'SNL's 'Weekend Update' Breaks Down Kanye West Tweets, Trump Letter & More (VIDEO) - Webster County Citizen

As always, Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” sketch connected Saturday, October 15, riffed connected the erstwhile 7 days of satellite news… and what a peculiarly weird week it was.

For starters, Kanye West posted antisemitic tweets, which were past condemned by organizations similar Anti-Defamation League and the Black Jewish Entertainment Alliance. “‘Black Jewish Entertainment Alliance’? Just accidental Lenny Kravitz,” Michael Che quipped connected Saturday’s “Weekend Update.”

Then “Weekend Update” cohost Colin Jost mentioned the Elon Musk tweet successful which the Tesla CEO — and probable aboriginal proprietor of Twitter — said that helium “talked to Ye and expressed concerns astir his caller tweet” and thought West took those concerns “to heart.”

“Well, that settles it,” Jost said. “If there’s 1 happening we spot Elon with, it’s successfully speechmaking different quality being’s affectional cues.” (SNL devotees whitethorn retrieve that the NBC amusement controversially had Musk big a Season 46 episode.)

The “Weekend Update” duo besides delved into the January 6th committee’s ongoing probe — arsenic good arsenic Donald Trump’s absorption to the committee subpoenaing him.

“Trump responded with a 14-page letter. 14 pages. OK, Unabomber,” Jost said. “My favourite portion of Trump’s missive is the opening due to the fact that it’s connected truly bully letterhead, [and] it starts ‘Dear Chairman Thompson,’ and past the archetypal enactment is conscionable screaming. It’s similar speechmaking a Victorian emotion missive that says, ‘My beloved Winifred, who the hellhole are you having enactment with?’”

In different January 6th news, Che reported that the committee showed “a never-before-seen video … of a hopeless Nancy Pelosi speaking connected the telephone with Mike Pence, which to Pence counts arsenic adultery.”

“In the video, Pelosi said that she wanted to punch retired Donald Trump and knew if she did, she’d spell to jailhouse and beryllium happy,” Che added. “I presume due to the fact that she owns banal successful backstage prisons.”

And speaking of Trump, Jost cited Mitch McConnell’s comments that he’s not acrophobic with Trump calling to person McConnell removed arsenic Senate Minority Leader. “In fact, McConnell said the threats marque laughter harder than his favourite drama show, Dahmer,” Jost added, referencing the controversial Netflix series.

Saturday Night Live, Saturdays, 11:30/10:30c, NBC