Republican Debate Cold Open - SNL

[@TylorSweeney]

"Lower than, frankly, milk." killed me.

[@HaidenSloan]

With the calling him "skim Tim" ...lol

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Milk scores higher than Tim Scott because it's... white... ;-P

[@BIGSpendersFinancial]

@@igorschmidlapp6987 Which only adds to the hilarity! Great joke...Skim Scott he shall be 😂😂😂

[@cathyo1089]

Skim Scott is gonna stick 😅

[@stevechance150]

"Maybe in my third term". That's some scary shit.

[@patton303]

Props to Heidi for holding her arm in the air for 5 minutes.

[@melreslor2114]

Yes it's Heidi. The description listed Chloe but doesn't appear in this sketch.

[@pop5678eye]

@@melreslor2114 Chloe is so good at impressions she can impersonate Heidi impersonating Nikki Haley.

[@ellengrace4609]

@@pop5678eyeGreat comment! 😂

[@ThaManhattanProject]

She's so gorgeous 😊

[@biggreencam]

Light work for a med student on a surgery rotation

[@pocketslicer]

“I have a girlfriend…for her I feel a sense of human love” Tim Scott impression was second best.

[@emjayay]

He should have tucked in his upper lip to expose his gums like Colbert does for Eric.

[@MichelleBlue-vp1yo]

That was 💯 percent golden

[@brooklynsix1931]

He nailed Tim Scott

[@jaredf6205]

Tim Scott ended his campaign this morning lol, I wonder if it’s related to this.

[@commandercaptain4664]

He gave a synopsis of _Heartbeeps_

[@natalie_rose2861]

"how can you forget Chris Christie... it's easy you just walk away".😂

[@SayYoJ]

"She used to be Lisa from Temecula now she's Vivek from Ramaswamy" I AM SCREAMINGGGGGGGG 🤣🤣🤣

[@Raist3db]

Yeah, I got that reference too and it's friking hilarious.

[@luthorforpresident9353]

I respect them 4 acknowledging that she is a similar skintone 2 him. But they still messed up with a dsbm playing Lester Holt. They need 2 get Black ppl of different colors or acknowledge that some Black ppl are beige, tan, ivory.

[@roseporter1368]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@sagebrushrepair]

@@luthorforpresident9353 I'm with you, representation is awesome. Wanna see a cast full of all types of people just roasting trump for hours and hours. Call it Saturday Night Trump Jokes and just fly in comedians from Suriname, Korea, Morocco and Brunei (and etc) to tell their best Trump jokes/roasts to James, who has to take it.

[@penpad_bts]

@@sagebrushrepairI want tickets 🤭🤭

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Trump was trying so hard to get ego to break! Kudos to her for staying in place!

[@tjmb]

fi

[@FoNgThOnG]

Careful of the fake SNL comment with its scammy post.

[@helena20000]

@SaturdayNightLiveLive 😎

[@lenoirfaineant8499]

Honestly I was thinking that it's kind of weak. I've heard dozens of better trump impressions.

[@LindaC616]

She almost lost it with "Lisa from Temecula"

[@johnchessant3012]

"look who they got playing Meatball Ron, one of the destroy boys. Ron's watching at home like, who the hell is that" lmao

[@thehobowizard]

“I call her bird brain but only in public.” 😂

[@eastside2473]

The girl who played Nikki Haley held her arm and body and head for that long she deserved some freaking props mad respect

[@cleverusername9369]

Heidi Gardner

[@psycictree27]

really, a white woman playing a brown woman, SNL couldn't find a couple of brown actors to play brown politicians?

[@skilletman16]

It’s not that difficult, especially if you keep your elbow close to your body. Actors with theater experience usually have to do this.

[@jonathanmoore7079]

If conservatives did a skit where a white woman portrayed Pramila Jayapal-Democrat Indian-American Representative-Leftists would be screaming “cultural appropriation.”

[@cleverusername9369]

@@jonathanmoore7079 that statement assumes conservatives have a sense of humor. They do not. Conservatives aren't funny or creative enough to come up with an idea for a sketch, hell they're not even creative enough to think of a better candidate than a literal rapist

[@e.keough2975]

Seeing the Please Don't Destroy guy as Ron Desantis made no sense until Trump came out

[@nate9361]

I thought they could have had michael longfellow to do desantis so I was confused

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Please Don't Destroy now has a movie to plug... ;-P

[@LoganWH8]

I honestly thought it was Micheal Longfellow under a ton of makeup until he said who it was

[@ellabiddy4741]

He’d make a killer Ted Cruz if needed tho he looks like him here

[@LordIstar]

@@ellabiddy4741why insult the man like that 😮

[@velvetwaterband]

Dude that impression is 100% Felt weird laughing along with it as it was so close to the real thing... which is the most terrifying thing on the planet.

[@utubefreshie]

Damn. My thoughts exactly! lol

[@janeshipley6993]

yes! and the audience was so quiet - listening hard, while being creeped out.

[@LE-te9vx]

Hard agree. Can we just keep this one and forget the real one?

[@elizabethpayne53]

Same!

[@Lolcow43]

Trump 2024!!!!!! Y’all better be ready!!!!

[@averagejoe17769]

“My sweet little, middle aged criminal children” that line got me 🤣🤣

[@yvetterenee8256]

😅

[@ultimatediscdork]

Respect to the 'debaters' for staying still so long

[@albertgaspar627]

no kidding, right? if they had broken, the skit would have been different and focused on them.

[@TheMonroemomma]

They did a similar skit on the last supper not too long ago. Also hilarious.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

@@albertgaspar627 I thought that it was focused on them. Really, who gives a damn about the GOP any more. The party will be dead once they let the government shut down in a week...

[@tonygeorge470]

They've mastered the art. They're masterdebaters aka masterbaters

[@svscared]

I don't know how they even did that lol

[@jessetorres8738]

Seriously, how has Trump never thought of the nickname "Ron DeSastrous" to attack DeSantis?

[@shwnshts9469]

Who? Ya mean Meatball?

[@Brasswatchman]

As much as I can't stand the man... "DeSanctimonious" was pretty funny.

[@bigdc202]

Trump isn't that clever

[@bcarp]

Why should he? Meatball Ron hits the spot.

[@truthup]

DON'T. GIVE. THEM. IDEAS.

[@kristianhopkins776]

That Tim Scott was flawless lol

[@dmercury292]

Yeah, he was on point.

[@retroguy9494]

But he didn't talk about religion!

[@TubbyLumpedKins]

Nobody knows if it’s true or not because nobody knows who Tim Scott is

[@retroguy9494]

@@TubbyLumpedKins There's a lot of that going around. Nobody knew who Mike Johnson was either. I read when he was elected speaker some senators actually had to Google him because they never heard of him!

[@aaronTNGDS9]

Indeed. I'm still chuckling as I post this.

[@JHall-hh3pt]

😂😂 who ever wrote this sketch deserves a big raise.. this was one of the funniest sketches in a long while.. 👏 to the actors.. just walk away killed it 😂😂😂

[@enigmatic9118]

I would laugh, except it's really just accurate, and that scares me. When the satire is just the real thing.

[@topbins1391]

You’re sarcasm is not bad

[@laalaa99stl]

"Skim Scott"😂💀

[@Pyrethryn]

That was a great line.

[@ELmayberry]

😂😂

[@retroguy9494]

It fits. He IS just kind of skimming the surface.

[@davidthompson4912]

Trump should steal that one 😂

[@christiankrueger221]

It is a good line. If it wasn't a liberal show writing it they'd probably call it racist, because milk is racist apparently.

[@colleyslimmaz4502]

How can we forget Chris Christie. It's pretty easy, just walk away😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@42luke93]

He is like the Captain on the Axiom in the Wall-E movie 🤖

[@chiaracacialli]

Hilarious 😂

[@roseporter1368]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@steelpookie7597]

And it was just how smooth he began walking away perfectly in time with the statement 😂😂😂

[@eddscall]

🤣🤣🤣

[@adamshalashaska5698]

Guy that plays trump killed it. The best trump impersonator i've seen on the show

[@christiankrueger221]

What happened to Alec Baldwin? He was so funny. Also really loved his tough stance on gun control. A real shining example of a modern day "liberal".

[@dalvarez101093]

@@christiankrueger221Alec Baldwin was terrible. This new guy is way better.

[@rike94]

This new one is so much better than Alec

[@Toidal]

Was kinda hoping he'd joke about Mikey Day when he started commenting on the other cast members portrayals. Like how he was off his game last week or something.

[@BeeWhistler]

@@rike94 Yeah, I enjoyed Baldwin's but this guy really nailed it.

[@MC-xv2tn]

One of the best debate skits in a while. The final jab at Christie had me dying

[@PinnacleApex]

just wish baldwin was playing

[@elianad2083]

​@@PinnacleApexSame here. Alec Baldwin was hilarious as Trump..his facial expressions, mannerisms. This guy (James Austin?) Only sounds like Trump but he is not nearly as funny as Alec Baldwin..

[@ashupashu5559]

it was hardly a debate skit it was just a trump skit

[@sagebrushrepair]

Just James on stage roasting people as trump is a brilliant idea, he's so convincing when he belittles his fellow players. James is approaching tina fey's palin level of impression perfection, and just getting better The writers on this one nailed every joke: destroy boy, just walk away, a woman's name, just hit after hit. Keenan put a bit of mustard on lester HOLT and it delights me.

[@axgreenious9400]

Shane Gillis' Trump is 1,000 times better than what's his face you mentioned. SNL blows.

[@jimcarey7150]

James catches Trump just right...eccentric but not hysterical. In impressionist must respect the full range of the person, and Alec Baldwin was 0% respect and 100% PROJECTION (a rage-filled fanatic). I never thought Kate McKinnon's appearance or mannerisms echoed Hillary, but she captured her PERSONALITY and essence more on-target than a Target Checkout Lady, so she nailed it. PS I'm very conservative and if the actors demonize Hillary or Trump, it's just not funny.

[@axgreenious9400]

Agreed@@jimcarey7150

[@paddleduck5328]

Or Larry as Bernie

[@IvanLopez-ed4ti]

They probably did that because they noticed the entire cast was doing a horrible impression of all the politicians.

[@asphaltrivers]

If they can't get Alex Moffet and Mikey Day back together at some point during these trials to do the trump bros again, it will be a huge missed opportunity.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Eric... the "Fredo" of the Trump family...

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

You read my mind, asphaltrivers!

[@snowwhite2524]

I love it!

[@RomanSionis85]

The Trump bros? Like the Mario bros but Don Jr and Eric 😂😂😂😂😂

[@alexlozn5380]

I could not stop watching Heidi keeping her arm up the whole time. She is great. 😂

[@John.Flower.Productions]

That is quite the talent and/or accomplishment.

[@DadsOnBass]

"Stuck on stage while I cook." Very underrated line.

[@sahilbhardwaj3907]

Trump roasting the candidates was hilarious. Best trump impression. The voice when says Why aren't you at the debate, where's Trump is so accurate.

[@federation_comrade]

For real that part was so accurate

[@TrumPina-h4m]

Awful

[@chloekey8043]

He was way too logical and articulate to be a believable trump.

[@ramrod132]

Eh. The Trump impressions are getting old. He's rapist, a fraud, and a racist, but 7 years of skits about him are getting old. A chunk of our country is cultishly obsessed with him, but I think the rest of us are sick of hearing about him. If he does something newsworthy it'd be one thing, but there really isn't any new content here.

[@cocacola4blood365]

This had about 500% more maturity than the actual debate.

[@carsondenny1986]

What

[@elijahpierre1696]

You definitely didn’t watch the debate but sure.

[@carsondenny1986]

@@elijahpierre1696 yeah, plenty of pandering but way better than the first two and generally more substantive than most presidential debates from either party. It’s a very weird comment especially because SNL is (rightly) going for exaggerated satire, so not only is it by design not more mature but 500% more is insane. That would be them seriously debating founders’ constitutionalism and would not make for a good SNL episode.

[@jonathansobieski2962]

The Republican presidential debates are just the candidates lying to try to get the most voters. The SNL skit was far more mature and honest than the real debates.

[@carsondenny1986]

@e-w-4174 I don’t feel offended. “Not funny” doesn’t mean offensive, snowflake.

[@LouieSloven]

The impression of Tim Scott just NAILS it. The constant uptalking with the fry in the background, at the weird volume -- I am so thankful that someone felt the same amount of agony while listening to his delivery and channeled it into this perfect impression.

[@T123456788]

Having never heard him talk, it's honestly disturbing how complimentary people are of that impression

[@renaj9206]

It's worse when he talks for long periods of times- he thinks he's a preacher lol

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

"Oh hey that's me." 😅😅😅

[@chimsgraphic]

"Keep my daughter's name out of your voice"! 😂😂😂 So funny. She acted exactly hw Nicky Hailey did it😂😂😂

[@sgrant4558]

Kudos to Devon Walker for absolutely nailing that Tim Scott impression! I've never heard anyone do one, and his was perfect.

[@LastBruhStanding]

I have a girlfriend, and she's real. 😂😂😂

[@WyvernYT]

f@@LastBruhStanding And possibly from Canada. :-)

[@Moody_Jazz]

James Austin Johnson had so many good one liners here

[@Omni0404]

His mentals are clearly in decline!

[@TrumPina-h4m]

Awful

[@SoDakJason]

Respect to Ego and Heidi for holding those poses all the way through.

[@normanacree1635]

Naming the cast members playing the parts was an exceptional idea by the writers.

[@purplecrayon7281]

Just give him the Emmy now.

[@nunyabiznez7269]

💯

[@MarceloRomero360]

An Emmy for unfunny?

[@lucaspernes1899]

Shit how come yall don't do biden falling everywhere in the world, yet yall making fun of the Republicans danm shame snl

[@keishaharris5773]

'Poor EgoShe used to be Lisa from Temecula from now she's Vivek from Ramaswamy.' I almost spit out my food I laughed so hard!

[@laalaa99stl]

Oh man, poor Ego. I don't know how she didn't break with JAJ going right for her like that. There must have been a money bet involved!

[@Omni0404]

$50 and a plate of Ego waffles

[@YoctoYotta]

I was very impressed

[@drphot6050]

@@Omni0404Leggo 😂

[@bluphitiger]

Lol, I literally just said that about the bets. 😂😂😂

[@instantkevlar4763]

Best trump impersonation ever. Amazing talent.

[@benjudd3584]

Try Shane gillis

[@ronaldlevington2000]

Wasn’t that good

[@elianad2083]

Baldwin was better..

[@instantkevlar4763]

@@benjudd3584 Gillis has great voice impersonation only though. The guy in this sketch pulls off the whole act.

[@christopherbristow2629]

Shane Gillis is better

[@PhillyFrank1]

That was gold. And thank you to “Lester Holt” for pointing out that Haley got messed up “keep my daughter’s name out of your mouth.”

[@AllenKnutson]

Haley did it right though. Ramaswamy didn't use the name, and "keep my daughter out of your mouth" just doesn't come off right.

[@fabnchiclily]

Nikki Haley actually said “keep my daughter out of your VOICE” rather than “…out of your MOUTH.” 🤣🤣🤣 Nikki Haley still got it wrong.

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

Kenan sounded like he was about to say Lester Oaks, Construction Worker.

[@TrumPina-h4m]

Awful

[@eringobraugh24]

@@fabnchiclily”leave”, she said “leave my daughters name out of your voice”.

[@applelandry4233]

The Trump impersonator is hilarious and so on point. I love how he trails off in random thoughts that don't make sense and contradicting himself in a single sentence 😂😂😂

[@knightoftheprincess3904]

Biden wasn't in this skit honey

[@applelandry4233]

@@knightoftheprincess3904no...he wasn't. I too watched the skit.

[@fl3609]

And speaks at the level of a second grader for his base.

[@PeterGriffin_3238]

@@knightoftheprincess3904What a delusional comment !

[@JayDeeDubb]

Exactly. It’s like actually listening to Trump talk. 😂

[@kingibrahim5775]

I think the trophy goes to the Trump impersonator. He is by far the best Trump impersonator on this show or any other show

[@BMALB2023]

It is a great impression but it would be more recognizable if his facial makeup was more orangey 🎃.

[@juangonzalez-gv7yo]

Literally spot on

[@sapnaanderson7685]

He is perfect.

[@j3m403]

but you know it's probably killing him inside

[@AfricanBan2]

Yo close your eyes you might think it’s trump

[@anqwedsga]

No matter which side you’re on you have to acknowledge that this is the best trump impersonation we’ve seen. So many just do a funny voice. This guy nails the mannerisms and speech patterns

[@nannerz1994]

The fourth wall break was phenomenal that was so great

[@tds7078]

“I have trouble hearing women older than 25.” Is crazy 😂

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

And probably true.

[@ZeroShadow1998]

As always James Austin Johnson does the *BEST* Trump impersonation. Hands down.

[@xavierjackson6779]

Alec was far better

[@Vativ]

Alec was a much better trump, this guy sucks

[@ELmayberry]

​@xavierjackson6779 yeah, I agree. Alec is better

[@YC-bi4kj]

@@xavierjackson6779 you must be hallucinating, he was the worst, no resemblance to Trump whatsoever, JAJ is a carbon copy of Trump from voice, to mannerisms to dialogue throw

[@Riclmnopp]

@@kleinsitwala2357I’m so glad Shane didn’t waste his talent on SNL. Bless the Dawgs.

[@ChadMcclain-qj8zn]

I haven't watched SNL since the 90s. This sketch is done so well the talent is high calibre it was a joy to watch😁

[@elthe3rd]

This Trump impersonation is one of the best ever.

[@christiankrueger221]

Maybe Alec Baldwin can play Trump from behind bars, fulfilling every "liberals" fantasy about locking up their political opposition.

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

He was too sharp for trump.

[@croberts30]

He literally has ALL of Trumps mannerisms down lol incredible....he deserves some kind of award for how good he is at that impression

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Skim Scott. 😅😅

[@kbbpll7338]

"I have trouble hearing women over 25." So accurate.

[@commandercaptain4664]

-said Leo DiCaprio

[@voguehaven5154]

incel

[@tonyrehal218]

As opposed to your king Biden who’s clearly a pedo and a racist. I’ll take the guy that can complete a full sentence, walk without falling, keeps our border closed, creates the best economy in history anyday over the buffoon in office now. 🤫 TRUMP 2024 🇺🇸

[@shivanihdesai]

That milk joke is one of the funniest jokes I’ve ever heard

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

"We like Skim Scott" 😅😅

[@tylerhackner9731]

James Austin Johnson is undefeated when it comes to Trump impersonations

[@retroguy9494]

Except by Alec Baldwin.

[@MP-lq3xx]

Matt Friend

[@chaddon7685]

Jamie Foxx's vocal impersonation is fairly perfect.

[@tjk3430]

​@@retroguy9494I think Johnson has taken the crown from Baldwin who stole it from Hammond.

[@bonnieb9238]

Finally someone said his name

[@enloeeagle7258]

That Tim Scott impression is pretty spot on too 😂

[@vondez10]

Needed more gums

[@michaelhanning2321]

James Austin Johnson is hands down the greatest Trump impersonator ever - This totally inside skit was very well written ...

[@robertklose2140]

Check out Matt Friend's impersonation

[@diamondbracelette]

Both he and the writers deserved a better audience for that one

[@brooklynbradley]

He needs a fat suit to top it off.

[@PoopNSoup]

Jimmy Fallon’s is my favorite

[@kathybyerly7904]

Stephen Colbert n Seth 2 of my fav

[@lurklingX]

OMG THE MILK - i almost spit out my drink laughing as that started up

[@seffishestopal5950]

Ego as Vivek Ramaswamy makes me laugh too hard. 😂

[@psycictree27]

yeah, a black woman playing a brown guy, if it would have been reversed, people would lose their mind

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

​@@psycictree27are you a "black woman or brown man"? If not either why do you care about hypothetical situations?

[@IonizedComa]

leftist trying not to include a black woman in anything: impossible@@psycictree27

[@MeatballMusic]

​@@psycictree27as a person of colour, we don't not give a single shit. It's SNL, we don't care about the race of who plays corrupt politicians. It's just satire

[@TheRealTopG01]

@@psycictree27 no it would actually be very funny

[@JasonHauser125]

I don't recall SNL going so meta in a sketch before with self acknowledgement.

[@andrewowens4421]

That's what made it so hilarious. Partly because this is exactly what Trump would say about them if given the chance.

[@redrick8900]

It happens a lot.

[@michaelcharles2702]

There was a Last Supper sketch where he did the same thing. The man is a master.

[@commandercaptain4664]

@andrewowens4421 Chump chose to forego those chances cuz he knew they don’t matter. This was the fantasy scenario about why he never bothered.

[@msminmichigan]

The show ended a season by killing off the cast in like 1988

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

‘How can you forget Chris Christie, its easy, you just …walk away…’

[@Lukeannulis]

The Tim Scott impersonation is great

[@ferula96]

This was hilarious. To pick on the candidates and the real SNL actors Great!

[@MeatballMusic]

It was so smart to just bring in Austin Johnson to take over the debate. It's what we really wanted

[@LoveFactorySweatShop]

That Tim Scott impression.👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jeffchao]

4:45 his impression of Trump doing the questioning voice was so on-point i had to do a double-take

[@SWatson410]

Heidi pulled off a better Haley impression than I would have ever expected. Almost had her voice perfect despite how different Nikki's is from her own.

[@tioswift3676]

Not even close

[@suzannezethner8180]

James's impression of Trump is spot on !! Gives me anxiety just watching him. 😂😂😂

[@TheFoxygrandpa69]

TDS?

[@retroguy9494]

Nah...Baldwin was substantially better.

[@MunkeyParts]

@@retroguy9494 if you appreciate a more cartoonish caricature of Trump than yes. James is way closer to the real thing. He's really studied him

[@utubefreshie]

Ikr! I was laughing coz James is hilarious! But at the same time the sh*t that was coming out if his mouth was downright scary! And the worst part is it's stuff that Trump would really say! Damn. Lol

[@retroguy9494]

@@MunkeyParts Well, SNL is mostly a comedy show so Baldwin's almost cartoon impersonation of Trump makes it outstanding. I mean, if I want to watch a guy who just impersonates Trump AS Trump doing what Trump actually says and does....well...I'll watch Trump. If you get my drift. I really enjoyed Baldwin's more comedic Trump.

[@akev9075]

Heidi Gardner held her stance for for almost 5 minutes!!

[@gabrieldodds9081]

"How can you forget about Chris Christie? It's easy, just walk away" 😂😂

[@ScottG91]

"One thing that matters to my horrible,, horrible base, WHITE" so on point

[@paulieteezo]

Nobody actually cares about that

[@tw4943]

@@paulieteezoActually YOU DO care about that and made it crystal clear

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

@@tw4943nah. We care about a safe prosperous country. If Vivek delivers that then Vivek 24’. Tbh I want Vivek to win the debates. Give trump some competition. It should be Hailey, Vivek and Trump screaming on stage until someone wins the presidency

[@jimwarren8301]

And by on point, you mean the DNC’s point. Unfortunately, the black and Hispanic shift toward Trump must have you questioning everything

[@metallifreak100]

Granted, I’m not part of Trump’s base, but knowing a lot of Trumpers, I don’t know many that really care about race. A lot of them love Vivek. I personally like Vivek and am deciding between him and Desantis.

[@GenRN]

Poor Ego 😂

[@pinklady5795]

This guy is so great at doing Trump! 😂 They should put him in more skits as Trump. It's the best thing on SNL!!

[@ellieanderson5745]

he does a bunch of trump! would recommend watching, he's so great. the makeup team does an amazing job too

[@lvjonjon215]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💀💯

[@kliflord1527]

That's sad, SNL used to be real comedy, now the best thing they have as u say is political propaganda

[@k1lluminatiwrld295]

nah baldwin was 100x better

[@pinklady5795]

@@k1lluminatiwrld295 He was good too!

[@nothereyetlost]

The Ego lines had my leg shaking 😂😂😂😂

[@mikaltima]

The Tim Scott impression was spot-on😂

[@ItsFlevine]

The Trump impression is masterly. 😂😂🙌🙌 James Austin Johnson is a phenomenal actor.🙌

[@TheInkPitOx]

He just needs to be more orange, have a better combover, and be pudgier.

[@ReidGameX]

It's so GOP meta, it hurts. Outstanding

[@jeannecook8113]

Don't blink. You might actually think you're watching Trump! Best Trump impersonation I've seen!

[@Sos4R4y]

I was glad they winked at the Nikki Haley comment "keep my daughters name out of your voice" being close to will smiths comment to Chris Rock lmao. I about died laughing during the actual debate when she said that haha

[@lizbooker2835]

She said that IRL 😳🤣

[@Sos4R4y]

@@lizbooker2835 yes lmao either first or 3rd debate. Pretty sure the 3rd

[@Omni0404]

"Now she's Vivek from Ramaswamy!"

[@FatNorthernBigot]

An absolutely pitch-perfect Trump.

[@isaacharvey451]

The fact that James managed to break the fourth wall and make meta-references while staying in character and maintaining the plot is a testament to just how entertaining these segments are. I await an SNL segment of Trump's conviction.

[@montraedavis2201]

For someone who didn't watch the debates, I literally am in tears watching this😂😂 Even when something is low, comedy gives a moment to forget.....

[@reggiedavenport3911]

Same here, omg, 😂😂😂😂

[@commandercaptain4664]

Not to forget, but to reflect.

[@JohnScott-ru4ny]

We're you watching from?

[@gabrieltg13]

This would be so much funnier if it weren't so accurate lol

[@michaelschuur7925]

This skit got more information across than the actual debate lmao

[@Queldonus]

That Trump impersonation is so good. And props to the rest of them for holding still that long.

[@n.emilioaviles]

The skit started poorly until James Austin Johnson as Trump interrupted the proceedings with a barrage of brilliantly executed insults on each Republican candidate. The best SNL cold open in many a moon.

[@tammylewis2408]

They acted like kindergarten kids until JAJ Trump came along and proceeded to roast, bake, and fry the candidates. Like the Easter skit, that was hilarious.

[@gailstone1636]

Because Trump makes everything great..he is a winner;)

[@BlockoTV]

@@tammylewis2408 Its SNL! Of course they will act like kindergarten kids. James Austin Johnson as Trump was no different. He still acted like a kindergartener lol.

[@SockyNoob]

I mean it's literally no different than a typical Republican debate lol

[@barrycraig1549]

Loser u

[@Killgore-ip2yq]

Praise the cast, they held strong. 😂

[@utubefreshie]

"My sweet little middle-aged criminal children." 🤣🤣🤣

[@IamAnnahi]

*"Why aren't you at the debate Mr Trump? Where is Trump"* That little sarcastic voice is so on point 😂😂😂

[@edwardwilliamson1]

Tim Scott was a spot on impression

[@SpidersHandle]

This is one of the best sketches they've done in a while. Awesome. It's not the subject matter that made it good - it was the writing. And the production staff and actors portraying the story. Nice little twists in there with James' monologue. Really good. I wish I knew who wrote this one.

[@psycictree27]

yeah a black guy playing an Indian guy, if it would have been reversed, everyone would have lost their minds.

[@MountainCry]

@@psycictree27 a black woman playing an Indian guy!

[@psycictree27]

@@MountainCry what, that's a woman?

[@SpidersHandle]

@@psycictree27 um, it was a black woman playing an indian guy.

[@alibabaschultz352]

Yep. This is the most well written sketch in many years.

[@stevenfoster9402]

I love that he started talking about the actual snl cast 😂

[@TheTipTapper]

They managed to go after the candidates and themselves at the same time. That’s impressive!

[@DaveOJ]

I wasn't expecting James to break the fourth wall.

[@andyroo9381]

WOW! This was a VERY "smart" cold open from SNL! Loved it all.

[@ofsinope]

"Poor Ron DeSantis, even SNL doesn't think he has a chance... if they did it'd be, like, Paul Rudd or something..."

[@jojomakes]

That Tim Scott impression was bizarrely perfect lol

[@gregpresley1466]

Wow. If you close your eyes, you would swear that it's actually the REAL Donald Trump talking. So good.

[@melamineflorentine8134]

Trump mentions all these people on TV but does he EVER talk about Johnson's impression? I don't follow what Trump says in all these appearances but Johnson not only does a great impression he's got some comic chops and some camaraderie with his fellow cast members.

[@jenelle5331]

Almost. He still manages to complete his sentences without interrupting himself more than the real Trump.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Yeah, that's what's so scary about JAJ's impression. It's too real. The Alec Baldwin one used the cartoonishness as a buffer so as to not upset people.

[@veteranbroad8802]

w🫣w that was horrible

[@demoman1596sh]

@@veteranbroad8802 Was it? 🤡

[@TSUNAMI-MAMI]

This dude is way better than Alec Baldwin doing trump!!!! Spot on 😂

[@DougDrebek]

What happened to him ?

[@Supremmo]

@@DougDrebekBaldwin didn’t want to do it anymore.

[@lielahtorres1601]

We'll stick with that.

[@robnix4146]

Weird when Baldwin did show up that the end of this Episode

[@Matt-xc6sp]

@@Supremmonothing to do with the fact he literally killed someone

[@quintonmead4578]

That 1 percent less than milk line was savage

[@bellahontas510]

"I have trouble hearing women over 25" 😂😂😂😂ohhhh my god that's funny

[@RS-od6yd]

I regret laughing at "Vivek from Ramaswamy" 🤣🤣🤣

[@rawgov]

Painfully beautiful to watch. Cannot resist from being in awe.

[@frederickbehn5610]

This was absolutely brilliant. Fantastic satire on reality.

[@TheDemeoCrew]

Donald Trump has a hard time hearing any woman over 25 years old. That was perfect.😂