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This 'SNL' Parody of Arie Luyendyk Jr. From 'The Bachelor' Is Spot On

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Post date January 21, 2018
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There are a few things we know after three weeks of watching this season of The Bachelor. First, Arie Luyendyk Jr. has been on a ~ journey ~ when it comes to love: He was on The Bachelorette five years ago, when he got his heart shattered by Emily Maynard. He’s also friends with former Bachelor Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici, who are happily married with a baby. And he races cars. Otherwise, the guy is still kind of a mystery, even after hours of watching him watch a dozen women wrestle and crash into each other like bumper cars. Luckily, the season has given SNL plenty of material for its tradition of Bachelor parodies—giving us an almost too realistic impression of Arie and the women competing for his heart along the way.

Arie (played by Alex Moffat) is introduced as “Car Hunk,” who, “depending on the light, is handsome.” He meets all of the female contestants during a cocktail party before a rose ceremony and tries to get to know them. Of course, they each interrupt the conversations, asking, “Sorry, can I steal him for a sec?” The girls rotate in and out of the frame, sitting next to Arie and saying, “Mmm, I like this”—never really bonding with the Bachelor at all. Melissa Villasenor’s impression of short-haired Bekah is also dead-on brilliant.

SNL has done some pretty amazing parody sketches of past Bachelors, including Chris Soles as “Farm Hunk”, Ben Higgins as “Bland Man”, and Nick Viall as “Beard Hunk”. You might as well pull up a chair now, because they’re all gold.

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'SNL' Just Roasted E! Network's Coverage of the Golden Globes

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Post date January 14, 2018
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SNL has been known to deliver comedic gold when it comes to crafting skits around zeitgeist-y political and cultural topics—and the episode that aired this weekend was no exception. Where it really shone, though, was when it came time for a skit about E! and what famously went down on the Golden Globes red carpet this past weekend.

ICYMI, E! has been in the headlines recently as a result of a wage gap between its male and female employees. The news first came to light at the end of last year, when longtime E! News host Catt Sadler announced she was abruptly leaving the network after learning that her colleague, male co-host Jason Kennedy, was making nearly double her own salary—despite the fact that the pair had begun working at the network at the same time and juggled comparable workloads.

SNL tends to turn its sharp wit on situations like this, so it naturally devoted one of its sketches to poking fun at the celebrity news network and the difference between the questions it was finally asking actresses on the red carpet and its usual coverage (more about work, less about their outfits). The result? Cringe-y (because these are the times we live in)—but also pretty hilarious.

The hilarious skit begins a Fashion Police-style program titled “The Look” dedicated to dissecting the Golden Globes red carpet (a clear reference to the network’s trademark awards show fashion coverage). But as soon as the male and female co-hosts start the segment, you know the skit is gearing up for an onslaught of gender inequality-based jabs.

It starts when a male and female cohost decide to proclaim their salaries in unison, only to discover—while on air—that the male anchor’s salary is significantly higher than the female anchor’s (a clear throw to Sadler’s recent departure). From there, the anchors attempt real-time commentary on red carpet looks—without actually commenting on anything being worn. “The times are changing and we’re trying to keep up,” Cecily Strong’s character says at one point. “I’m so out of breath.”

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This 'SNL' Hallmark Spoof Is Too Real for Anyone Who Loves Christmas Movies

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Post date December 21, 2017
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Sometimes SNL sketches are just too close for comfort—and this sketch, starring James Franco, is one such event.

On Saturday, December, 9, Franco took over hosting duties on the late-night comedy show. The episode of SNL was fine; Franco delivered a few laughs, and an ultra-fit Jonah Hill stole the show. But really, it would have been a far better episode had they kept in this deleted scene that just surfaced on the internet. In the sketch, which was reportedly cut for time, Franco and crew put on a pitch-perfect spoof of every single Hallmark Christmas movie ever made.

“It’s quantity over quality, people, and we are just blasting your ass with these,” Cecily Strong says in a voiceover for the channel’s famous “Countdown to Christmas.” Strong then promos a few films that would definitely make the lineup on the real Hallmark Channel, including Yes, Santa and Prince Santa.

The aforementioned Yes, Santa is about a young woman named Lydia who leaves her gig (presumably in media or advertising—this is a Hallmark movie, after all) in the city to take over her grandmother’s Christmas tree farm. There, she falls in love with her high school boyfriend again, who is (SPOILER ALERT) young Santa, played by “Canadian hot” actor Chris Bearstick (played by James Franco).

As for Prince Santa, you can probably guess what that’s about: an ice skater with amnesia who accidentally marries a prince who’s also Santa. Yup, sounds about right.

As Entertainment Weekly pointed out, if you thought these titles and plots seemed familiar, it’s because they are. In fact, they closely resemble the real Hallmark movies A Christmas Prince, With Love, Christmas, and Switched for Christmas.

Just watch the video, below, and see if you can spot the difference between the spoof and the real thing.

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Hillary Clinton Had the Best Response After an 'SNL' Cast Member Got a Tattoo of Her

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Post date December 18, 2017
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It’s not often that Hillary Clinton drops into Instagram comments to compliment a tattoo. But such was the case with SNL cast member Pete Davidson, who recently took to the social media platform to show off some new ink he’d gotten. Ink, that is, that just so happens to be of the former presidential candidate.

“Wanted to get @hillaryclinton a Christmas gift so I got a tattoo of my hero,” he captioned the pic of the tattoo, located smack on his right leg. “Thanks for being such a badass and one of the strongest people in the universe.”

The tattoo is a power-suited Clinton with a sassy look on her face, a sparkling necklace and brooch, and pretty much exuding as much power as a cartoon version of someone can. Super-sweet, right? What happened next was even better. Clinton, notified of the tag, sent some love his way in the comments.

“Thanks, @petedavidson,” said Clinton, who has had her fair share of appearances on SNL. “This makes it significantly less awkward that I’ve had a Pete Davidson tattoo for years. But seriously, I’m honored. Merry Christmas my friend.”

Davidson was dying—as the rest of us probably would be—and he commented back “OMG WHAAAAAAAT!!!!” because that is the only appropriate response for a situation like this.

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'Omarosa' Reveals How Her White House Firing Really Went Down on 'SNL'

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Post date December 17, 2017
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‘SNL’ has been quick with its hot takes this season, and after yet another White House casualty, they couldn’t resist the chance to add their own thoughts on what really went down.

ICYMI, Omarosa Manigault Newman joined the long—like, really long—list of people whom President Donald Trump sent packing this year when it was announced on Friday that she had resigned from her position with the Trump administration, effective January 20, 2018. At first the news didn’t seem all that interesting given the amount of White House turnover we’ve seen during the past months. But then reports started to surface that she had to be removed from the premises after she was fired by chief of staff John Kelly, which were then followed by Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts‘ “Bye, Felicia” quip on the show. Naturally, Saturday Night Live writers and cast decided to take a closer look at what might have gone down.

Michael Che introduced the segment on last night’s “Weekend Update” by saying, “It was announced that Omarosa Manigault Newman was fired from her White House job. Whatever the hell that was.” (His best guess is that she was “Secretary of the Sunken Place.”)

“Man, when you get a ‘Bye, Felicia’ from Robin Roberts, you know you suck,” Che says after a clip of Roberts’ diss of the ex-Apprentice contestant plays (echoing a much re-tweeted tweet from earlier in the week). That’s when Leslie-Jones-as-Omarosa makes her second appearance of the night.

“I demand a retraction,” she tells Che. “I left that job by choice.” Then she spells it out for him: “That’s right, I quit. I deactivated my ID card. I changed the locks on my own office. I escorted myself off the premises. And then I threw myself into the bushes.”

When “security” arrives and tries to escort Jones’ Omarosa off the stage, she remains defiant. “Yeah, you better take my arm,” she tells the bearded guy in a suit. “Because I’m escorting you out of the building. And you better throw me into the Christmas tree!”

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Scarlett Johansson Made a Surprise 'SNL' Cameo as Ivanka Trump

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Post date December 17, 2017
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You know the best part about the fact that Scarlett Johansson and SNL‘s Colin Jost are reportedly dating? The potential for ScarJo SNL cameos—particularly those of the ScarJo-as-Ivanka variety. And last night, dear viewers, in the last episode of SNL this year, we received one.

During SNL‘s holiday-themed cold open, Johansson surprised the audience when she took the stage to resume her role as First Daughter Ivanka Trump. The award-winning actress had hosted the show back in March and made a quick cameo in an episode that aired in May—both times donning a long blond wig and bodycon dress to play President Trump’s favorite daughter. But it’s her latest appearance that really captured how we all feel about this last year.

The scene opens with a “Special Message from the White House,” before we see President Trump (played once again by Alec Baldwin) and First Lady Melania Trump (played by Cecily Strong) reminiscing about all of Trump’s “accomplishments” from the last year. You know, ending the “War on Christmas,” bringing coal back in a “big, big way,” and tax cuts that “might even make me a real billionaire,” as “Trump” puts it. According to the satirical President, 2017 was “the greatest year in the history of America. And maybe the entire Planet Earth.”

To celebrate, “Trump” offers his thanks to all the people who work for him—and some who no longer do. “Because I can’t help myself, we’re going to also remember all the haters and losers we destroyed this year,” he says. “And we’re going to hang ornaments with their faces on them on what we’re calling ‘The Tree of Shame.'”

First, good ol’ Kellyanne Conway (played by Kate McKinnon) stops by with a James Comey ornament. Then Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Aidy Bryant) drops off Sean Spicer and Anthony Scaramucci (remember him?) tree decorations. They’re followed by Mike Pence (Beck Bennett), who gifts the president a glass ball ornament with the face of “that traitorous Mike Flynn” on it. Omarosa Magiault (Leslie Jones) also attempts to stop by but is quickly thwarted by Secret Service.

Attempting to move on from his brief Omarosa scare, “Trump” asks “Where’s my next ornament?” And that’s when viewers hear a familiar voice.

“I’m right here, Father,” “Ivanka” says, entering the scene wearing a dark, fitted, sparkly dress.

“Trump” asks where her husband, Jared Kushner, is. “He’s packing a go bag before the FBI arrives,” she responds before adding: “I’ll always remember that one time I heard him talk.”

“Ivanka” then presents her father with the ornament she’s brought him: Roy Moore.

“Poor Roy,” says Baldwin’s Trump. “I thought for sure he would win. Until he lost. And then I said I always knew he would lose. At least America knows that I finally supported an accused child molester.”

Then Johansson delivers a line that, to some, might just sum up Trump’s first year in office: “Well, as I said, there’s a special place in hell—and we’re all there.”

Watch the full thing below—and keep an eye out for Donald Jr. (Mikey Day), Eric Trump (Alex Moffat), and Jeff Sessions (McKinnon again).

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