Lester Holt Cold Open - SNL

President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) discusses firing FBI director James Comey in an interview with Lester Holt (Michael Che).
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[@iammrbeat]

"So... that's it? I got him? No? Because nothing matters? Absolutely nothing matters anymore? OK..."

[@thisisisabella3634]

@Mo De It's a small world.

[@MrBdatta]

I keep thinking of these lines. Applies to so many countries.

[@domp5014]

Gather round Listen here... We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) (Ooh) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry

[@thisisisabella3634]

@@domp5014Haha got me. Good one.

[@sourbar41]

Yeah sure doesn’t matter this year they’re begging us to vote everyday

[@gein2287]

"Elect a clown, expect a circus" is the best line I heard all week.

[@paulacross3086]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 to funny.

[@ilae.williams7675]

Boom💣💥💣💥💣💣💣💣💣💥There it is💣💣💣💣💣💣💣💣💣💥

[@wilsonpierrele7061]

@@ilae.williams7675 no

[@OVERLOOKED65]

"Elect a clown, expect a circus" i have that sticker on my car

[@Goldenwoodz]

Yet you got the best president to be elected in 2016.

[@mrbushidon7140]

"Listen OJ..." "Listen Keenan.." "I feel ya 2pak... " Omg James (Alec jk) Baldwin was killing me!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mrmangoberry8394]

“Thanks Jazz Man”

[@tatttoon]

I fuckin died. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

He was killing somebody. "Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer on the Western “Rust,” and director Joel Souza were shot by Baldwin by accident. oh the karma!!! Unbelievable, this ant-gun a-hole gets the karma bus ride. He's FINISHED

[@Bugman541]

"Did I get him? Oh, nothing matters, nothing matters any more" Accurate.

[@q45samuel]

That had me rolling!

[@Balkanjeros1]

yeah,when emails,cover uo,selling uranium to russians,getting payed by saudis,fixing elections etc doesnt matter ,why would firing idiiot comey matter...after all,president is his boss.you stupid fuck

[@nathanrohan6347]

Ivan Novak Nobody ever defends Trump on his own merits: only by comparing him to the Other. It's only through a mortal division of the country that he is kept afloat.

[@TheBlarggle]

Yeah okay Ivan.

[@ImGonnaBlameTheMEEDUHSid]

Lol Ivan. The type of delusion that'll make this country great again rite bfore everyone bombs us

[@Willdoesmusic135]

Alec plays Trump so well that when he's in character the only difference between the two is that Alec has bigger hands

[@kristopherbarker3282]

They're *YUGE*

[@dakingltroyproductofdade3579]

Joejoeington Mcjoe way much much more

[@marynduco8158]

I do not really think so

[@domp5014]

Fr lmao 😂

[@domp5014]

@@marynduco8158 explain you reasoning... I want to know how you came to that conclusion and what evidence you have to back it up. After all, if you can’t back it up, your argument is vague... So please elaborate and explain your reasoning ... And you just fell into my trap 😂 We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) (Ooh) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry

[@artcorner1298]

I like the part when Lester Holt's character said, "Wait, did I get him? Is this all over?" , look how fast that ecstatic smile vanished from his face. "Nothing matters any more". Great performance!

[@robfuzz]

"I sit on every chair like its a toilet" LMFAO!!!!!!

[@taraboyd1670]

"Listen OJ..." "Listen Keenan.." "I feel ya 2pak... " Omg James (Alec jk) Baldwin was killing me!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@amiblueful]

Because, as we found out, every chair IS a toilet. Diaper Donnie.

[@phoenixconcrete2238]

@@amiblueful trump wanted to make.america his personal toilet and he almost did .. lmao 😆😀😀

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Yeah, Baldwin will be sitting in the witness box, too "Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer on the Western “Rust,” and director Joel Souza were shot by Baldwin (Oct 22, 2021) GOT HIS ASS! He's FINISHED!!!! Karma is a beatiful thing - talking all that sh*t, NOW LOOK AT YOU!!

[@jackzimmy8461]

@@SuperOmnicronsj44 You must be a pretty pathetic and toxic person to take pleasure in such a tragedy. You don’t even care if people *die* if it means owning the libs.

[@mmartin9251]

Wow! Michael Che in something other than weekly update! I love it!

[@fluffyfluffykatz]

IKR! I was about to comment this. It‘s nice to see him in something different.

[@kyledechau5955]

Like the comment but gonna keep it at 69!

[@chriscamper190]

Michael Che has always been in different things . That means you don’t pay attention or watch the show

[@jannyjanjanet]

Kyle Dechau it's at 208 now...so what ya gonna do now lol

[@ShukaHusk]

@@jannyjanjanet now 400

[@beautyisanimate]

"I sit on every chair like it's a toilet." Hahaha!

[@nzinga8]

Annette DuCharme My favorite line 😂😂

[@Tussenio]

That's how he can tweet from more places than only his bathroom.

[@10ThenSee]

Annette DuCharme lmao

[@MsGrapeNehi]

Never occurred to me before, but now when I see him, that's all I'll be able to think about. Thanks a lot, SNL.

[@LoganPaulALT]

Annette DuCharme

[@ms.shawniepea8494]

He feeds me dog food? What a humiliating line. Funny as hell.

[@hansz4561]

unfortunately true. They won't stand up to Trump even if they are fed dog food

[@mridoxmyfansftw7164]

Tan Wo exactly Trump could serve them his shit and they'll all get in line to eat it

[@ryans3667]

cr87129 ahhhh there are the triggered trump supporters

[@ms.shawniepea8494]

Yeah, if I were a trump supporter I wouldn't find it funny either but too bad I am not. It was seriously funny as hell. I wasn't expecting that all.

[@RollingOrmond]

Nice try, Tan.

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

"Nothing matters. Absolutely nothing matters anymore." Truer words were never spoken.

[@CAPTAINxSAVEAHOE09]

listen OJ 😂😂😂😂😂

[@grayced3761]

😆😅😂🤣

[@925lexi]

"Did I get him?" 😂😂😂

[@jedarodrjedarodr7542]

"Thank you for having me here, Jazz man"...

[@no1shaniac]

Michael Che did great in this!!

[@sanjayc74]

Yup but Alec Baldwin as Trump set him up :)

[@michaellindley6803]

Allie Galuska I love animals!

[@maidros85]

I first saw him on one of the presidential debate cold opens, and I seriously thought that he was a real reporter snl brought in. I am not an American, I don't watch their news programs, so I was easily fooled

[@analopes312]

And he probably wrote this too

[@mbrilliB]

He is great in everything

[@hibiscusbiscuit9010]

"Did I get em?" "Oh that's right, absolutely nothing matters" 🤣🤣

[@mikaylab_]

I think Baldwin's impression of Trump will go down as one of the best in history...

[@timothyturnstone7935]

WRONG!!!! It is shit compared to others.

[@monot00nz]

It goes 1. Ferrell's Bush Jr. 2. Baldwin's Trump 3. Carvey's Bush Sr. Best ever

[@funkemunky]

​@@chrismaclean9735 Nah I agree with Timmy, Badlwin's impression really isn't anything special. And seriously Michael, is everyone forgetting Darrel Hammond's impression of Bill Clinton? It's gold!

[@mikeledger2614]

Totally! It really helped get him elected. What a great impression, hilarious!

[@democratssuxmaga7965]

Mikayla B. Yeah his hands are small too!!

[@VillageDigitalNewYork]

"I feel you Tupac" lmao!!

[@LiviaMalfoy]

"He feeds me dog food!" That's gotta hurt.

[@sashimaria]

Awesome 😎

[@ramani.a.8138]

Olivia S But this don’t hurt the dogs 🐕.

[@mjjin980]

when he called him "Kenan" I almost cried,, snl poking at their own cast members is the reason I live

[@wayneeppler237]

Reason you live…. Smh the shit people say

[@sillygoose635]

@@wayneeppler237 grow a pair.

[@whatho85]

Did I get him? Is this all over?!

[@Machinedead]

this is what everyone thinks everytime Trump gives a press conference......................

[@jayhgoodwin]

*nothing matters anymore*

[@stoneddom]

LMAO. I watched that part like 6 times already.

[@urockit2011]

@Machinedead. Exactly. That's what makes that line so sad.

[@CrashB111]

It would be the easiest Obstruction of Justice charge ever, if Republicans actually gave a shit about doing their jobs. I'm pretty sure there could be tapes of Trump shooting someone on 5th avenue and Congress would just ignore it.

[@jimgeo1000]

Honestly, at this point I rely on SNL/Alec Baldwin as a weekly news summary lol

[@sweetsweatypeaches1328]

Solurum Berb same

[@kght222]

don't, i love it too, but it is better to get no news than to rely on one source.

[@aidanfiermonte830]

I think he was just making a joke...

[@SchatziMadchen]

sam tee If you can't take a joke, you are probably a Trump supporter

[@StAtiKzHD]

Thats the sad part

[@angrychick9649]

I hope Baldwin keeps up with the trump impersonation.He does a very funny job

[@talos6202]

angry chick- He told Trump 'release your tax returns and I'll stop'.

[@johnmeeder5025]

I think Russia is putting all the people in power

[@mzunicorn8230]

Yes he does it’s like he literally embodies him. No one else can do a Trump impersonation like Baldwin.

[@alicewelch5492]

Alec Baldwin is such an idiot. He has to do something like this he can't get a job

[@stephencharles7913]

I wanna see the prison one's!

[@KaRaTeLoRd11PS3]

“This show is gonna run for 8 years.” Thank god this isn’t happening

[@mercierjanice]

Thank God he is being evicted

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@@mercierjanice Secret Service will drag him out on January 20, 2021

[@waflletoast11]

@@ObamaFromKenya amen

[@garyturner5790]

@@mercierjanice God knows what he'd done if he'd had four more years in WH.

[@garyturner5790]

@@ObamaFromKenya At gun point their have too.

[@devramsurrun3820]

I love to obstruct justice. No one obstructs better than me.

[@TheRealBizWiz]

*Elect a clown, expect a circus.*

[@gabehardy-fowler8126]

BizWiz stolen comment

[@JamesPeach]

Brother Pig Probably. People have no shame.

[@TheRealBizWiz]

Sethy, Perry, kiddos, that saying has been around forever 😂. It's like "what goes around comes around," or "you reap what you sow.." - Which also applies to Trumpty Dumpty. I’m sure you already knew that though. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@pauliedee1951]

Are you here illegally?

[@eugeniacox5768]

paulie dee are

[@lwdunne]

Love the Anderson Cooper Eye Roll 👁

[@ariadneschild8460]

The Nixon references are hilarious.

[@915Mang]

Two Scoops ✌🏼 ✌🏼 Lol 😂

[@ericalukonis8353]

Elect a clown expect a circus.

[@nastehoibrahim3597]

You absolutely right

[@lawrencebader9399]

Eric Alukonis Damn. That would make a great bumper sticker!

[@tonymontana4284]

Elect a useless race huckster, oh yeah your lib dumb fruit cake ass did twice.

[@calipachanguero]

what is a huckster? who says huckster? is that what you call Mike Huckabee's children?

[@SuperAgencyman]

Yeaaah, Obama didn't invent racism in America, nor did he stoke the flames. Maybe if your cops were trained worth a damn (I'm sure many are, but it doesn't always look that way) or perhaps not so prejudiced, there'd be less racial tension?

[@W3R3SQU1RR3L]

"he feeds me dog food!" lol

[@thangnguyen02]

Cooper's eye rolls -- fell of the chair laughing

[@brunodx4]

"i feel you 2 pac" at the end was hilarious

[@DesertDwight]

Donald Trump's Greatest Hits "I won fair and square" "Lock her up!" "Bad hombres" "Build the wall"

[@cagnazzo82]

Best, and most ironic one will forever be "Drain the swamp".

[@DesertDwight]

Cagnazzo ah yes how could I forget one of his best hits

[@fluffyfluffykatz]

Don‘t forget “Grab ‘em by the pussy“!

[@nzinga8]

"Fake News"

[@NicoleM2108]

"Bigly" (for his detractors) or "Big League" (for embarrassed supporters) - we will never know for sure :/

[@gidgemo1869]

It is so frightening how accurate this was.

[@improtectedbypowerfulsmirk5215]

He feed me dog food Lmao

[@luisnavarro5298]

Waiting for that Melissa McCarthy skit SNL!

[@RasAlXander]

Luis Navarro YAAASS

[@davidbarkley121]

Did he say "listen OJ"???.....OMG I DIED!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Then he said "listen Kenan"!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shellylynn2716]

The only way I can stand anything related to tRump is when he’s being impersonated by Alec Baldwin❤️

[@sourbar41]

Because you’re slow

[@sourbar41]

@Nature and Physics your mother

[@MsWarriordiva]

Totally agree!!!!!!!

[@MsWarriordiva]

@Judy it's Alec

[@DarkSide2377]

SNL: Triggering Trump supporters since 2016.

[@daveb8559]

As if it’s hard to trigger a Trump supporter.

[@austinvalentine6126]

I find it hilarious

[@dwaynefox5236]

Good 🤣🤣

[@wreckingKREW1]

@@daveb8559 No kidding,they're the most fragile pussies I've ever seen.

[@flurfityfloof1000]

I don't think I'd survive even 10 minutes of the news if not for SNL. Thank God for Alec and the rest of the crew!

[@beccalowry6437]

Yaacov Steinberg same... we need something to make us laugh.

[@jojorockzzz1211]

Skill issue

[@eyuin5716]

I have to say I'm impressed by Trump! For a guy with tiny hands he's dug himself a big hole.

[@christopherreed45]

I've seen this comment somewhere..still funny though lol

[@cedkent2o11]

Ęÿūį Æßñ And he's done it single handedly !!

[@tomgates316]

Ęÿūį Æßñ Don't you mean a YUUUGE hole? :-)

[@barrykaine6526]

He didn't have to use his hands, he dug that hole with his tongue!

[@Nocturnalux]

He used his mouth to dig.

[@nymphetaminedisposed]

i feel you 2pac lol

[@MrsD7777]

LOL!!!! Called him O. J. and Keenan too!

[@Killuminati911]

jazz man

[@humuhumunukunuku]

Wow, one of the most scathing and hilarious SNL skits on Trump to date! Strong work! Someday we'll have a boring president in office again, right?

[@geezymoney3729]

humuhumunukunuku Obama was boring because he made sure everything was Ok. He's like that teenager you can trust with anything while you're out for dinner. Trump on the other hand...

[@supermarshall2.053]

Obama was MY president. He gives people hope.

[@bettyhouk8727]

humuhumunukunuku Anyone But T rump or Pence ,or any of those dimwits.you old Republican seniors better think about your Social Security too you are not all wealthy . ( not saying you humuhum are an old senior on social security)

[@Roll587]

Baldwin does a great Trump.

[@JeffreyJFerguson]

Always great to see Michael Che in skits. He's brilliant at Weekend update but they really oughtta use him in more non-weekend-update skits too.

[@bensmith6321]

SNL has never been this good.

[@aeonjoey3d]

Ben Smith the totinos ad with the lesbian love affair was pretty good too tho

[@lolaboden2641]

Only in the 70’s with the original cast.

[@xjudson]

"I sit on every chair like it's a toilet..."

[@Loocloo333]

Yeah and he needs an assistant to wipe his butt cuz his tiny hands can’t reach😂

[@zora99ny]

The trump wig needs to look worse for it to be accurate

[@jayrobbinstacks4574]

well by that token, Baldwin's hands are too big.

[@kght222]

2:18 i randomly love that joke, the difference between trump and nixon, nixon won the popular vote. thanks for pointing that out LMAO.

[@justiceblackwolf369]

kght222 😂 fr! Best part

[@TaylorSmithx]

kght222 But you missed the point! The main difference is Nixon didn't have liberals making up a sorry ass excuse for their CRUSHING election defeat.

[@apicalmaristem]

Nixon also never fired the head of the FBI...because he at least had a scruple or two.

[@georgecushing6762]

Scud Carcrash. the head of his fbi prob wasnt survailling every opponent hannity ap reporters. getting dirt on reportes to keep them quiet..using irs target oppnents.

[@garyanderson9467]

kght222 I thought Nixon was bad back then, but compared to Trump, he was Thomas Jefferson.

[@doriangulyas1351]

"Listen, OJ..." Lmao🤣🤣

[@denniskramer9804]

he called him "Jazzman"hahaha

[@streberyt]

"Thanks for having me here, Jazz man" LUL I DIED

[@MaverickChristian]

1:24 to 1:37 I was laughing and crying (and not from the laughter).

[@garnetduran9946]

Maverick Christian, that bit was genius!

[@superkasanova1979]

Watching this today is giving me so much joy

[@bobbypendragon7375]

"Did I get him?" I died laughing because there was so real xD

[@saschamaj]

I sit on every chair like it's a toilet. ROFL

[@bethowen4270]

this is hilarious but also terrifying

[@andethidialbubabibub3261]

Still best thing ever

[@mryan89]

“Absolutely nothing matters now?” Yep, great way to put it.

[@do9138]

Plot twists . . . We had no idea how insane they would get.

[@saidinjest]

This wasn't so much funny as it was just spot on. Why won't anyone stop this monster?

[@omriamar942]

Better than his previous

[@kermitthefrog5621]

omri amar Obama was so much better

[@patbrennan6572]

thank you alec for helping us through these most difficult times..

[@Nuggettha80sguy]

2:30 listen O.J.!! lmao

[@alicia_kearns]

The SNL writers are savage, and I'm here for it. Damn.

[@KELLSONIC]

Did I just watch Frost/Nixon?

[@weepeeteeee]

SNL you're killing. In Trump's language, "please stop, you're killing me." Speaking of Trump's language SNL, continue cause your laughter is keeping me alive.

[@johannawest7982]

This is Genius!!

[@beckycarter9211]

It is so, so sad that this was made 3 years ago, and the nightmare is still continuing!! God help us all!!

[@aravind6813]

listen OJ.. I died of laughter

[@salwaaj1356]

I've been doing this thing in reverse for years now. I' m deducing the real news from the comedy i watch. Because '' nothing matters anymore''.

[@DeathByGuru]

I feel like this is the only skit I've seen with Michael Che in costume. He normally plays himself

[@lilbihxxx1234]

“I let Kellyanne out of her crypt" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@willcoleman2458]

I honestly loved the part with Paul Ryan.

[@inkblot6626]

"What's that? Nothing matters? Absolutely nothing matters?"

[@queerjamie2608]

The sniff heavy breathing 😂 damn such a good actor

[@officialya]

I only checkout SNL for Trumps Jokes :)

[@runswithcats42]

I am really impressed with Michael Che’s makeup in this.

[@finnegancourtney]

3:09 is the best. “You’ve just earned yourself an Anderson Cooper eye roll”

[@jennifersantillana9738]

OmG I just realized that's Michael che...love this ❤❤❤

[@JesusPulledMeThrough]

I gotta say, they did a great job of fitting all the crazy info of this week into this one sketch. From priming the pump, to the AC eye roll, to Conway's (😱) sudden resurfacing. THIS is what we look forward to SNL. Great job!

[@nebulousone1994]

Yes, Lester - we finally got him!

[@Kiki-nu2cv]

Alec's impression of Trump is the best thing that came out of Trump's pesidency.

[@ultimateTL]

This is great! Thank you SNL!!! You are TV/KZbin hero"s!!!!

[@Sexsess]

I had to pick myself off the floor when he called him OJ!

[@jaroncreed]

This is the best Trump Baldwin performance yet!

[@73seoul]

"Ew. That is not what Priming The Pump means" 😂

[@SCRnflz]

Hil-Fuckin-Arious! "I let Kelly Ann Conway out of her crypt" Ahahaahhaahaaaa!!!

[@brianjones2059]

IMPEACHMENT is. just a matter of 🕒!!! Americans deserve BETTER!!! 🇺🇸💪

[@bifftannen1598]

How's the impeachment coming?

[@nodnarbpower1587]

I died threw the whole thing😂😂😂this is my new news

[@Alynnra]

Yay, more Michael Che!

[@cesarpastran8308]

I sit on any chair like it's a toilet. LMFAO :)

[@nasirhs411]

"It's when I tug on myself about an Half an out early before Melania comes in so she can find it easier" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@rainbowwriter672]

1:28. Lester Holt is thinking"Holy crap! Did I just win a Peabody."

[@hughmonbean]

Nothing matters, absolutely nothing matters anymore - haha!

[@hughmonbean]

You think I care about optics? I sit on every chair like it's a toilet.

[@brohan914]

Calling Che Keenan is one of the funnier reccuring bits

[@RyokoLeonheartBLACK]

LOL that last bit of dialogue has summed this fucking nightmare up pretty well

[@maryabdi2527]

I miss Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump. He was a very good impersonator of Trump. No wonder Trump hates him.

[@Alcagaur1]

A couple of years on, I struggle to separate this from the actual Holt interview..

[@andrewowens4421]

That eye-roll was perfect.