{"id":1764,"date":"2025-04-17T19:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T23:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/?p=1764"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T21:39:29","slug":"snl-s50-e-17-jon-hamm-tariffs-white-potus-and-snl-gets-meta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/snl-s50-e-17-jon-hamm-tariffs-white-potus-and-snl-gets-meta\/","title":{"rendered":"SNL S50 E 17\u00a0– Jon Hamm: Tariffs, White POTUS, and SNL Gets Meta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jon Hamm returned to host Saturday Night Live<\/em> for the fourth time. It\u2019s hard to believe that he last hosted in 2010. He has made 14 cameo appearances, so at this point, he\u2019s pretty much a regular on the show. Lizzo was the musical guest, killing it in her performances as usual. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, so let\u2019s get into it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cold Open<\/strong>
The episode opened with Mikey Day as Jesus Christ, cleansing the temple by getting rid of all its money. My first thought was that perhaps this was going to be a non-political cold open\u2014until Trump (James Austin Johnson) walks in, and everyone freezes. Trump compares himself to Jesus, because he also<\/em> got rid of a lot of money last week\u2014not just for a temple, but the entire country, and possibly even the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was very similar to the \u201cFounding Fathers\u201d cold open in January, when Trump enters and gives a monologue as the cast freezes in the background. With this episode being the Easter show, it was a smart way to connect the holiday with the economic turmoil of the prior week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were some good jokes\u2014for example, when Trump mentions that Emil (Wakim) is thinking he should have played Jesus, because Jesus would have looked like him IRL. But we don\u2019t like to think about that, so Mikey is playing Jesus, with his blue eyes. He also declares, \u201cThe tariffs were working so well, I had to stop them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He starts talking to the cast behind him, as they try not to break, doing their best to remain \u201cfrozen.\u201d Keenan Thompson announces that he\u2019s going to leave, and exits via the middle of the stage. I\u2019m assuming this was a reference to Morgan Wallen walking off the stage two weeks ago\u2014but Keenan can do it, because he\u2019s Keenan. Trump references \u2018Miss Eggy\u2019 from last week\u2019s episode, saying, \u201cBecause men ain\u2019t\u2026 don\u2019t say it, we\u2019ll get in trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a really clever and funny way to open the show. I appreciate political sketches that do more than just recreate a speech or interview from the past week and get more creative with it. I also like how the show has been getting meta the past couple of weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please Don\u2019t Destroy \u2013 Missing Girl Cop Drama<\/strong>
This short film takes place in a police station, with the PDD guys as the police. Ben Marshall is briefing everyone on the case of a 22-year-old woman who has gone missing, telling them it\u2019s going to be a long night\u2014so he ordered pizza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Hamm plays a detective who is solely focused on the pizza. As Ben tries to bring their attention back to the case, he mentions that the pizza order is half plain and half Hawaiian, which then angers everyone\u2014because who orders that many<\/em> Hawaiian pizzas? The victim\u2019s distraught mother enters, and just then we hear a girl\u2019s voice\u2014but it\u2019s the pizza delivery girl, and everyone cheers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a different type of short for PDD, taking on a police drama rather than playing themselves. I thought it was a solid, funny sketch, and while I love their traditional sketches that take place in their office, I like that they\u2019re trying different things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Answer Questions Correctly!<\/strong>
\u201cGuess the Correct Answer\u201d is a game show in which contestants are paired up, as one gives clues and the other tries to guess the word on the card. Jon plays a contestant who admits to being a little nervous that he might do something that will go viral and ruin his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mikey plays his partner, who gives him clues like \u201csomething that is racist.\u201d His guesses include: \u201cme,\u201d \u201cmy family,\u201d \u201cmy friends,\u201d \u201cmy jokes.\u201d When the word is \u201cdaydreaming,\u201d he goes on about his daughter\u2018s friends, ending with the answer \u201chypersexual daydreams.\u201d Getting the answer correct\u2014albeit disturbingly\u2014he does a few more embarrassing things before shouting, \u201cIn your face! Try to make a viral fail clip out of that!\u201d  Michael Longfellow, who is hilarious as the low-key snarky host, responds, \u201cWow, that was a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a fan of the game-show-gone-horribly-wrong format. Adding the more modern fear of doing something embarrassing and going viral was perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White POTUS<\/strong>
This White Lotus<\/em> parody was an absolute highlight. As someone who has been obsessed with White Lotus<\/em> for the past two months, I got nervous when I saw a parody was coming. The sketch begins with Trump and Melania (Chloe Fineman) in their hotel room at the White Lotus resort. Chloe\u2019s Melania was an impression of Parker Posey\u2019s character from the actual White Lotus<\/em>, which made no sense\u2014why would Melania have a North Carolina accent? But then, cut to the kitchen, with Alex Moffat returning as Eric Trump, and Mikey as Don Jr., and I quickly became more optimistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way the sketch drew parallels between White Lotus<\/em> storylines and the Trump presidency was brilliant. Melania talks about how awful it would be if America lost all its money, while Donald stares at his phone, reading the headline, \u201cTrump Triggers Worldwide Recession.\u201d Don Jr. questions why Melania has a Southern accent, being from Slovenia. Meanwhile, Eric is enjoying his butter noodles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, and Marco Rubio are basically the three girlfriends from White Lotus<\/em>, with Kristi and Pam wandering off to gossip about Marco. Just then, Beck Bennett makes an appearance, bringing back his iconic shirtless Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also got spot-on comparisons\u2014RFK Jr. to Rick, Howard Lutnick was an actual clip from White Lotus<\/em> of Greg\/Gary, Lizzo appears as Belinda, and Scarlett Johansson returned as Ivanka Trump, who has been MIA because she\u2019s at the monastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They even went there with the infamous scene from episode six (IYKYK). This time, instead of the brothers, it\u2019s Don Jr. and Tiger Woods. I was honestly so confused as to why Tiger Woods was there, but a quick Google search informed me that he\u2019s dating Vanessa Trump, Don Jr.\u2019s ex-wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weekend Update<\/strong>
Weekend Update<\/em> had three features this week\u2014an unusually high number\u2014but all were well-deserving of airtime, and also timely. First up was Bowen Yang as Chinese Prime Minister Chen Biao, to talk about the tariffs. He made some good points like, \u201cYou can\u2019t live without our electronics, but we\u2019ll survive without your Newman\u2019s Own salad dressing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emil Wakim addressed the recent statistic that only 18% of young people feel proud to be American. He talks about the guilt he feels when ordering Uber Eats, subtly comparing it to slavery, which garnered the traditional groans from the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third feature was Sarah Sherman as Colin\u2019s accountant. She roasts Colin, calling out things from his tax return, like letting people use his private jet for free\u2026 for ICE deportations. Sarah\u2019s features on Weekend Update<\/em>, along with the cringe lines that Colin hesitatnly reads from the cue cards, are quite possibly my two favorite recurring bits on the show right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I give this week\u2019s entire Weekend Update<\/em> segment a 10 out of 10. The one joke that\u2019s going to stick with me has to be: \u201cTesla is having trouble selling its Cybertruck. It could be due to their new slogan, Cybertruck: What if Kanye was a car?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Sketches<\/strong>
In the last 30 minutes of the episode, there was a hilarious sketch about a gay couple, played by Bowen and Jon, who arrive at a friend\u2019s house with a baby. The friends are confused and asking a lot of questions because the couple did not have a baby the night before. The couple takes offense, arguing that people just think it\u2019s okay to ask gay people anything, and accuse their friends of being homophobic. The scenario was perfectly ridiculous and well-written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final sketch of the night is about a group of new employees taking part in an icebreaker. They\u2019re asked to share a fun fact about themselves. Most share things like, \u201cI like to garden,\u201d or \u201cI have a twin.\u201d Jon plays Greg, whose fun fact is that his mom killed his dad\u2014naked\u2014on TV<\/em>. We learn that it happened on Jackass<\/em> and it was a little sad, but also a little funny. They all end up gathering around to watch it on YouTube. This was a great take on one of my most dreaded workplace activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parting Thoughts<\/strong>
This was a really strong episode. Jon Hamm is always fantastic, and it seems like he\u2019s the type of host who is up for anything. There really weren\u2019t any bad sketches\u2014I truly enjoyed each one. I\u2019d love to see Jon come back to host more often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show is off for two weeks, returning on May 3rd with host Quinta Brunson and musical guest Benson Boone. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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