Benedict Cumberbatch is back! The 45-year-old actor returned to host Saturday Night Live for the second time over the weekend.
While Benedict is known for his more dramatic work, he sure proved once again just how incredibly hilarious he can be! Unsurprisingly, the sketch comedy show kicked off the episode by tackling one of the biggest bombshells that dropped this year: the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, which threatens to overturn Roe v.
Wade and thus puts abortion and reproductive rights in danger. The cold open begins with a voiceover mocking Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for citing a 13th-century English law as part of their reasoning.
Then, Benedict pops up in a full medieval ensemble and bowl haircut speaking with two other mean about abortion, as well as bringing up some of the other wild things people actually believe: Related: Watch Lizzo Pull Double Duty On Saturday Night Live! Cecily Strong as a 12-year-old and Kate McKinnon as an “old crone” in her 30s joined in on the sketch.
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