Matt Damon revived his Brett Kavanaugh impression in this week’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open. The Supreme Court justices hit bars with Pete Hegseth, played by Colin Jost, and Kash Patel, played by Aziz Ansari.
‘SNL’ mocks President Trump over rising gas prices during cold weather
“Saturday Night Live” kicked off its latest cold opening with President Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) discussing Iran and rising gas prices.
Brett Kavanaugh, played by Matt Damon, is back in court.
“Saturday Night Live” opened with a surprise on the May 9th episode. That night’s host, Damon, reprized his role as a Supreme Court Justice outside in the cold.
This sketch was done at a bar in Washington DC. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (played by Colin Jost) enters a store to get a drink to avoid his work colleagues. “Because no one in President Trump’s people likes to drink as much as I do.”
“Wrong!” Kavanaugh, played by Damon, tells Hegseth that “I thought I would find you here” because he “saw all the women covering their drinks” when he entered wearing a robe.
Kavanaugh and Hegseth were depicted in sketches as two party-loving peas in a pod. Yost’s Hegseth boasts that he “started a war,” while Damon’s Kavanaugh boasts that he “ended abortion,” adding, “Your body, my choice!”
Damon famously impersonated Kavanaugh on “SNL” in 2018 when he parodied the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.
Eventually, a third drinking buddy, Aziz Ansari’s FBI Director Kash Patel, walks into the bar. The “Parks and Recreation” actor made his impersonation debut in the May 2 cold open.
“Seriously, we’re all living the American dream,” Ansari’s Patel said. “I was the first in my family to go to a college party, years after I graduated.”
Kavanaugh, played by Damon, then revealed the secret to others. “We’re going to give Trump a third term,” he said, explaining that even though this is unconstitutional, President Donald Trump “discovered the original Constitution and wrote ‘Psycho!’ at the end.” ”
Recent episodes of SNL usually begin with James Austin Johnson playing the president, but this was the second consecutive cold open in which he didn’t appear. Last week’s SNL episode similarly focused on Hegseth’s Jost and Patel’s Ansari, but Johnson’s Trump was absent.
Damon will host the May 9 episode of “SNL,” marking his third time hosting “SNL” since 2018. Musical guest included Noah Kahan.
Episodes of “SNL” that aired over Mother’s Day weekend often recognized the holiday by having cast members’ mothers participate in the opening. However, in his monologue, Damon explained why the show skipped it this time.
“Typically, ‘SNL’ brings all of the cast’s mothers to the show first class, and no expense is spared,” he said. “Apparently, the same thing was going to happen this year, but then Spirit Airlines shut down. So to all of you waiting to meet the cast’s moms, I’m sorry, but it’s not going to happen tonight.”
However, there were exceptions. Marcello Hernandez’s mother made a cameo appearance in the audience with the comedian as part of an episode where the audience was oddly interested in seeing her.
During his monologue, Damon also joked about the fact that he was prepping for his new movie, The Odyssey, so early to appear on SNL, since the show will go on hiatus after its July 17 release date.
“A new movie is coming out,” he said. “It’s called ‘The Odyssey,’ but it’s not going to be released this weekend or next weekend, it’s going to be released in theaters nine weeks from now.”
Who will host next week’s “SNL”?
Damon’s “SNL” was the penultimate episode of “SNL” Season 51. The show’s season finale is scheduled for next Saturday, May 16th. Former cast member Will Ferrell returns to host the show for a sixth time, along with musical guest Paul McCartney.
“SNL” will then go on a summer hiatus, resuming with new episodes in the fall.
