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In its UK debut, SNL UK’s Weekend Update delivers pointed jabs at disgraced Prince Andrew, riffing on his Epstein ties and Marsh Farm residence, with Tina Fey hosting the premiere and Wet Leg performing as the episode also features Beckham-themed gags.
In the first U.K. edition of SNL's Weekend Update, hosts Ania Magliano and Paddy Young roast former Prince Andrew, lampooning his Marsh Farm home and recent renovations after his February arrest tied to a misconduct probe stemming from the Epstein files, with quips about whether he’d keep quiet in prison and a jab at the Beckhams.
SNL’s Weekend Update lampooned Timothée Chalamet’s remarks about opera and ballet from a CNN/Variety town hall, joking that those art forms still matter to some despite his comments that few care about them; the segment also skewered political figures including Trump, RFK Jr., and Kristi Noem.
Saturday Night Live’s cold open riffs on U.S. tensions with Iran, with Colin Jost spoofing Pete Hegseth and declaring the conflict a “situationship” rather than a war. The bit includes digs about naval missteps and Cuba, plus Ashley Padilla as Kristi Noem in a mock-firing arc, Gosling’s hosting and a Harry Styles cameo, and Weekend Update quips about Noem and Iran.
NBC/SNL's Weekend Update mocks Kristi Noem’s firing as Homeland Security secretary, lampooning her controversies and her new role as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas, including a gag about a department located on a farm upstate; the segment also targets Iran tensions and Trump administration aides in its humor.
NBC's Saturday Night Live Weekend Update lampooned Trump's Iran strike push by replaying a 2011 clip in which Trump criticized Obama as weak and ineffective, then quipping about the lack of congressional authorization for the attack; the sketch also notes Netanyahu's position, cites HRANA casualty figures (133 civilians killed, about 200 injured), and ties the Iran move to Trump's Nobel Prize aspirations and his lengthy State of the Union.
Cardi B allegedly destroyed equipment and threatened to walk out during SNL's dress rehearsal after a Weekend Update joke about Nicki Minaj's MAGA ties; the joke was scrapped in the aftermath.
SNL’s Weekend Update ridiculed the $75 million Melania Trump documentary as a glorified infomercial, with jokes about its director, and pressed Kristi Noem on her assertions about the Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti, noting DHS’s review that contradicted Noem’s claims.
Michael Che’s Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live drew mixed reactions for a joke about ICE, with some viewers calling it too weak or trivializing a serious issue, while others praised its sharp satire; the segment referenced JD Vance’s protest suggestions and recent fatal encounters involving federal agents, sparking online debate about satire versus seriousness.
On SNL's Weekend Update, Michael Che blasted ICE as inhumane after a second fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting, criticizing the agency in the death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti and highlighting bystander videos that contradicted DHS's account; he also mocked JD Vance's response to protesters amid the immigration-enforcement debate.
On NBC's SNL Weekend Update, Trump’s fixation on Greenland is lampooned as dating-app stalking, with Colin Jost and Michael Che roasting his threats to invade or tariff the territory and his eventual retreat to a framework for a lesser deal, while the segment also notes other political jabs in the same sketch.
SNL's Weekend Update skewered ICE after a 37-year-old Minneapolis ICU nurse was killed by Border Patrol agents, with Michael Che questioning the agency’s tactics and drawing parallels to political protests, as Natalie Portman publicly denounced ICE during Sundance coverage.
Zoe Saldaña has overtaken Scarlett Johansson as Hollywood’s highest-grossing star thanks to Avatar’s box office, reaching about $16.8B in film earnings. Colin Jost joked about Johansson’s totals on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, including a quip to add Johansson’s husband’s movies to the tally, while Johansson’s own box-office total briefly dipped from around $15.4B to $15.1B after the punchline.
On SNL's Weekend Update, Michael Che roasted Donald Trump for his 'desperate' Nobel Peace Prize ambitions, joking about Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gifting him the prize as a quid pro quo, with side gibes about Diddy and RFK Jr.'s comments.
NBC's Saturday Night Live Weekend Update roasts Donald Trump for accepting someone else's Nobel Peace Prize medal and for his ‘America First’ foreign policy, spoofing his globetrotting ambitions—from Maduro's capture and Venezuela's oil to threats about invading Greenland—with a Goebbels reference and other sharp jabs.