Weekend Update host Colin Jost made the quip throughout the season 50 premiere of ‘SNL’ on Sept. 28
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Colin Jost (L) and Hoda Kotb (R).
Saturday Night Live kicked off season 50 with a bang!
During the late-night comedy sketch sequence’ premiere on Sept. 28, which was hosted by Jean Smart and noticed Jelly Roll carry out as the musical visitor, the Weekend Update phase addressed one in all the largest moments of the week in its sometimes tongue-in-cheek style.
The Sept. 26 announcement by Today present host Hoda Kotb — that she shall be bidding farewell to her anchoring duties after 17 years — bought a nod throughout the a part of the present hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che.
“Hoda Kotb announced that she will be leaving the Today show,” Jost, 42, started.
“Hoda says she will remember her time on the show fondly, and not at all,” he then joked, as a photograph of Kotb smiling whereas holding a glass of wine appeared on the display behind him.
“Hoda Kotb will be replaced by — oh no! — Matt Lauer-be,” Jost subsequent teased, as a picture of Lauer, 66, — who was fired from his function as host on the present in 2017 amid allegations about his conduct — appeared with Kotb’s hair photoshopped on him.
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Elsewhere in the present, the chilly open noticed Vice President Kamala Harris portrayed by Maya Rudolph, whereas Jim Gaffigan appeared as Harris’ operating mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Andy Samberg stepped into the function of Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff and Dana Carvey appeared as President Joe Biden. Meanwhile, former president Donald Trump was performed by James Austin Johnson, and his operating mate for the 2024 election, J.D. Vance, was portrayed by his fellow SNL solid member Bowen Yang.
As nicely as a slew of skits that includes Smart, the season premiere of SNL additionally featured a cameo from her Hacks costar Hannah Einbender, who, alongside Smart, launched musical visitor Jelly Roll for his first efficiency of the evening: the tune “Liar” from his forthcoming album, Beautifully Broken.
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SNL introduced the solid for its landmark season earlier this month.
Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline have been added to the sketch comedy present’s roster, whereas Punkie Johnson, Chloe Troast and Molly Kearney have all stepped away. Returning solid members Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker, in the meantime, have been promoted to the fundamental solid after two years every as featured gamers.
Che and Jost, alongside with Johnson, Yang, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman and Kenan Thompson spherical out the the rest of the solid.
Other hosts and musical company introduced to this point for SNL‘s season 50 embody Nate Bargatze with Coldplay, Ariana Grande with Stevie Nicks, Michael Keaton with Billie Eilish and John Mulaney with Chappell Roan.
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