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Aziz Ansari Delivers Kash Patel Satire in SNL Cold Open

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Aziz Ansari Delivers Kash Patel Satire in SNL Cold Open
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Aziz Ansari portrays FBI director Kash Patel in SNL's cold open, alongside Ashley Padilla as Karoline Leavitt and Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth, delivering pointed political satire amid current headlines; the bit comes as Olivia Rodrigo hosts and performs next, with Matt Damon and Noah Kahan set for the penultimate show and Will Ferrell with Paul McCartney ending the season.

Topics:entertainmenttv#ashley-padilla#aziz-ansari#kash-patel#olivia-rodrigo#snl#tv
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  1. Aziz Ansari On Fire As FBI Director Kash Patel In ‘SNL’ Cold Open: “Incapable & Incompetent”  Deadline
  2. ‘SNL’ Cold Open: Kash Patel’s Scandal Denials Only Raise More Suspicions  Rolling Stone
  3. ‘SNL’ Pulls Out Huge Cameo for Keystone Kash Humiliation  The Daily Beast
  4. SNL skewers Pete Hegseth and uses Aziz Ansari as Kash Patel in brutal mocking of Trump officials  The Independent
  5. 'SNL' cold open skewers 'incompetent' Kash Patel, Aziz Ansari stars  USA Today

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