day instead. I'm sure he disliked it when Christopher Columbus was one of the targets in 2020, when I observed I haven't seen this many statues fall since the end of the Cold War.
James Austin Johnson's "Trump" told a Conclave joke. Johnson just threw away the line, but Weekend Update: Trump Shares AI Generated Image of Himself as Pope turned it into a top story.
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like Elon Musk stepping away from D.O.G.E.I second what Colin Jost said, from the AI image of Hoover Cleveland as the Pope being disrepectful to staying away from JD Vance, who still isn't as creepy as Stephen Miller.* The rest of the segment replayed the week's greatest hits with the exception of Mike Waltz being fired. As I observed in 'SNL' mocks the Signal group chat in its cold open and Weekend Update, "Where's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz? Didn't he start the group chat? I guess he's not known, disliked, or funny enough to be parodied in the skit." I guess we'll have to wait until Pete Hegseth loses his job.
Kanye West complaining about his dentist qualifies today's entry as the Sunday entertainment feature, but the lead story in Diddy’s Trial Kicks Off, US Navy Loses Fighter Jet cements it.
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like Uber offering free rides for teens to prom.So does the minting of Superman coins and medals, which has been in the works since last year. Hoover Cleveland deserves neither credit nor blame. That goes to Joe Biden.
The first interview returned to serious topics with Michael Longfellow on Real ID.
Michael Longfellow stops by Weekend Update to explain why he refuses to get a Real ID."What is wrong with you?" "How much time do you have?" "No more." Darn.
Weekend Update ended with Two Applebee's Barflies Darlene and Duke.
Two Applebee's Barflies, Darlene and Duke (Bowen Yang, Sarah Sherman), stop by Weekend Update to discuss the recent string of casual dining restaurants declaring bankruptcies.No, Applebee's itself isn't joining Hooters, Red Lobster, and TGI Fridays in bankruptcy, but at least two of its franchisees have and closed locations. The Retail Apocalypse, restaurant division, strikes again!
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I'm continuing the Retail Apocalypse theme by sharing Forever 31.
A clothing ad for a new fashion company called Forever 31.Forever 21 may soon be gone, along with Joann, but it's not yet forgotten!
Time to feature the week's host, Quinta Brunson Monologue!
Second-time host Quinta Brunson talks about how proud she is of being short before performing a song about how much she loves it.Not only did Brunson have a great time when she first hosted, she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. May she and the song writers receive nominations this July.
I close with another commercial parody, OnlySeniors.
An elderly couple (Kenan Thompson, Quinta Brunson) tells their children (Ego Nwodim, Devon Walker) about their new life insurance policy.As I last wrote in Trump mediates between Musk and Rubio in cold open plus Lady Gaga on 'SNL', the commercial parodies are among the best parts of SNL. When they're on, they're on, and this week's were on!
That's a wrap for this week's highlights. Stay tuned for Cinco de Mayo.
*The Daily Show has a video about Miller, which plays up how creepy he is, that I might share.
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