‘SNL’ Opens with Hegseth, Patel and Kavanaugh Drinking at DC Bar
The sketch mocked the Supreme Court’s voting-rights ruling and redistricting fallout as Damon’s Kavanaugh and other Trump officials traded drinking jokes.
- Matt Damon hosted Saturday Night Live on May 9, reprising his role as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the cold open alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel.
- Set at Washington's Martin's Tavern, the sketch satirized the public figures' documented drinking habits; Damon's Kavanaugh declared he "figured I was going to find you here" while Patel brought his own branded bourbon.
- During his monologue, Damon promoted his upcoming film The Odyssey, joking audiences would see it in nine weeks, while explaining the traditional Mother's Day segment was canceled due to Spirit Airlines shutting down.
- Episode highlights included a spoof trailer titled Mom Movie Trailer and a sketch featuring Damon as an auctioneer in a marital dispute with cast member Sarah Sherman, while musical guest Noah Kahan performed "The Great Divide" and "Doors."
- Next Saturday, May 16, Saturday Night Live concludes its season with former cast member Will Ferrell hosting alongside musical guest Paul McCartney before entering summer hiatus.
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‘SNL’ opens with Hegseth, Patel and Kavanaugh drinking at DC bar
The latest “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”) cold open featured actors playing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, FBI Director Kash Patel and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh drinking at a bar in the nation’s capital. The show started with Hegseth, played by Colin Jost, entering Martin’s Tavern in Georgetown. He ordered a “shot of beer with a…
SNL's Drunk Kavanaugh Claims Court Is Going To Let Trump Ignore Constitution
Actor Matt Damon stopped by NBC and Saturday Night Live over the weekend to reprise his role as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and suggest that he and his colleagues have a secret plan to let President Trump ignore the Constitution and run for a third term. Fake Kavanaugh revealed his secret while at a bar during a bro session with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) and FBI Director Kash Patel (Aziz Ansari) at a bar to imply all …
Matt Damon SNL Sketch: Star Sparks Fury With Kavanaugh 'Your Body' Remark
Matt Damon's Saturday Night Live return in New York at the weekend has triggered an angry backlash online after a cold open sketch showed him, in character as US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joking, 'Your body, my choice!' Damon was back in Studio 8H as guest host to promote his upcoming summer film The Odyssey, marking only his third time fronting Saturday Night Live despite decades as an A-list regular on the show's guest bench. He u…
'Saturday Night Live' Sparks Fury With MAGA-Themed Booze-Filled Skit
ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA (left) GOL/Capital Pictures / MEGA (right) “Saturday Night Live” wasted no time diving back into political satire during its latest cold open, taking aim at several prominent MAGA-linked figures in a sketch centered around heavy drinking, conspiracy jokes, and Washington D.C. chaos. The sketch, set inside the iconic Martin’s Tavern, featured Matt Damon returning to portray Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh alongside Coli…
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