ALERT ALERT ALERT! I just watched an SNL sketch that ACTUALLY MADE ME LAUGH FOR ONCE. This is not a drill!
I know SNL is biased and usually disappoints, but hear me out on this one.
SNL’s sketch started with Kate McKinnon and Alex Moffat playing Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough. Their depiction of their relationship had me rolling. McKinnon playing Mika might be one of my favorite things ever. She nailed it.
“Joe” and “Mika” had “Michael Wolff”– played by Fred Armisen– on the show, and they even managed to mock the inaccuracies in his book. At one point, “Wolff” told them about how Trump had “baby races” in his office.
“There were baby races. Trump would ask to have two babies placed in his office, usually of different races. Someone would put a bowl of Goldfish crackers at the other side of the room. Trump would say, ‘A thousand bucks on the black one,’” he said.
When questioned about his book, he said, “You read it, right? And you liked it? You had fun? What’s the problem. You got the gist, so shut up. Even the stuff that’s not true was true.”
Bill Murray also made an appearance as “Steve Bannon.” They joked about how he’s creating a line of “wrinkled barn jackets called Frumpers for guys” and hoping to prop up other “potential” candidates like creepy “Jared” from Subway.
In the end, Leslie Jones appeared as Oprah.
Hilarious: SNL nailed Michael Wolff last night for his fake Trump book… and MSNBC's reaction to him. I promise you'll laugh. pic.twitter.com/DipMnOHAdc
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) January 14, 2018
Steven Bannon (Bill Murray) stopped by Morning Joe to talk about Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury." #SNL pic.twitter.com/FBL9W3mNla
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) January 14, 2018
Watch SNL Take On Wacky Mika and Crazy Joe, and Sleazy Michael Wolf: https://t.co/Lr70IN5YDs
— MARK SIMONE (@MarkSimoneNY) January 14, 2018
OMFG…Joe and Mika are gonna love their star turn on SNL… Bill Murray as Steve Bannon was da bomb.
— Lilly Paloma (@LillyPaloma1980) January 14, 2018
Kate McKinnon as Mika is a close second https://t.co/4y8tCoNByP
— Tufayel "Tuffy" Ahmed (@tufayel) January 14, 2018
.@JoeNBC @morningmika LOVED the joe & Mika segment on SNL last night! Hilarious!
— helen (@liberalchik) January 14, 2018
One of the funniest SNL I’ve seen in a while.
— vacaville66 (@vacaville66) January 14, 2018
I thought that portrayal of Joe and Mika was the most hilarious part of all. See for yourself!