‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Skewers Ted Cruz’s Attack On Big Bird With A Far Right Version Of ‘Sesame Street’
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deadline.comFollowing a week in which Ted Cruz grabbed headlines for his Twitter attacks on Big Bird for spreading vaccine “propaganda,” Saturday Night Live used its cold open to skewer the Texas senator.Aidy Bryant stepped in to play Cruz, as he hosted his own, far-right version of Sesame Street, Cruz Street, featuring a bevy of figures including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Joe Rogan.“When Big Bird told children get vaccinated against a deadly disease, I said, ‘Enough,’ and I created my own Sesame Street called Cruz Street,” Cruz said. “It’s a gated community.
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