Donnell Rawlings, host Dave Chapelle as Silky Johnson, and musical guest GloRilla during the "Pop the Balloon" sketch on ...

The show's cold open, inspired by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," featured Alec Baldwin 's Donald Trump as Scrooge, being visited by former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in chains ...

Saturday Night Live’s cold open featured Vice President Mike Pence getting his coronavirus vaccine, and a new cast member portraying Joe Biden after several weeks of Jim Carrey in the role of ...

Season 51 of Saturday Night Live will be here before you know it. After a whirlwind 50th anniversary season, the late night comedy staple will return on Saturday, October 4, 2025 to launch what we can ...

The Democratic nominee for president made a last-minute appearance in the cold open on “Saturday Night Live,” appearing with Maya Rudolph, who has impersonated Harris throughout the election ...

The cold open also visited Trump at a rally, played by Johnson. He referenced the recent assassination attempts on the GOP nominee and Trump’s remarks about Harris’s race.

In the SNL cold open, the show's Trump impersonator, James Austin Johnson, discussed his trip with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, played by Emil Wakim.

This week, the cold open featured James Austin Johnson impersonating President Biden, who introduces a gaggle of up-and-coming candidates before the midterms, like Guy Fieri, Tracy Morgan, and ...