SNL's Cold Open Nails Trump Parody, Olivia Rodrigo Hosts

0:00On May 3rd, Saturday Night Live nailed their cold open last night, parading the Trump White House press briefing with spot-on impressions. Ashley Padilla played press secretary Caroline Leavitt, quickly passing the mic to Colin Joost as the defense secretary Pete Hexah. Joost cracked that endless war questions are like asking when sex ends, when the man's done. As these and Sari stole the show as FBI director, Cash Patel, pumping his chest and joking, he's the first Indian guy to flop at his job. He flips stereotypes, saying he proves they can be just as useless as anyone else. Patel brushed off firing rumors, boasting even a shooter gave him a pass in the manifesto. This sketch hit right after a chaotic week, including shots at the White House correspondence dinner, Trump attacks on Jimmy Kimmel and early license. Renewals for ABC, SNL skipped other hot topics like the King's USA visit or Devil Wars Prada 2, zeroing in on this triple threat. Olivia Rodrigo hosted and performed as musical guest in studio 8h,

1:03her first time hosting after two prior musical spots. She's fresh off her number one single, drop dead, with a new album, you seem pretty sad for a girl. So in love, dropping next month and a world tour. Later, season 51's second-to-last episode featured that fire lineup, setting up next week's Matt Damon and Noah Cajan, then the finale on May. 16th with Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney, rapping Lauren Michaels' long-running hit. You've been listening to entertainment and celebrity news today. AI Power Pop Culture Coverage