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'SNL' nixed Hegseth 'Pulp Fiction' riff as 'too ridiculous,' Jost says

'Saturday Night Live' writers pitched a sketch with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth quoting 'Pulp Fiction," but passed on it as 'too ridiculous.'

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'Saturday Night Live' writers pitched a sketch with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth quoting 'Pulp Fiction," but passed on it as 'too ridiculous.'

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USA Today broke the news in United States 3 days ago on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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Jost said writers considered a Hegseth sketch based on the film quote before dropping it after calling the idea too ridiculous.