SNL Roasts Trump, Bondi in Political Cold Open

0:00It's April 5th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. Saturday Night Live kicked off its April 4th episode with a fresh cold, open-roasting President Trump's firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi. Instead of the usual James Austin Johnson Trump impression, they went with a parody of an NCAA Final Four post-game show. Keenan Thompson played Charles Barkley, who kept going off script with wild takes on politics and more. Barkley ripped into Bondi hard, calling her a total failure at her job, and saying everyone should celebrate her exit. Then Ashley Padilla showed up as Bondi for a comeback, bragging about being the first woman fired as Attorney General and smashing that glass exit door. But she quickly broke down in tears, missing her gig already. The sketch packed in other hot takes two, by Barkley mocking a report on Christie Knowham's husband and trashing the Artemis II space mission, as a, pointless loop around the moon.

1:02Fans noticed it broke from tradition, skipping the Trump staple after years of Easter themed opens. This came right after another sketch where Padilla played the fired Knowham, keeping the Trump admin firings in the spotlight. Jack Black hosted with Jack White as musical guest, marking the first news show since March 14th after a short break. SNL accused the laughs rolling with Coleman Domingo, hosting next week alongside Anita, wrapping the season sometime in May. Stay tuned for more satirical fire.