Mike Myers Crashes ‘SNL’ as Elon Musk as Cold Open Takes on Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting: ‘Donald, What Are You Doing in My Office?’
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As the fallout from Donald Trump’s clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to stun the world, “Saturday Night Live” gave its own spin on the global disaster. “SNL” opened this weekend’s show — its first since the “SNL50” special — by featuring Trump (played as usual by James Austin Johnson) and vice president JD Vance (Bowen Yang) chastising Zelenskyy (Mikey Day).
But then came unelected DOGE master Elon Musk, as played by “SNL” alum Mike Myers. This repped Myers’ first appearance on a regular “SNL” episode since December 2015, although he appeared on the recent “SNL50” special in a reprise of his “Coffee Talk” Linda Richman character.
The sketch opened with a tongue-in-cheek voice over: “Yesterday, President Trump hosted Ukrainian president Zelenskyy at the White House, and it went really, really well.
Everyone who watched felt at ease and thought the world is now a safer place. Here now is a replay of their historic press conference.” As “Trump” opened: “It is I, president and CEO of Gaza Hotel and Casino, Donald Trump, and I’d like to welcome President Zelenskyy here to this incredible trap.
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