The new cast of Saturday Night Live kicked off its 48th season cold opener with some self-deprecating humor.
Guest host Miles Teller impersonated Peyton Manning in a sketch that broke the fourth wall. Teller commented on the SNL sketch as it happened, complaining about another skit about former President Donald Trump when President Joe Biden had such low voter approval. The show has notoriously had a host of famous names, including Alec Baldwin, and cast members impersonate the former president in sketches over the years.
“Oh, good, Trump sketch. Way to mix it up,” Teller said as Manning. “A political impression that no one asked for. What about a fun impression like Anthony Fauci or Lindsey Graham or Rudy Giuliani?”
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ADDS ITS FIRST OPENLY NONBINARY PERSON TO CAST FOR 48TH SEASON
“Those were all Kate McKinnon,” Andrew Dismukes said, impersonating Eli Manning. McKinnon left the show after its 47th season, along with Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Aristotle Athari, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, and Melissa Villaseñor.
The cold open clip was number one trending on YouTube by Sunday with over 480,000 views. SNL won the Emmy for outstanding variety show last month, an award it also won the previous year.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
SNL’s 47th season premiere recorded only 4.9 million total viewers, while its season 46 premiere in 2020 raked in over 8.2 million viewers, per a Nielsen report. Numbers from this weekend’s season premiere have yet to be released.
