Posted on 09/29/2018 9:01:21 PM PDT by EdnaMode
After this week’s devastating hearings involving Christine Blassey Ford, who testified that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the 80s, we weren’t sure what SNL would roll out of the gate with.
Over the last few years, SNL has been an Emmy winning satire on the state of American politics, but sometimes laughter isn’t enough. When it calls for it, Saturday Night Live doesn’t hesitate to ditch the traditional cold open to address the issues of the week. When the Las Vegas shooting happened, the show opened with James Aldean performing a tribute. Following Donald Trump’s election, the show opened with Kate McKinnon — in character as Hillary Clinton — singing a song of mourning and hope to a country in pain.
As much as this week wasn’t something to laugh about, SNL tried its best to make sense of things. Matt Damon appeared as the latest big name celebrity to portray someone making headlines thanks to Trump’s America. He played Brett Kavanaugh, and did so with hilarity and biting wit from the writing team.
Michael Klinck @MichaelKlinck
Oh, hello Matt Damon #KavanaughHearings #SNL
Max Parker ✔ @GameGuyPGH
My god. SNL got Matt Damon to play Kavanaugh.
Among the highlights were Kavanaugh coming out yelling, saying he wouldn’t back off because he doesn’t understand the meaning of ‘no’ and digs at his endless mentions of beer. There were jokes about his virginity, the calendar he brought, and his yearbook. The thing about all of this is that it was funny, but it doesn’t change anything. The chances that Kavanaugh is getting confirmed remains pretty high and no amount of laughter is going to ease the pain of all the danger that could ensue.
If there was a highlight, it was Kate McKinnon — per usual — debuting her Lindsey Graham impression.
Frank Thorp V ✔ @frankthorp Meanwhile, Kate McKinnon is @LindseyGrahamSC on #SNL
Not even that, however, was enough to make us forget that right now most of the country is hurting worse than ever, and there’s a sense of hopelessness in the air. We typically rely on Saturday Night Live to throw the jabs we need to see but how can we laugh when things are even worse than they were when the show signed off over the summer?
“A country in pain...”
Good grief, what a drama queen.
I’m fine, thanks for asking.
I watched the SNL Kavanaugh hit piece. It was pretty scathing, and they did little subtle things like NOT making DiFi appear old, and having some ugly woman play Mrs. Kavanaugh.
SNL? People still watch that show? It stopped being funny about the time Eddie Murphy left.
They truly are.
They could do the country a service by jabning both sides equally. That’s how political humor always used to work.
Kanye closed with a third song wearing a MAGA hat, so there’s that.
so many reasons to hate these people -ping
“I’m...Matt...Damon...”
Matt Damon plays Brett Kavanaugh in SNL’s first cold open of the season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRJecfRxbr8
We aren’t hurting, we’re righteously angry!
Yup!
Where’s their parody of Ford?
And *of course* she is telling the truth. She's a woman... she must be believed at all times!
/sarc
Can kav when a fitting justice sue Ford for defamation if she is found to be a complete fraud?
Howard Zinn was Matt Damon’s babysitter. Anti-Americanism was instilled in Damon from a young age. Doesn’t look like he’s ever going to out-grow it.
despite wil farrel, Chris walken in “More Cowbell” was pretty funny. and eddie murphy was usually off the charts with “ Im gumby dammit” and “ mr. robinsin’s neighborhood.”
He replaced Ariana Grande as musical guest.
DESTROYING GOOD PEOPLE’S LIVES IS REALLY FUNNY, ISN’T IT, YOU EVIL, VILE, VICIOUS DEMOCRATS!!
“I remember seeing TV ads for the very 1st episode of SNL. George Carlin was the host. He HATED political correctness.”
Carlin was a huge leftist who hated conservatives and would be calling Kavanaugh a rapist if he were alive.
(And I was a Carlin fan as a kid)
“Now we know what this week has been about all along. The Left’s deflection of THEIR culture of rape and sexual misconduct.”
Yep.
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