“Saturday Night Live,” hosted by Harry Styles, addressed the soaring market price amid the cold release and also delved into the controversy surrounding Timothée Chalamet’s ballet and opera.
‘SNL’ mocks Kristi Noem’s firing, Hegseth criticizes Iran in the cold
“Saturday Night Live” opened its latest episode with a skit about Kristi Noem, who was fired by President Trump as Secretary of Homeland Security.
“Saturday Night Live” focuses on rising gas prices, and also includes a ballet by Timothée Chalamet.
The sketch show began its March 14 episode with a cold open about a family of four filling up at a gas station and struggling to pay for it, prompting an appearance by President Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson.
“Hello, this is Donald Trump,” he told the audience as his family remained frozen behind him. “You may remember me from campaign promises like ‘lower gas prices’ and ‘no more wars.’ Damn! We love making promises because they’re just lies that haven’t happened yet. But now they are, and gas costs like a million, a billion dollars a gallon.”
“The stock market is going in one direction: down,” Johnson’s Trump added, referencing the music of that night’s “SNL” host Harry Styles. He also explained that gas prices are “very high because of the war with Iran. Iran is producing gas. I wish someone had told me that.”
In the cold open, he also addressed Chalamet’s recent controversial statement that “no one cares” about ballet or opera anymore. The “Marty Supreme” actor made the comment during a discussion about the survival of movie theaters.
“We’re going to win this war because Iran is old and no one likes it,” Johnson said. “Iran is like ballet and opera, and we are Timmy Chalamet.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, played by Colin Jost, also appears in the opening sketch, getting out of his car and entering the scene as beer cans are spilled.
“If you’re wondering why I was in the back seat of this random family’s car, I’ll tell you the same thing people say when they ask about our plans for Iran: I don’t know,” he said.
Hegseth went on to complain that the media was “using my actions and words to make me look stupid.”
Styles hosted the March 14 episode of “SNL” and was also the musical guest. The Grammy Award-winning singer hasn’t had a double lead role on “SNL” since 2019.
The past three cold opens on “SNL” have all focused on the war between the United States and Iran. The show’s February 28 episode aired on the same day that the United States and Israel launched a military attack on Iran, with President Trump, led by Johnson, announcing that the attack was intended to “cause untold fear, anger, and confusion in the ‘SNL’ press room.” This sketch suggested that “SNL” intended to start that week’s episode by tackling the State of the Union instead.
Last week, Jost, who plays Hegseth, declared in the opening sketch, “We’re treating Iran like a breathalyzer in my car and blowing it up.”
Who will be the next “SNL” host?
“SNL” returns with a new episode on April 4th, featuring host Jack Black and musical guest Jack White.
