While I like Colin’s Pete Hegseth, I am growing tired of how overused it is by this point. It feels, like fellow SNL reviewer John stated: fan bait. Jeremy has introduced Colin in all these cold opens so far. I will admit, that was a very funny entrance from Colin. His best in these. Standard lines from Colin’s Hegseth, although his constant sing-songy lines keep cracking me up.
April 13, 2024 – Ryan Gosling / Chris Stapleton (S49 E17)
Cold Opening - Close Encounter Mrs. Rafferty (KAM) returns Right from the opening shot, I can tell this is the return of Mrs. Rafferty and Kate McKinnon for her first cameo since leaving almost two seasons ago. I am genuinely shocked they brought this character back, as it had a rare ending and was such …
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September 30, 2017 – Ryan Gosling / Jay-Z (S43 E1)
Cold Opening - The Chaos President UGH. Is Trumpwin entering in a golf attire supposed to be funny? And was the decision to have him dressed like that a “satirical” take from the show? I think this is the first time that we have the running “joke” of Trumpwin being too busy playing golf instead …
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December 5, 2015 – Ryan Gosling / Leon Bridges (S41 E7)
Cold Opening - A Christmas Message From Donald & Melania Trump This cold open ends up being the third & final appearance of Taran’s Trump, as SNL would recast the role later in the season. I have rather mixed feelings due to SNL yanking the impression away from Taran so quickly, while the impression is …
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