8 somber ‘SNL’ cold opens that brought tears instead of laughs
Amid 50 years of gut-busting comedy, the Lorne Michaels iconic sketch show has replaced humor with heartache during tear-inducing tributes to 9/11, mass shootings, wars and more, offering somber ...
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SNL cold open tackled MSNBC, the TikTok ban and The Rizzler
Saturday Night Live returned after a short break, bringing comedian Dave Chappelle in to host. With the second Inauguration of Donald Trump right around the corner, the cold open naturally went ...
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SNL cold open featured a hilarious Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton made his way onto this week’s Saturday Night Live cold open, courtesy of the one and only Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Hamilton Broadway star reprised his singing role for a sketch ...
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Trump Crashes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ Reprise in ‘SNL’ Cold Open: ‘I’m in My King Era’ | Video
“Saturday Night Live” started with a few historical surprises in its Jan. 25 episode, including a “Hamilton” reprise and “King” Donald Trump. The cold open began with a trip back in ...
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‘SNL’ cold open spoofs signing of Declaration of Independence with Hamilton, Trump
“Saturday Night Live’s” cold open spoofed the signing of the Declaration of Independence, except the scene featured President Trump. The scene began with John Hancock signing the declaratio ...
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At 50, ‘Saturday Night Live’ celebrates its past as a comedy icon — and wonders about its future
Tune into the Oct. 11, 1975 premiere episode of “Saturday Night Live” — then without “live” in its name — and you may be ...
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Features Donald Trump Talking About TikTok Ban, And A Reminder That Media Can’t Resist His Craziest Rhetoric
The Saturday Night Live cold open saw James Austin Johnson returning as Donald Trump, two days before the inauguration, this time talking about the TikTok ban. About an hour before the show aired ...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton gets interrupted by Trump in 'SNL' cold open
The Tony winner reprised his title role from "Hamilton" in the latest "Saturday Night Live" cold open, which put him face-to-face with President Donald Trump (played by James Austin Johnson).
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‘SNL’ Cold Open Features Sarah Sherman as Rachel Maddow on the LA Wildfires, the TikTok Ban and Trump
Sarah Sherman opened the first “Saturday Night Live” episode of 2025 by portraying political commentator Rachel Maddow. In the sketch, Maddow hosted an MSNBC panel, which included Marcello ...
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SNL Cold Open, Chappelle Monologue, Weekend Update Carry The Weight
Thankfully, that time was well spent because all three segments elevated SNL's game in some very big ways, proving once again that the long-running late-night sketch comedy series is as relevant ...
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I Just Found Out Lorne Michaels Claims He Made Up The Phrase 'Cold Open' On SNL, And I'm Completely Shook
They had gotten there first.’ Honestly, learning about Michaels’ claim on the cold open is stellar and an incredible easter egg to get amid Saturday Night Live’s 50th Season. Here’s hoping ...