"You meet some of these guys and they're too tall." James Austin Johnson has a short temper when it comes to tall people. The Saturday Night Live star spoke to Entertainment Weekly on the red carpet of SNL50: The Anniversary Special,
He’s not the first comedian – or person in general – to point out the somewhat repetitive nature of Taylor Sheridan shows. The writer, director and creator of shows like Yellowstone, its prequels 1883 and 1923, and his most recent hit Landman all have somewhat of a common theme.
This week’s “Saturday Night Live” Cold Open spoofed the meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and featured a special appearance from a chainsaw-wielding Elon Musk.
SNL was utterly ruthless in its portrayal of Friday's Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
The “Shrek” star appeared alongside James Austin Johnson, who played President Trump, and Mikey Day, who portrayed Zelensky, for the skit.
The March 1 cold open of “Saturday Night Live,” which spoofed the combative meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, featured an imitation of Northeastern first-year Edward Coristine.
Live" debuted a new Elon Musk impersonation on this weekend's show. The first episode of the NBC show since its 50th-anniversary special opened with a sketch satirizing Donald Trump's Oval Office clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Friday.
Shane Gillis returned to “ Saturday Night Live ” as a host for a second time on March 1. This time, the show did not open with him playing President Trump; James Austin Johnson, per usual, took over that role in a cold open recreating Trump vs. Zelenskyy.
Poking fun at Musk's recent moves as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Johnson's Trump said, "They're doing mass firings in the government. We love mass firings because you don't have to know what any of their names are or what exactly they do."
Gillis will be joined by the Canadian Tate McRae as the night’s musical guest. Gillis made his debut on SNL more than a year ago on Feb. 24, 2024. This is also McRae’s second appearance on the show and made her debut back in late 2023.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s fiery and confrontational White House visit on Friday was the subject of the cold open for the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live,” and the sketch even featured show alum and “Austin Powers” star Mike Myers as billionaire Elon Musk.