Aziz Ansari debuted his impression of FBI Director Kash Patel on “Saturday Night Live,” declaring him to be “the first Indian to slack off at his job.”
‘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.
surprise! Aziz Ansari broadcasts live from New York as FBI Director Kash Patel.
“Saturday Night Live” returned after a brief hiatus on May 2, and the “Parks and Recreation” alum performed her first impression of Patel in a chilly show. The sketch took place at a press conference, where Pete Hegseth, played by Colin Jost, introduced Patel as someone who “wanted to say hi before he almost certainly got fired.”
After taking the stage, Ansari’s Patel mentioned the security incident at last week’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in which suspect Cole Thomas Allen attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump. Prosecutors say Allen, armed with multiple guns and knives, attempted to attack a dinner party attended by Vice President J.D. Vance and other government officials, intending to kill them.
“After the assassination attempt on President Trump, we conducted a more thorough investigation than ever before,” Ansari, as Patel, said. “We’ve dotted all the ‘T’s, we’ve got all the eyes bulging out. And for those of you who say I’m doing a terrible job running the FBI, well, what if I told you that this agency is only six weeks away from determining the exact location of Osama bin Laden?”
Ansari’s Patel went on to declare himself a “pioneer” as the “first Indian to slack off at work”, proving that “we too can be just as incompetent and incompetent as white people”. While responding to questions, he claimed that he was not worried about being fired. “Even the correspondent’s dinner shooter said to kill everyone but Mr. Patel. If a psycho’s manifesto screams like that, you must be doing something right.”
The rest of the cold open centered on Jost as Hegseth, who gives updates on the war with Iran. “This war was a movie, specifically ‘The Neverending Story,'” he told reporters after entering with a ludicrously large amount of drinks, briefly acknowledging the recent drama surrounding Jimmy Kimmel, in which Trump jokingly called First Lady Melania Trump a “widow” and called for her firing from his late night ABC show.
“I wear my religion on my sleeve. I literally have a Jesus tattoo on my forearm that would choke Jimmy Kimmel,” Hegseth said.
Ashley Padilla also appeared briefly as White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt. “I’m going on maternity leave soon,” she said. “Then I told President Trump about the birth, and he said, ‘Get out.’
Trump’s character, played by James Austin Johnson, was not included in the sketch at all, resulting in a rare cold open without him.
Olivia Rodrigo gives ‘Drivers License’ REAL ID update in ‘SNL’ monologue
Olivia Rodrigo hosted the May 2 episode of “SNL” and also appeared as the musical guest. This is Rodrigo’s debut as an SNL host, but he has previously appeared as a musical guest twice.
In her monologue, the Grammy-winning pop star joked about her upcoming third album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” which broke the convention of naming her first two albums with one word: “Guts” and “Sour.”
”I learned more words, guys! ” she joked.
She also joked about co-starring with Jake Paul in the Disney Channel series “Bizaardvark.”
“We always talked about Jake’s future with me,” she said. “I’d say, ‘I want to make music that explores the complexities of girls my age,’ and he’d say, ‘Well, one day I’d like to really bang out old people on Netflix.’ And we both did that!”
Rodrigo ended his monologue with a parody of his 2021 debut single “Drivers License,” adding new lyrics about a more recent experience: the frustrating process of trying to get a REAL ID.
“I approach that woman. She says I don’t have what I need,” Rodrigo sang. “She said my ID wasn’t real. So why did she give it to me? The woman said, ‘I need a pay stub.'” I said, “What the hell is that?” I’m 23 years old. ”
Debbie Harry made a surprise cameo to introduce Rodrigo during the first performance, and her second song was introduced by “Hot Rivals” star Conor Storey, who hosted “SNL” in February. They both then joined Rodrigo on stage to close the show.
Who will be the next “SNL” host?
“SNL” is in the final stages of its 51st season, with only two episodes remaining before its summer hiatus.
Matt Damon will next take the stage on May 9th with musical guest Noah Cahan. May 16 will be the show’s season finale, with Will Ferrell set to host alongside musical guest Paul McCartney.
After that, “SNL” will go on hiatus for the summer. The new season typically returns in late September or early October. The show typically undergoes cast changes each season, but no departures have been announced so far.
Contributor: Aisha Bagki
