US EditionWhite House Spokesperson Calls ‘Saturday Night Live’ a ‘Waste’ of Time After Season Premiere
The White House dismissed SNL as a 'waste of time' following a premiere mocking Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr amid the show’s declining viewership, officials said.
- On Oct. 4, NBC's Saturday Night Live opened Season 51 mocking President Donald Trump and Brendan Carr, then White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said `Reacting to this would require me to waste my time watching it`.
- Facing recent late‑night controversies, the SNL cold open referenced Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert's end for context.
- Following a summer cast shake‑up, the Season 51 premiere reused last season's intro and introduced five new featured players: Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska.
- The response produced headlines as a rare, pointed White House reaction to a comedy sketch, ridiculing SNL's shrinking audience while NBC declined to comment, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said.
- Longer‑term, the exchange was the latest turn in an ongoing feud with President Donald Trump, while observers noted Saturday Night Live’s shrinking reach among conservative audiences.
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The White House brushed off the Saturday Night Live season premiere after the show’s opening sketch mocked President Donald Trump, calling the program a “waste of time.” The NBC comedy show kicked off its new season with cast member James Austin Johnson reprising his role as Trump, delivering a cold open centered on the former president’s return to power. Johnson’s Trump quipped that he was “just here keeping my eye on SNL,” warning the show’s c…
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