SNL vs. Reality | Brett Kavanaugh hearing vs. Matt Damon on SNL

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[@dwightk.schrute6743]

"Did you drink in college?" "You mean was I cool!? Yeah."

[@taxiuniversum916]

Dwight K. Schrute Sure sure...rape is „cool“. Go back to your cave, troglodyte.

[@Ntrock459]

taxiuniversum hahaha Go watch the entire SNL skit dummy. Can’t tell if you’re an overly sensitive left snowflake, or just a really stupid right snowflake

[@ms_magnolia]

lol

[@josielopez-redmond5618]

If he was so cool. He wouldn't have to try and rape girls. I went to parties in, the 80's but I didn't worry about stuff like this, boys I hung around were respectful.

[@ted3007]

Josie Redmond he didn't rape anyone dummy

[@snomaim]

It’s hard to do parodies now because the real events and people are so absurd.

[@jxsilicon9]

@Gizzmose2002 Then you shouldn't have a problem with full FBI investigation.

[@Super-wx6br]

@@jxsilicon9 I am for an investigation even though her evidence looks worse than a garbage dump If they find something then he doesnt deserve a spot but if they dont you libtards have to accept that this whole thing was bullshit ever since Ford spoke

[@kezkezooie8595]

It's pretty much only the odd bit of paraphrasing now, isn't it?

[@andmos1001]

That's why comedy has shift from the absurde to speaking about what's real. They where the first to change tone from that front, because we need someone with rational mind to get thought this.

[@stephss]

Learn the difference between satire and bullying. They are quite different.

[@skepticalpickle5258]

I don't get it. Why did you show me the same hearing side by side?

[@hamzamahmood9565]

Probably just a glitch

[@GreenMaster1]

..... So funny?

[@quertyuiop8872]

It shows how similar they are

[@GreenMaster1]

Querty Uiop No its cuz snl takes a lot of clips out of context. Most of those clips are akward and weird. But the one where he’s like yea Im cool I like beer is just putting words in his mouth. All of this is to change your political view you know

[@GuitarWholesale]

The Satyr They didn't show you nothing, they put the whole thing for everybody to see.

[@stop684]

At this point they don't even have to write scripts😂😂😂

[@Tasnim33]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomasgordin5522]

get my snl too

[@petersonlafollette3521]

Was one of SNL's funniest swan song moments- Art imitates Life!

[@amramjose]

Yes in this case reality wrote the script.

[@raboin1]

This is not satire...lol It is a reenactment ....lmao

[@macomputersuck]

Which one is the original?

[@ozfreak26]

It's a spoof

[@AB-no2dc]

@@ozfreak26 It's a boof.

[@WillKlein]

@neal thailand: Sorry, and I mean this as nicely as possible, but you actually have this backwards. The actual testimony was Thursday, September 27. The episode aired live, 2 days later on Saturday, September 29. Depending on your definition of parody and satire, it could be referred to as both. I wouldn't argue either way though.

[@contentlobby3824]

Jeremy Raboin fake news

[@kgnana4]

Matt Damon deserves an award for this parody. The saying “there’s more truth said in jest” totally applies to the SNL parody. Loved it!

[@kissfan7]

Sorry to respond to an old comment, but the fact that he did not win the Emmy for this is a travesty of justice so egregious it should have its own Netflix series.

[@redfightblue]

Matt Damon should be in jail for pushing that trillion dollar crypto scam.

[@TypOPositiv]

hahahahahahahahahahaha. Oh...too funny. Never gets old. These SCOTUS interviews are like Fraternity Hazings that are just so funny. Brett is like on the verge of tears and the more emotional he gets, the more hilarious the parody. LOL

[@heatherashley9147]

“I always try to be on the sunrise side of the mountain.” I can’t believe he really said that out loud 😂😂

[@AJMIckna2010]

Meaning he's in the dark 1/2 of the time...

[@hamzamahmood9565]

Which mountain? Definitions may vary

[@PankajKumarpankaj_lp]

Heather-Ashley Boyer so you don’t understand it or what. I can understand that even having English as my second language. And if you think it’s funny, it’s shameful

[@heatherashley9147]

Pankaj Kumar oh I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful. It’s great he sees himself as optimistic. I just thought it was funny the way he phrased it. Most people don’t talk like that in regular conversation. It sounded unusually poetic and probably more scripted than he intended.

[@PankajKumarpankaj_lp]

Heather-Ashley Boyer obviously when people are put are in this kind of situation, it’s not going to be a regular conversation. I’m amazed that you found that funny, scripted or not. I feel for that man

[@vasily2022]

You know something is truly sad when the parody is actually less grotesque than the real thing.

[@albertelnen4995]

And also funnier, back like in 1976 with the original cast.

[@Stringplucker99]

Vasily202 - Yes, the real thing was sad.I saw liberal Democrats try to destroy a man by accusing him of drinking sooooo much, he then raped a woman. Prove it! Were you there? So, after 6 FBI investigations, and one currently happening, there is and will be NO proof. Ford's BEST friends denied her accusations. Sixty five of Kavanaugh's friends VOLUNTEERED to support his character. In addition, after two Senate Judiciary Committees, no proof. And you have proof ,...... HOW? Please tell us all. By the way, someone, told somebody, somewhere, that this guys cousin's uncle said that you was a hooker in high school. MUST BE TRUE!

[@chriskirby7785]

vasily202 explain how

[@katherinerodriguez118]

Stringplucker99 all that people supporting him and yet he didn’t want and investigation 😒😒😒

[@chriskirby7785]

Katherine Rodriguez you OBVIOUSLY didn’t watch the first THREE minutes of the kavanagh hearing. He wanted it TEN DAYS AGO.

[@VoodooV1]

Remember when SNL used Palin's actual words in their skits even back then. Truth is stranger than fiction.

[@corcon6976]

You could take her straight out of the office and put her on SNL, telling her to be her regular, natural self, and it would be hilarious. Case in point: the infamous turkey interview.

[@Insandom]

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't. - Mark Twain

[@stma05]

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition***** Come on man if you're going to quote at least do it properly

[@stma05]

The Yorkshire ripper being arrested?

[@gnbman]

To be fair, SNL said "I can see Russia from my house," and everybody thought she really said it, but you're right for the most part. It is crazy.

[@davedee7521]

That's a very emotional reaction to calendars.

[@jeremiahfix5529]

That’s a very emotional reaction to an emotional reaction!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😌

[@aweffs]

His father used to keep daily’s calendar and agenda since 1978 - he got emotional each time his father was brought up. I don’t think the calendar itself is the reason for the emotion.

[@Roman888]

@Gizzmose2002 Where did mamma touch you, son?

[@olasmith5194]

His father was sitting behind him

[@kinshukmajee8083]

lgb 3287 his father is alive 😂

[@juliadawson7193]

If a woman had been up there shouting and crying out I wonder how many people would be calling her 'hysterical' 'unhinged' but when a guy acts like that it's ok?! Go figure

[@henryjw15]

@ZacStrikesBack wouldn't who be angry when you have been wrongly accused and had to sit and listen people calling you a serial rapist for almost two weeks, than you get the chance to respond.

[@fleetingthoughts2253]

@@henryjw15 oh please. You do what women have had to do for decades. You plaster a smile on your face and go to work and do an honest good job. You lose it, it can cost you your job. Just ask women.

[@v4enthusiast541]

fleeting thoughts “AHH WOMEN HAVE IT SO BAD”, you do realize that men have always tended to be the more stoic/controlled gender right? Women aren’t the only that have to keep emotions in check at work.

[@Dumpknoedel]

@@v4enthusiast541 the hormonally most balanced demographic are women over 50. Science doesn't support your sexism.

[@rutger5000]

@henryjw15. Who was stopping him from responding earlier? In fact he did respond earlier. So I don't know what news you've been watching. And we can't help it that he lied about his college/teen years earlier, and now his word is being put in doubt. If all he did was drink beer exessively, then he could be open about that from the start. It's not an uncommon vice in college/high school, and does not disqualify you from any careers. But if you lie about not/hardly ever drinking beer when you were young, while under accusations of sexual misconduct during that time. Then yeah, things start looking suspicious.

[@snaojao8136]

Before the hearing I'll admit I was skeptical of Dr. Ford. But watching Kavanaugh's behavior showed me his lack of self-control. A man his age who behaves this way on national TV must be an absolute horror behind closed doors with a few beers loaded.

[@Sealust50]

If somebody FALSELY accused YOU of attempted rape back when you were 17 years old, and as a result, put your character as a human being on the chopping block for the world to see, YOU wouldn't have been nearly able as Judge Kavanaugh to compose yourself!!! Everyone gets angry when provoked. JESUS HIMSELF EVEN GOT ANGRY AND OVERTURNED TABLES WHEN THE MONEY CHANGERS WERE IN THE TEMPLE SELLING SHEEP AND OXEN!!! JOHN 2:14

[@jackburton3540]

@@Sealust50 you brought the Bible into your argument, therefore your argument is disqualified

[@stevenayala680]

Discovering Hope yup. You are right

[@helloitsme.5604]

@@Sealust50 what about his yearbook entry? Yeah he was young,and (not that its ok but) i know it's not abnormal for a teenager to think or talk like thay amongst each other. Still for him to be that comfortable to put it fir everyone to see speaks to his character and or psycological make up. He's a narcissist,and they do not posses the same level of empathy that others do. Meaning he is statistically more likely to commit such a crime. I have never seem a teenager that arrogant

[@chriskirby7785]

sna ojao I got the exact opposite. A man is accused of what he sees as outrageous and you don’t think he allowed to be a little flustered? I mean besides Ms Ford every other allegation is completely fabricated. Seriously no way those are true.

[@IAmGeorgeLucas]

Can we just nominate Matt Damon for supreme court and call it a day?

[@maxih4168]

Yeah you could even nominate him after you finish dominating him you freaky little man.

[@jeremiahfix5529]

Hey, George, do you like the new Star Wars? 😏

[@spookyryu]

@Cali Girl mmm He Is not affected at all, he Is in his rancho drinking beer lol

[@rodeocyclone]

George Lucas Second!

[@jenniferwebb5954]

good thinking as usual George :)

[@reneemoody6663]

MATT WAS ON POINT I SWEAR!!! THE SNL SPOOF WAS INCREDIBLE, RIGHT DOWN 2 HIS WIFE!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 GREAT WORK GUYS!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@williamburch1321]

I hadn't noticed his wife I thought it was kinda funny but very disrespectful as well. There are sometimes where it's just inappropriate to try and make people laugh.

[@terridd6265]

Best ever cold open and Damon nailed it! As an snl skit we think that it is a bit exaggerated and theatrical, but watching it mirrored by the real thing, it was not. That is exactly what happened! Amazing job SNL! 😉😁😍😍🤗🤗

[@TheNeedmoneybad]

No it wasn’t. This was stupid unfunny leftist propaganda, as usual from SNL.

[@terridd6265]

@@TheNeedmoneybad You did watch both, yes? They were identical except that damon toned the sobbing and whining down a couple notches! After listening and watching kavenaugh's testimony, I have no respect for such a heartless farse of a man. He can take his show on the road as far as I'm concerned! Disgraceful and yet another Republican't embarrassment for America!

[@CSX-fn8hv]

The whole thing was stupid, snl isn't funny any more..

[@randomnessrules4971]

Why do they keep jump cutting to the same video?

[@Maria-jv1si]

Randomness Rules @

[@xy6845]

Reality is comedy now, and comedy is reality. Strange times indeed.

[@peterbarber5769]

Has been since Trump took over but now extremely serious signs things are running out of control.

[@kristynthekat2804]

Well said 👍

[@Agreedtodisagree]

you put some thought into this one.

[@KevinContreras2013]

Comedy is a reflection of reality.

[@xy6845]

Salman Hussain i definitely did bro xD

[@marrianner.1682]

Matt Damon was spot on! Too bad they didn't parody the beginning when he straightened his name plate for two minutes. Lined up his water for another two. This parody was funny! And, as someone mentioned below.....the excessive tongue rolling. Kavanaugh came across like a teen-age frat boy.....certainly not a candidate for Supreme Court.

[@Chandra_Moon13]

Oh my gawd! You're the only other person who noticed that. As I was watching him do that live, it just struck me anew how evil he is for some reason. There's something so petty in how meticulous he is about that name plate.

[@marrianner.1682]

Yes, the name plate thing. He moved it five times before he sat down. And, rolling the tongue??? What was that about. I have never seen anybody do that.

[@12345678900987659101]

OCD?

[@benjaminhegenderfer5529]

I hope from the bottom of my heart that you or someone you know get falsely accused of something. Then I want you to do anything other than what this man did to defend himself.

[@lesliefranklin1870]

All he had to do was tell the truth. What he actually did was lie, cry, and deflect. Being a judge, I'm sure he has interviewed witnesses accused of heinous acts. What do you think he would of thought of witnesses who acted like he did? Whether or not he attempted rape or has a drinking problem, clearly he does not have the character to be promoted to the SCOTUS.

[@gobstompper13]

"What!?" Even that was hilarious. Matt stole the show.

[@gordonadams5891]

SNL missed a great visual by not having Damon adjust his name plate and papers.

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

Gordon Adams Ikr lol...it was totally nutty

[@jzwalz51robin45]

Luv to see a parody of Ford too!

[@scragglewaggle4109]

They pulled this off in a day we can give them a pass

[@blaq4427]

Ikr it was so weird when he did it. Like he was begging to be the butt of every SNL skit

[@tubularap]

Amazing that they made this in a day. But damon should have done the tongue-in-mouth-rolling thing as well. Great anyway.

[@oliviab1049]

Super glad Lindsey Graham was played by a woman😂

[@thetruthsetsyoufree1492]

Olivia B Probably played by Kate McKinnion. 😭 She is brilliant!

[@tamlynn786]

Olivia B 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@IronDino]

Well what else would you expect, have them played by a man?

[@jeffc5974]

I think the key is that in any ensemble skit like this one, you have to take the most ridiculous character and give it to Kate. She nails it every time.

[@smagma9704]

The Truth Sets You FREE ..probably? of course it was her

[@mikkapitan]

Even if Kavanaugh did none of the things he was accused of, he did not (in my opinion) present himself very well. He seemed unable to hold back his anger and properly answer questions, which made him appear very childish. It makes sense that he’s upset (especially if being wrongly accused), but as a judge his actions reflected badly on him. Regardless of whether he did or didn’t do it, I don’t think he’s a good choice for the Supreme Court.

[@angelbenitez174]

Of course he couldn't. If you were accused of rape and your children - your family - became involved in the whole fiasco, are you going to tell me that you would have been composed?

[@conenubi701]

@@angelbenitez174 when you're a supreme court nominee or a high position in the country then yes, I would hope so. Clinton was interrogated by the republicans for 11 hours and never once lost her cool. Even Clarence Thomas who was accused of sexual harassment and now serves on the supreme court never lost his cool when he was defending himself.

[@n0tlia465]

mikkapitan well said.

[@eliobelio7033]

mikkapitan well he was being held on trial for rape, for if he loses, he’s sent to prison, or to death row. I would be mad too lol

[@eliobelio7033]

conenubi701 because she knew no matter what she would be fine. She could lie all she wanted, but this man would be crucified on the cross for doing nothing, when Hillary actually did something.

[@Paraplegicoctopus-jh3mn]

I don't need to watch the SNL skit coz the hearing was basically a parody of itself. I mean, ''I liked beer, I still like beer. We drank beer and I still do. You've had beers, I've had beers. I like beer, do you like beer, senator?'' Jesus!! The only case this man is qualified to 'judge' is a case of beer in the parking lot after an AA meeting. Bud-v-Coors is one precedent I'm sure he'll have a hard time overturning, lol... I'll see myself out!

[@armandhammer2235]

Ok, that was funny.

[@katjam01kr]

😂😂😂

[@bigol9223]

Alright bye, thanks for sharing.

[@neliz2k]

Yo, you're forgetting the landmark case Pabst vs Imperial Russian Stout which made it possible for man-bun wearing metrosexuals do order their brew of choice in 48 states.

[@ivory8581]

I believe Kavanaugh was making fun of how stupid it was they were talking about beer. The joke was kinda on the democrats. It was there stupid question. Yes, Kavanaugh was returning the dems dumbass questions right back at them. I quite enjoyed his mocking their stupid questions.

[@LSimpson742]

Get Matt another Oscar ! 🙌

[@crusader0074]

No, send Matt Demon back to Australia. Didn't he give up his American citizenship? If so...America for Americans, or at least those that love Capitalism, Western values, and Western civilization. Demon/Damon should hug his Socialist buddies Stalin and Hitler

[@zora99ny]

Lisa Simpson *Emmy (it’s on TV, Oscars are for movies).

[@leifjacobson9603]

@@crusader0074 you realize we can have socialism without the terrible things that those leaders did right? Or can you not comprehend the separation of the two?

[@donnapug]

Lisa Simpson Emmy. You mean get him an Emmy! 😂

[@srslynachobiz1503]

@@leifjacobson9603 Hahaha. You're funny!

[@Falcon5ive]

Can't prove or disapprove such allegations in a hearing but it sure did show us what kind of a person Kavanaugh is.

[@ted3007]

Jake Sullivan the kind to defend his name when falsely accused of attempted rape?

[@Mic1904]

@@ted3007 - How do you know it's a false accusation?

[@ted3007]

Mic1904 I think the timing and how little detail is given in fords story. So personally I think she's lying. If any evidence came out against kavanaugh I would reconsider but for now I'm going with hes innocent until proven otherwise. I think everyone else should do the same.

[@ted3007]

Question Everything yep

[@Falcon5ive]

Being a judge, he should know how to give straight answers, lying or no lying. But, for a fact, he lied about Devil’s triangle being a drinking game, he said that all 4 of his and Ford’s mutual friends have denied the story, which was a lie coz one of them has said he remembers some parts of Ford’s narrative and is cooperating with the FBI. Lastly if he hasn’t done anything then why didn’t he say that he wants an FBI interrogation, why dodge the question? BTW if you are a candidate for judge of Supreme Court, then YOU have to prove that you are worthy by clearing your name of any accusations. That’s what these hearing are for, it’s a job interview.

[@tedlemoine5587]

This is how not to act as a judge. Partisan and with a temper

[@vanessaladolcetta6660]

Ted LeMoine he was driven to anger by evil Feinstein who held the letter

[@Cyrribrae]

And yet, Dr. Ford held her calm in the face of clear personal anguish while recounting traumatic events that have affected her for 30 years while being minimized at every opportunity. Kavanaugh is allowed to be partisan and temperamental at his job interview because of a less than 30 day delay? Yea?

[@mariev6108]

@Josuke Ruins Everything. You sound like a man that has never had the courage to walk a day in a woman's shoes. Another words you don't realize the comment you made has been made on women's behalf for centuries and yet there told because of the way they acted they won't be taken seriously. When in reality men in power already made up their minds about that previously and just laid in wait to say some excuse that sounds legit like that. Excuse me if I say the word...hypocrite. If I am wrong then take a look at that comment again and realize that is an age old excuse that should not be said if you are not ready to say that about a woman too. Especially one that claims sexual misconduct. I pray other males both young and old will change that mentality.

[@onnol917]

@Josuke Ruins Everything. you know dr. Ford has recieved treatment in the past wich as evidence holds bigger sway then a he said she said argument vs two people. Putting that aside there is no excuse for his rude, smurky, question dodging attitude when you are in the job interview of one of the highest jobs in office worldwide, he is not supreme judge material. I am 200% sure there are better conservative candidates that can hold their cool under these circumstances and have no morally grey past and an alcohol problem. Edit: no corperation would touch a man acting like this in their job interview with a ten foot pole

[@trihardcx6743]

@@mariev6108 Blanket statements like that helps nobody. Men have it easier in some areas, women have it easier in other areas. Neither men nor women in the West are oppressed. Living life as a woman isn't harder than living life as a man.

[@vikrantsubakade9281]

Matt Damon for SCOTUS LOL

[@cgr1825]

People will be talking about this for a LIFETIME! Way to go SNL! And Matt, YOU ROCK!👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@moewilson4605]

The hearing itself was so bizarre and weird, that you really don’t need a SNL skit. The hearing would have been laughable on its’ own if it was not so shameful a sham.

[@jeremiahfix5529]

Moe Wilson, hmm, does snl do comedy? If I said they do proganda well I would just be crazy, craaaazzzyyy. 🤪

[@cjallen233]

Uh...you could say the same thing about the current administration. Basically anything post Jan. 20th 2017 has been one long SNL skit.

[@v4enthusiast541]

Cj Allen It’s a joke, but at least it sticks to it’s promises.

[@crusader0074]

You are right, it is a sham! A CRIMINAL smear campaign, created by a Trump hating, man hating, Socialist/Communist/Nazi, globalist, Fake News left! You should all be ashamed with yourselves!

[@winterybanana]

@@crusader0074 that's right. The left, the right, the middle, the up and down are all out to get you, but they won't succeed, because you are the greatest, and winning, and the best, it's true.

[@f_ingtrumpshitholecountry9615]

It wasn't a sketch but a reenactment of the hearing almost spot on

[@rockabillyrhino3151]

Spot on? You are a dope.

[@Super-wx6br]

Ok "losser"

[@f_ingtrumpshitholecountry9615]

Funny to see all creepy orange porn PRESIDENT supporters triggerd

[@DJRenee]

Soooooo true

[@fineartbytuckerdempstucker7786]

EXACTLY!

[@LONE_WOLF_GANG]

Trump to kavanaugh: " I'm appointing you to the supreme court as a judge" Kavanaugh:" HOLD MY WATER !"

[@rondacarrington4306]

LOL!!!🤣😂🤣 I think you meant, “HOLD MY BEER!” Remember, he likes beer! Hahaha!!!😂🤣😂

[@LONE_WOLF_GANG]

@@rondacarrington4306 well since he drinks so much beer i don't think he distinguishes between beer and water. Sorry i had to explain it !

[@thunderb00m]

Ha... Made me chuckle.

[@Hexatomb]

Water?..but he's a "keg half full kind of guy"

[@Nguroa]

I find myself laughing - then as I realise where we've come to, a feeling of deep sorrow.

[@lennyrose5852]

Nguroa I feel the same, when a woman with zero evidence of her claims can nearly destroy a man’s life, livelihood and reputation and make him break down and cry. Then the same people who preach about toxic masculinity make fun of him for that. Pretty sad world now

[@josephinegeorge2645]

Erik Frost Alright, tell me again, who passed a polygraph test and who refuses to take one? Oh, right, the liar was the one who passed the truth test and the innocent man is the one who acts up during a hearing after 5 minutes. They literally just asked if it was true and he cried like a 2-year-old. I don't know about you, but when he's found guilty you can probably find me crying with joy for the justice being served.

[@lennyrose5852]

Josephine George yeah you’re hoping for that moment aren’t you, you scumbag. She passed a two-question, non-standard test. Why was it non-standard? That’s the kind of test you pay for. He won’t be found guilty because there is zero evidence against him yet you and you buddies are all up in arms trying to destroy a man’s life. Innocent until proven guilty, that’s how it works

[@FourDollaRacing]

Rome didn't fall in a day....

[@josephinegeorge2645]

Erik Frost yup, im the scumbag bc i dislike white men who use their privilege against others. okie doke

[@arnoldlee2148]

Is it not disturbing that the SNL parody at times is indicernable from the actual hearings ?

[@chriskirby7785]

arnold lee you need better glass’s I could see the difference

[@maremacd]

I wish Damon had imitated the way Kavanaugh kept poking his tongue into his cheeks when he was crying!!! 😂

[@Bugdriver49]

It's all so very hilarious.....and so very, very frightening.

[@VoodooV1]

when you can't tell the difference between the title of an "The Onion" article vs an actual news article, you know things are bad.

[@TaylorHaubrich]

Except for the fact that they didn't show Ford in any of the parody. Wander why that is???

[@tropicallivingoverseas5202]

The original was just as funny but scarier.

[@lennyrose5852]

dany richard I agree, pretty scary that a man’s life and career could be ruined because a woman with zero evidence except her word and a non-standard lie detector test said he raped her nearly 40 years ago. Pretty scary that an entire party would laugh at a man for crying when a large portion of that party preaches about toxic masculinity. Nothing hypocritical there

[@zannyke]

Erik Frost wow you are really proud of yourself huh?

[@lennyrose5852]

JAMES HAR_EN I guess so? I mean when arguing with people who will call you a rape apologist and worse if you disagree with them, pride does help out in small doses

[@abcdefghijklmno3764]

JAMES HAR_EN so he should be

[@ImBrockatron]

@@zannyke hes not wrong.

[@RayMak]

Lolllll I feel so bad to laugh at this

[@EPrimeify]

CAN I STOP SEEING YOU EVERYWHERE

[@john335i]

Looking at the way he handled himself last week I would sure be nervous to see him as a Supreme Court Justice. Going off on his tirade about the Clintons, Democrats and others

[@sd6580]

Not going to district police and reporting the incident, senator sitting on the letter for a month, attempting to stay anonymous instead having a media covered hearing, no discerning details regarding a criminal investigation, it's a political smear campaign to delay til midterms unconcerned with putting a sexual predator in prison.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Yes go to the next guy who is not a drunk Frat boy party type is ok for president but not a supreme court justice

[@robertdowner4057]

He is going to be a SCOTUS, he NEEDS to be impartial, he was not. I felt more like I was watching Alex Jones then a SCOTUS nomination........

[@john335i]

christiaan taart you people? You are assuming that I have never opened a book, are you trying to imply lack of intelligence? Kind of hard to take comments like that from someone whose KZbin name is a pastry

[@lennyrose5852]

John McCulloch Funny, would you say that if the tables were turned and a democratic woman was in Kavanaughs position and broke down because a man was trying to ruin her life? If you would, would the rest of the Democratic Party? Or would you tear her down and ridicule her like Kavanaugh?

[@elleryjackson2940]

They should have gotten Nicholas Cage to play Kavanaugh Hahaha.

[@clutchyfinger]

Wait, wheres the Snl skit? Weird side by side of the same guy.

[@MK-fy8uz]

i just see two videos comparing the same guy from different days of the hearing.

[@jeremiahfix5529]

M K, ultra. You see what you want.

[@drjonte101]

Google " Matt Damon SNL"

[@MK-fy8uz]

Jeremiah Fix, You understand satire when you want. And you see what you want, adding ultra to that comment was an insult brother.

[@stfwho]

Paul Hughes so you like being entertained, but thinking about important stuff is too much for you. sounds like somebody who would vote for a washed up reality tv show clown with zero political experience because he was entertaining during his racist sexist ranting rallies

[@gingerludtke8503]

What are we becoming?

[@liesbethdevries4986]

A police state.

[@fleetingthoughts2253]

Quite maddening isnt it?

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

Ginger Ludtke Become*

[@doright9681]

A hot was mess

[@dolphin8815]

Disillusioned

[@heatherashley9147]

“Mr. Ronan SINATRA” 😂😂

[@jonathanl1138]

i wonder if i can blame hillary for my problems.

[@joesmith942]

You bet. It's all on her server.

[@f_ingtrumpshitholecountry9615]

@Chet do you like the $4000 tax break?

[@TheSlenderman]

you actually can .fuckin moron.

[@patavinity1262]

You can blame her for refusing to acknowledge her own husband's sexual misconduct (as long as it's politically convenient).

[@f_ingtrumpshitholecountry9615]

@@patavinity1262 just like Melania

[@charliechaplin7959]

"WHAT!?!?!?!?" That one word deserves an emmy.

[@bajaboy27]

Matt Damon nailed it.

[@richardsmith8475]

I enjoyed Kavanaugh's little desk rearrangement as he took his seat. Very Trump-esque.

[@coconutmix]

Lol! I really wonder what he was doing.Does he really need to arrange his desk? It's either a sign of nervousness or OCD.

[@maxih4168]

Lol well spotted I hope you didn't spill your soy when you were paying the tv such close attention.

[@jeremiahfix5529]

Gasp, the fiend. I shall clutch my pearls.

[@jeremiahfix5529]

coconutmix, that’s all the evidence we need; GUILTY!!! 🖕🏻

[@jeremiahfix5529]

Nel Ta, didn’t know you cared. 😘

[@jjmarz1001]

They should have got Samuel L Jackson to question Kavanaugh.

[@Herman47]

definitely. And then at the end, Mr. Jackson would be quoting from the Bible, a verse from Ezekiel

[@robertolecki7492]

I don`t remember asking you a goddam question!!!

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

jjmarz1001 It was an awesome skit, if you’re referring to the one doing the rounds.

[@jzwalz51robin45]

Hope they get Cathy Kinney to do Ford!

[@daveswinfield]

Somebody did! I just watched it the other day, stand by, I'll find the link.

[@ideasmith1972]

It’s astonishing how Kavanaugh behaved in the hearing. A Supreme Court judge should be calm and methodical in their approach, rather than driven by emotion and non-facts. If he is innocent and keen to prove so, he should welcome FBI investigation and taking a lie-detractor test.

[@rimantebikeyogadesert]

Watch the whole hearing. How many times in the past have you been a Supreme Court judge wrongly accused of crime like that?

[@DestinyDailies]

it's suppose to be a joke but that's how the real hearing seems more insane.

[@peopleunite3605]

Mr. Ronan Sinatra...haha

[@kristynthekat2804]

🤣🤣 BAHAHAHA.. Matt Damon WACKED it outta the park! That was a frigin MASTERPIECE!👍

[@mohdmohtashim9841]

if you compare it to a joke, it still feels crazier.

[@fredmiller2572]

The timing of this spoof is impeccable. Kudos to SNL for daring to be controversial. Looks like a well paid off risk. Matt was amazing as usual.

[@PhoenixForceTravelAgency]

This is eerily similar to the Tina Fey/Sarah Palin skit 😂😂😂. The real thing was so fckn bizarre!!

[@tamlynn786]

Derrick P -Good use of the word “bizarre”. It was strange indeed. 😂😂

[@syahshar2982]

Kate mackinnon is so talented lolll

[@fabianfarbeyond558]

Which was Weirdest? I don’t know... the Saturday Night Live sketch was brilliant but not as cockamamie as the real thing.

[@ted3007]

Fabian Farbeyond do you mean because there's no evidence against kavanaugh and multiple holes in dr fords story?

[@fabianfarbeyond558]

Ted You should start looking at other sources for your news other than Fox, Kavanagh has more holes in his story then a Devil’s Triangle. Wait till the FBI investigation results come in and then you and I will have a talk, or even better a drinking game involving three shot glasses in a triangle. 🤪

[@bobhart7067]

Which one was the real one?

[@hraefn6201]

You're not very smart.

[@kimberlys8422]

Matt was great. But they left out excessive tongue rolling. Brett and his nervous tics... they got the sniffling narcissism and the excessive water sipping down.

[@TheBiggestIron]

Welcome to the echo chamber, I'm Dr Mac and today's news headline. Innocent until proven guilty? More like guilty until proven innocent...

[@Nobleleader600]

He was sniffling because he wasn’t crying. He was crying because the leftists have been making death threats towards his kids, I would be sad too.

[@jeremiahfix5529]

All huwhite males are narcissist. 🖕🏻

[@kimberlys8422]

If he were innocent he'd be DEMANDING an FBI investigation. If he were innocent he'd be suing these females for slander and defamation. Think about that.

[@kimberlys8422]

Complete lie. He loves his daughter's sooo much he spent 45 minutes talking about himself.

[@carlh6974]

This was the funniest skit since Tina Fey as Sarah Palin!

[@parktamaroon226]

Carl H - Tina Fey used her exact transcript. It was so funny!

[@FourDollaRacing]

Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer was hilarious!

[@johannawigg6921]

How sad that it’s not that much of a contrast between SNLs’ take on what happened 😂 and the real thing 💔 😢

[@sonyahannah]

Well, Matt Damon was funny. Kavanaugh was frightening. And Matt is a LOT better looking!

[@tameikarich1603]

"Gimme a can of water" 😂

[@watergateii3090]

He did great but didn’t pick up on pushing his tongue into his gum.

[@rossrreyes]

' the KEG is half full '

[@victornoir3594]

Absolutely brilliant! Which marks me as British. The ‘real’ thing was the weirdest Twilight Zone sh*tshow I’ve ever seen. Man with precious little gravitas and dignity, shoots the last vestige of it in the head. In Britain if this guy tried to become a judge we’d have him incarcerated. Let’s sew the costumes and get Uncle Goober to lead the proceedings....

[@jacobbarrett5314]

Good thing we live in a country where you have to be proven guilty

[@captainwobbles2747]

So brits does not adhere into due process and presumption of innocence?

[@geckolia3823]

@@captainwobbles2747 not at job interviews, no. 🤣

[@JacoWium]

It's not a trial, it's a job interview - in case you haven't paid any attention. Alright, now would you employ someone with such dodgy behaviour (past and/or present) into an all-powerful, lifelong position at your company? If you do, then you deserve all the shame you'll get.

[@ceeceegee1817]

Since when is this ok to make fun of the seriousness of this situation. This is not funny. I wander if any one else's life was on display how much would they laugh?

[@RinRin_c]

Three years on, I am still laughing at their awesome performances

[@DonLouis]

This comment section shows that there is no hope for America

[@roseJ96]

Skyborn Studios I love that I can’t even tell if you’re left or right by this comment because both sides have so many stupid comments on this video, lol

[@22andxi3]

America died a long time ago, there hasn't been hope for decades. It's just more plainly obvious now. Dr. Pierce was spot on.

[@Madmaxxxx1984]

Skyborn Studios comment section is infested with parasitic demons.. you're right on that sadly she was lost long ago

[@RC-ko6tg]

Dude that’s exactly how I feel. I scrolled for so long before finding this comment, gives me some relief I guess...

[@mrssalina]

One of the best SNL openings of all time and the best in a long long time. SNL hadn't hit a home run for a longtime. But this was a classic!

[@0000song0000]

The thing is... He kept evading answering the questions (properly) and everything that sounds like "candid topics" (like the beer comment) are actually on script...

[@yyoshi18]

This still one of my favorite parodies.

[@anonymoususer4866]

Same Matt Damon did a phenomenal job.

[@HannibalXKarma]

Not gonna lie, I watched the real thing for it's entirety. I started to laugh when when he cried about the calendar. His dad is sitting first row behind him. And I gotta say, SNL's getting a ton of comedic ideas off of Trump's presidency. I may be open to a 2020 for more comedy :D Just when you thought SNL couldn't get funnier after Matt's hilarious cold opening, the Neo-confederate (Vermont) and the 80's party Skits were hilarious!

[@lennyrose5852]

PC Principal Yeah SNL is pretty hilarious for trying to bully and intimidating Kanye for wearing a simple hat with no nudity or obscenity on it. They’re pretty hilarious for banning his speech, a non-hate speech that is. That’s not hypocritical at all of them

[@deathburrito23]

@@lennyrose5852 you might get dehydrated with all that salt. Drink some water, friend

[@lennyrose5852]

deathburrito23 funnily enough I do need a glass. But anyone who doesn’t find anything wrong with what I mentioned earlier needs psychological help. I can’t even say they were obstructing his free speech because they aren’t the government, even though they literally cut away from his literal speech and banned it. In any event, how could you make a joke to something as serious as what I commented? That’s a bit tasteless and low

[@deathburrito23]

@@lennyrose5852 Erik Frost ok so here's the thing tho: there is no lack of free speech. Television is about ratings and the SNL audience is generally not composed of Trump supporters. To greenlight Kanye's speech would be suicide for their ratings. I don't find it to be a deep issue, as Kanye speaks his mind on every other platform

[@lennyrose5852]

deathburrito23 That still makes them hypocritical. Being a pretty liberal show, showcasing progressivism and making fun of the right for being “oppressive”. When they intimidate and bully a man for wearing a hat with no obscenities or nudity? You find nothing wrong with that because it would have been bad for theyre ratings? A man speaks his mind and they cut away and ban his speech. And your logic is “what were they supposed to do?” I’m not crazy about Kanye but it just baffles me how you or anyone else is fine with them doing that to someone. That’s totally fascist and hypocritical of them, but here you are saying “it’s just business”. Would you or the rest of the Democratic Party be ok with it if a very liberal musician went on a Republican tv show and was bullied and her speech banned? Would it be fine then, if it would for you then how do you think you’re party would react? It’s not the networks fault is it? Their ratings would take a dive so it’s just business, they can do whatever they want. Even though they preach about freedom of expression and bash the opposite party for being fascist. Surely not hypocritical at all

[@scorkey1234]

This is why I despise America...plain and simple. This man is innocent and his family has been dragged through the mud and an accomplished actor for entertainment pokes fun to get orchestrated laughs.

[@ClaudyArfaras]

The Majority of Americans ought to simply change the Court, which would be just as unprecedented as Mitch McConnell’s picks except democratic and by the American People...

[@lanternaBGD]

Why was he sniffing all the time? Is he on some drugs or he was missing his daily bear doze and going through crises?! Or it was miserable acting (him and Lindsay Graham!) for daddy Trump? Or both?! No acting skills, but certainly no temperament or attitude for SC Justice!

[@h2da876]

Missed bear

[@brownsugga2584]

Billy M He was a bad actor lol

[@ngandang96]

he only started sniffing after almost in tears when talked abt his 10 yr-old daughter. Watch the whole thing be4 u judge!!!! his opening statement was much longer and emotional than Ford anyone in the room that day knows this man is innocent, his righteousness shines thru, not as the fake cute attitude of that lying woman

[@zora99ny]

Flaky 96 he was sniffing the entire time

[@samspence6133]

Are you talking about Ford with the fake whiny 12 year old girl voice?

[@isakayogach4002]

I never thought i would say this but matt damon is much better looking than brett kavanaugh...

[@jerrycrossman8715]

SNL is so PATHETIC even the great Chevy Chase days so

[@sylviamcquade3026]

I love Matt Damon. He is absolutely terrific and a brilliant actor. His Kavanaugh impersonation was hilarious. ❤️

[@bherber]

No problem with Matt Damon doing this, but you'd never see him do an impression making fun of a Democrat...

[@stevemain5726]

His hair hahaha

[@bluevictory1010]

LOL, Damon is hillarious, he nailed it!

[@Bearbait01]

Give me a can of water. Lolllol

[@isabellac5669]

Top notch sketch & performance! Laughter makes all feel half sane!

[@brendarivera6058]

they even got the background people reactions to the t

[@bizonc]

Brett is such a disgrace. Looks at his comments regarding precedent and now flip flopping

[@nealhogg3660]

This is comedy at its BEST. Really funny and Hilarious. As always BRILLIANT. Thank you SNL for bringing LAUGHTER in our HOMES every time. Those who didn't enjoy this SHOW, Don't FORCE yourselves watching it. You have the choice/freedom not to watch.

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

Nice job, SNL did good that time. The reality was even worse. Matt did an awesome job...he caught the ridiculous crying, whine about his calendars and his belligerent attitude. The Graham impression was lacking, frankly it was so theatrical in reality, couldn’t compete. Ugh and Kav’s whiny voice, so annoying.

[@makennac8708]

This is not satire...lol this is a reenactment...lmao

[@allisondail9482]

5 years later and this is still my favorite SNL skit. And honestly an Oscar worthy performance from Matt Damon 😂

[@nickbrew3071]

The way he comes in and yells what?? Cracks me up so much

[@TheOneMonk]

„I am a keg-is-half-full kinda guy!“

[@lovemoviesful2]

Lol, exactly what happened at the hearing.

[@juliawilson1894]

I can't get enough of watching this. So funny!!!

[@drifter1dc]

Ronan Sinatra.....hilarious!

[@heatherashley9147]

This is actually doubly ironic considering Matt Damon is a spokesperson for Stella Artois (beer company) and did a commercial with them about water 😂😂

[@queensryche52]

We’ll see how hard they’re laughing when he’s confirmed

[@samthesham5294]

That will be hilarious because he will be picked on Everyday then

[@christar9527]

The sad truth is, Matt's portrayal of Kavanaugh wasn't as horrifyingly hysterical as the real thing.

[@natalyaakselaleksander4502]

Matt had my life in danger because of laughter 😂😂😂😂😂 this morning laughed so hard, I mean he's on point and the exaggeration just made him extraordinarily hilarious

[@ryanr812]

@Nathalya Nana so now our society's definition of 'humor' has come to mocking a man on mainstream media who's been falsely accused of rape. Who's reputation and family are being damaged without a shred of evidence... SNL disgusts me.

[@maryjanepatton6670]

what exaggeration.

[@natalyaakselaleksander4502]

@@ryanr812 what can I say? It's hard to trust anything or anyone in America. Everybody is pointing fingers, news are biased and politics is full of hypocrisy and double standards. So I don't see how satire is a problem since everything else in the country is problematic.

[@natalyaakselaleksander4502]

@@maryjanepatton6670 watch it again, you'll find out

[@dtmt502]

Matt also wouldn't inform the police if Harvey Weinstein had his way with you

[@samuelmisir9159]

Matt is amazing, he nailed it.

[@yellow9349]

🎬I saw this on Saturday night. SAVED IT in my playlist and have watched it at least 10 times already. 😂

[@66kprdwd]

The best comedy have elements of truth. :)

[@cabo7907]

Sorry I'm confused. Was Matt portraying Kavanaugh or Ben Affkek?

[@brotherhussein1112]

WTF? I like beer,do y'all like beer? Starting from Mr. Trump. Answer me now.

[@byakuyakuchiki8863]

He likes beer, boys like beer; He grabs women, boys grab women; he assaults women, boys assault women. Typical Trumptard logic.

[@frlouiegoad4087]

SAD BUT TRUE!

[@brendanbloomberg3283]

That Matt Damon sexually assaulted you, I know. You're too afraid to say it so I will take the bullet. Put him on trial! I'll testify.

[@jzwalz51robin45]

Next: one of Ford being all crazy-weepy!!!

[@guiyomelangloiz2483]

@@brendanbloomberg3283 lol you post everywhere.

[@jeremiahfix5529]

JZWALZ51 ROBIN, not there hero*