‘SNL’ Cold Open takes Trump/Zenskyy, Mike Myers as Elon Musk

While the Fallout of Donald Trump’s collision with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zenskyy continues to numb the world, “Saturday Night Live” gave his own twist to the global disaster. “SNL” opened the show of this weekend – the first since the “SNL50” special – by showing Trump (as usually played by James Austin Johnson) and vice -president JD Vance (Bowen Yang) who kastes Zenskyy (Mikey Day) (Mikey Day).

But then did not choose Dogemeester Elon Musk, as played by “SNL” Aluin Mike Myers. This first appearance of Myers in a regular “SNL” episode since December 2015, although he appeared on the recent “SNL50” special in a repeat of his “Coffee Talk” Linda Richman -character. He also came in for the farewell at the end of the show to make a statement with his T-shirt.

The sketch was opened with a tongue-in-cheek voice-over: “Yesterday, President Trump organized the Ukrainian President Zenskyy in the White House, and it really went very well. Everyone who looked felt comfortable and thought that the world is now a safer place. Here is now a repeat of their historical press conference. ”

While “Trump” opened: “It is me, President and CEO of Gaza Hotel and Casino, Donald Trump, and I would like to welcome President Zenskyy here in this incredible fall. It will be a big, beautiful pitfall, and we are going to attack him very quickly without reason, right?

“And Marco Rubio is here too. Little Marco. Little Marco, you are excited to attack our European ally, know less before we get started, I want to thank President Zenskyy for dressing as a casual ‘star trek’. We love ‘Star Trek’ because there is no dei. The white person was the leader and he was bosse around Spock, who I think was Guatemaltes. That keeping that, President Zenskyy, do you want to say a few words? Maybe Mr. Putin how much you love him and that you are sorry that you have invaded Russia. Maybe offer it with your wife one evening. “

But just like “Zenskyy” tried to answer, “Vance” ass: “I could jump here, because we had planned this. What happened to ‘thank you’? Do you remember ‘thank’? You have not said ‘thank’ thank you ‘thank you’, I did not say it now, but you didn’t say it here. “Where my handsome little boys?” You didn’t even ask! ”

“Trump” said, “He’s right and we are very handsome. Okay, our tires match and they grow. To be honest, we don’t even have to fabric anymore here on the minute. The tires wipe the dust away, and yet you don’t compliment the tires. You don’t say thank you. You don’t tell us how hot we look. You don’t say “if I was gay, I would also be with you everywhere.” And we have to help you … to be honest, you don’t have the cards. I have the cards. I skipped, I pulled four, I have reversed, I am free from prison. The Supreme Court gave me it. I have Pikachu and Charmander and Chararzard. All I miss is a charmelian. But without us you have none of the cards. You play Poker and Putin plays magic the meeting. The Russians were treated very badly with regard to the war, and to be honest, ‘anora’, right? “Anora” was misled and she fell in love, and now she could even lose “brutalist.” It’s disgusting. “

Then he jumped in “Vance”: “I was on Google Maps in Ukraine. That’s a mess. You think you’ll get money from us today after your little eruption, to cite my personal hero, Willy Wonka,” You have brought the rules. You get nothing. You lose. Good day, sir! “

‘Trump’ added: ‘You are not even a suit either. It is disrespectful. Who appears to the White House in a T-shirt and jeans like a garbage collector? “

Enter myers as Elon Musk-Natural, a T-shirt and jeans.

‘We love your outfit. Very official and respectful, “said the hypocritical Trump.

Said Musk: “Thank you, Donald, what are you doing in my office? You know, I am the president now, right? I’m joking. I’m joking. Maybe not? “

Trump then pointed out what Doge is planning: “They do massive shooting in the government. We love mass hires because you don’t have to know what one of their names is or what they do exactly. “

Musk said, “I mean, we won’t get it perfect, you know, we will fire the non -less employees, such as air traffic controllers.”

Trump: “Of course, some aircraft will land upside down, but then the luggage falls straight on your lap and you are ready to go. It is efficient. And Elon has this incredible team of professionals, such as a 19-year-old who is known as ‘Big Balls’. Large balls, you have done some great doge things, right? ”

Said “big balls”: “This week I fired a black general And A female admiral. It was great! And in addition to Doge, we started with a different initiative called the Department of Undoing Child Health Care and Education, or Shower. “

“Shower becomes epic,” said Musk. “Shower is going to clean up everything really well.”

The sketch ended with “Trump”, which refers to another large head of the week: the underwhelming “Epstein Files” release. “And to end a great week, we are finally going to release the Epstein files,” said Trump. “Yes, America is going to see all the names, from A to S. No T.”

Trump, Vance and Zenskyy met on Friday in the White House, and the exchange reportedly fell apart and became a screaming game when Trump and Vance were recorded Russian talk points and demanded that Ukraine closed a deal. They also punished Zolensky because they were not grateful enough for the help of the US.

It is comedian Shane Gillis’ second time that the ‘SNL’ host, while it is also the second performance of musical guest Tate McRae in the show. Gillis previously organized almost exactly a year ago – on February 24, 2024. In that episode, he did not shy away from referring to his uncomfortable history with “SNL”: Gillis was originally ready to join the cast in 2019 to racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments he made on a podcast that was tumbled.

“I’m here,” he said in his monologue last year. ‘Most of you probably have no idea who I am. I was actually – I was fired from this show a while ago. But you don’t know, please, please. If you don’t know who I am, don’t google that. It’s fine. Don’t even worry about it. “

Gillis has co-organized the popular podcast “Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast” and has become a frequent fixture on Netflix, where his comedy special “Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs” and Comedy series “Tires” now live live. “Tires” will come back this year for season 2.

This represents the first new episode of “Saturday Night Live” since the ‘SNL50: The Anniversary Special’ of the show was broadcast on February 16. That event attracted a live+on the same day average of 14.8 million viewers – no less than 202% above the “SNL” season 50 Everage of 4.9 million. And in the days and weeks since the first live broadcast, that “SNL50” audience has probably increased even more.

In the promo for this week’s “SNL”, Gillis and player Ashley Padilla around the offices of the show, because for the joke the cast still suffers from hangovers of the “SNL50” bladder.

Next week Lady Gaga will serve as a host and musical guest for the second time. Gaga has previously organized “SNL” and acted four times as the musical guest.