Saturday Night time Reside‘s “Weekend Replace” hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che had a blast selecting aside Donald Trump‘s cupboard picks, with a particular look by Bowen Yang cosplaying as Joe Unique (of Netflix’s Tiger King fame).
“On Wednesday, Trump nominated Matt Gaetz for lawyer common, and Gaetz mentioned the identical factor he does when he sees a teenage woman: I’ll do it,” Jost joked, to preliminary gasps after which claps. He added that Gaetz was picked “after Trump remembered his authentic choose was discovered lifeless in a jail cell,” alongside an image of Jeffrey Epstein.
Subsequent, Che skewered Elon Musk’s new Division of Authorities Effectivity, which posted a job itemizing calling for candidates “keen to work 80+ hours per week for no cash, however you’ll be able to’t be shocked that the white African man’s first concept is slavery.”
In fact, “Weekend Replace” can be remiss to not point out Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his mind worms: “Kennedy, whose pores and skin is all the time cooked to an ideal medium uncommon, will lead the Division of Well being and Human Companies, and I do know he doesn’t have a variety of expertise, however I say we must always give him a shot,” Jost mentioned, accompanied by a photograph of a syringe.
Additionally talked about was a throwaway joke concerning the Tyson-Paul combat livestreamed on Netflix the evening prior: “Final evening, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson teamed as much as defeat everybody watching.”
At this level, Yang’s Unique was summoned to touch upon his penning a letter asking Trump for a pardon from jail (his third time asking, and second try directed at Trump) — in addition to his request for a cupboard place.
“All I did is was look after my cats, make like to my two straight husbands and attempt to kill Carole Baskin a number of instances,” Yang’s Unique pleaded. “I used to be framed by PETA. You recognize, I’ve gotten to know PETA very nicely these previous few years, Che. I assume you possibly can say I’m a PETA-phile.”
At this level, Unique was interrupted by a stuffed tiger paw which saved leaping out from off-camera to terrorize him all through his bit.
“I’ve the proper expertise to be the director of Fish and Wildlife,” the comic joked. “Che, you ever been in a Lifetime of Pi state of affairs? It’s the place you’re caught on a ship with a tiger and your Indian boyfriend.”
When questioned why he would need to be part of Trump’s cupboard, on condition that he briefly ran for president as a Democrat earlier this yr, he answered, “Like my mullet, my politics are nation over get together.”
Capping off “Weekend Replace” was Sarah Sherman in a full mascot as Mr. Peanut’s widow Hazel, at instances squirling, mourning and flirting with Jost.
This system wasn’t the one Saturday Night time Reside sketch to deal with Trump’s lackluster cupboard picks, together with one from earlier within the evening with host and musical visitor Charli XCX that made enjoyable of Joe Rogan’s podcast.
