NEW SEASON - SNL opener: Alec Baldwin’s Trump begs for impeachment help
Even fixer Ray Donovan can’t help President Trump with impeachment.
Alec Baldwin brought back his impersonation of Donald Trump to open the new season of Saturday Night Live — with the president desperately calling everyone for help with his impeachment inquiry.
The cold-opener started with Trump calling obvious political allies, with Kate McKinnon as publicity-seeking lawyer Rudy Giuliani, Aidy Bryant as Attorney General William Barr and Beck Bennett as “the perfect stooge,” Vice President Pence, who was told Ukraine is “his mess.”
After chatting to sons Eric and Don Jr., Baldwin’s Trump even called Kim Jong-un, played by SNL newcomer Bowen Yang, who told him he should send his whistleblower to the bottom of a big ocean.
“I wish my country was as cool as your country,” Trump sighed in reply.
Baldwin’s Trump then called his ‘urbans’ — Chris Redd as Kanye West and Kenan Thompson as Don King.
Tekashi 6ix9ine who is in custody in New York as part of a gang racketeering trial.
“I don’t think we can be fam no more fam,” ‘Kanye’ tells him, while even King admits, “This whole impeachment thing is hurting our brand.”
Trump finally makes the call to someone who can make people disappear — with the screen cutting to actor Liev Schreiber.
“Is this Ray Donovan, the fixer? The guy who takes care of stuff, wink-wink?” Trump asked.
“I told you, Mr. President, Ray Donovan is a fictional character,” the Showtime star told Baldwin. “I’m Liev Schreiber, the actor.”
After asking to be put through to John Wick, with Liev pointing out Keanu Reeves’ movie character is also fake, Baldwin’s Trump finally asked, “What about Liam Neeson?”
“Oh — actually Liam might do it,” Schreiber replied, with Trump smiling, “I’ll get him. Problem solved.”
CNN’s Impeachment Town Hall.
IMPEACHMENT-MANIA
Woody Harrelson Debuts Hilariously Creepy Joe Biden Impression in SNL Premiere
The acclaimed actor (and the night’s host) stepped in to debut his entertaining impersonation of the Democratic frontrunner.
Marlow Stern
Senior Entertainment Editor
Updated 09.29.19 1:23AM ET / Published 09.29.19 12:46AM ET
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After a cameo-filled cold open featuring
Alec Baldwin’s President Trump and Kate McKinnon’s Rudy Giuliani
freaking out over impeachment,
Saturday Night Live’s 45th season premiere took their send-up of impeachment-mania one step further, airing a 10-minute mock CNN Impeachment Town Hall.
The panel, according to CNN’s Erin Burnett (Cecily Strong), served as an example of how the Democratic candidates have “united together and decided to handle impeachment the only way they know how: with a muddled, 10-person town hall debate.”
There was
SNL newcomer Bowen Yang—the first-ever cast member of Asian descent—as Andrew Yang, sporting a tight shirt and imitating the candidate’s lack of neck. “I’m literally giving free money to people and I’m still in sixth place!” he exclaimed. Another newbie, Chloe Fineman, appeared
as Marianne Williamson—live via astro-projection from outer space.
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Then came the “actual candidates,” including Kate McKinnon’s Elizabeth Warren and—yes!—Larry David’s Bernie Sanders, who exclaimed, “Hello, everyone! I’m so excited to be back and ruin things a second time!”
Host Woody Harrelson debuted his Joe Biden impersonation—ridiculous capped teeth and all. “There’s no need to worry anymore: Daddy’s here, America! I see you, I hear you, I sniff you, and I hug you from behind.”
He added, “Now, as I ask anytime I walk into a room: Where am I? And what the hell is going on here?”
And, last but certainly not least, the great Maya Rudolph cameoed as Kamala Harris. In her pitch-perfect tone, she exclaimed, “Now, Erin, that little girl you just introduced? That little girl is me. Just checking because, I’m not just that little girl. I’m also America’s cool aunt. A fun aunt. I call that a ‘Funt.’ The kind of Funt that will give you weed but then arrest you for having weed. Can I win the presidency? Probably not. Can I successfully seduce a much younger man? You better funting believe it.”