US EditionMike Myers Back On ‘SNL’ As Elon Musk For Trump Awards Cold Open On A Tragic Day In America
- On January 24, 2026, Saturday Night Live opened with James Austin Johnson as Trump, featuring Mike Myers reprising his Elon Musk impersonation to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award for Comedy.
- Writers staged the sketch to lampoon President Donald Trump's love of pomp and awards, mocking his deportation campaign and fawning administration aides in Season 51 cold opens.
- Specific nominees and the closing in‑memoriam showed items the administration `destroyed`, including the East Wing of the White House and NATO.
- Critics reacted that the show failed to read the room as federal immigration officers fatally shot Alex Pretti, 37-year-old U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, prompting nationwide outrage.
- SNL will return on January 31, 2026 with Alexander Skarsgard hosting and Cardi B as musical guest, continuing a Trump-focused season amid debate over satire's limits.
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SNL's 'lighthearted' Trump parody blasted as 'failure to read the room' after DHS shooting
Saturday Night Live opened its latest episode with a familiar cold open parodying President Donald Trump, but critics said the show’s usual antics and “lighthearted” jabs were a “gigantic failure to read the room” given a deadly ICE shooting that occurred just hours before the broadcast.“Sorry to be a buzzkill SNL, but maybe don’t do a lighthearted Trump cold open on the same day his goon squad murdered an American citizen in broad daylight,” wr…
Teyana Taylor showcases her singing and dancing skills on ‘SNL,’ days after her Oscar nod
Although the goal of “Saturday Night Live” week after week is comedy (“Allegedly!” yells a heckler from the back row), not all guests hosts show up just to prove they can be hilarious. Instead, some do the show to not only promote their latest project, but to introduce additional parts of themselves to what may be the biggest audience they’ve had to date. That felt like the case with Teyana Taylor, who was nominated this week for a lead actress …
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