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Alec Baldwin confirmed up once more on the newest episode of “Saturday Night Live,” however not in his earlier capability impersonating former US President Donald Trump.
This time, Baldwin performed FOX Information anchor Bret Baier within the chilly open, who quizzed Maya Rudolph as Vice President Kamala Harris in a spoof of their interview that aired on the community final week.
Whereas Baldwin has famously been recognized to look on “SNL” as Trump in seasons previous, “SNL” solid member James Austin Johnson has extra lately been portraying the previous president, regardless of speculation that Baldwin would return this season forward of the election.
All through “SNL’s” FOX Information interview spoof, Baldwin as Baier and Rudolph as Harris mentioned coverage matters together with immigration and abortion.
When it got here to immigration, Rudolph as Harris spoke of the entire cartels she stated she took down, joking, “If I used to be in ‘Breaking Bad,’ it might’ve led to three episodes.”
Baldwin as Baier incessantly interrupted Rudolph as Harris all through the interview. At one other level, he made enjoyable of her for less than answering questions as a result of she’s “simply in search of a viral second” – with Rudolph then turning to a special digital camera to create fake TikTok clips.
In addition they made mild of one of many extra viral moments to come back out of the real-life interview, with Rudolph as Harris and Baldwin as Baier sparring about how he performed the fallacious clip of Trump.
Dana Carvey enjoying President Joe Biden additionally appeared through the sketch, however noticeably lacking from the chilly open was Andy Samberg, who has appeared on the long-running sketch present this season enjoying Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
This weekend’s episode was hosted by Michael Keaton, star of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and the brand new “Goodrich.” He beforehand hosted in 3 times, most lately in 2015, and cameoed on the present in 2019. Billie Eilish was the musical visitor.
John Mulaney will host the subsequent episode of “Saturday Night time Dwell” on November 2 with Chappell Roan because the musical visitor, simply forward of Election Day.
“SNL” airs on NBC at 11:30 p.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. PDT.