It’s unusual to see “Saturday Night Live” earning praise in these pages, especially in recent years. But some of the cast’s cold open skits during the 2024 election have brought home the laughs (see here and here, if you missed them), and this week’s episode was no exception.
The focus of SNL’s opening skit was the traditional, White House meet-up between the outgoing president, Joe Biden, and the president-elect, Donald Trump.
Both alum Dana Carvey and regulalr cast member James Austin Johnson, who plays Trump, delivered several funny moments here, including a great swipe at the WH staffers who corrall the press away from Biden, and a solid jab at some in the legacy media’s downtrodden reaction to the election results.
Here’s a short clip, which gives a taste of the gentle ribbing of both Trump’s and Biden’s personalities:
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