President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.
Lin-Manuel Miranda reprised his role of Alexander Hamilton in the latest "SNL" cold open, which brought him face-to-face with President Trump.
Live’s Trump cuts off founding father Lin-Manuel Miranda to brag - ’Trump’ interrupts signing of the Declaration of Independence to announce: ’Just like the Founding Fathers, I am creating a new country,
Live cold open saw James Austin Johnson returning as Donald Trump, two days before the inauguration, this time talking about the TikTok ban. About an hour before the show aired, TikTok really did go dark as a new U.
"Just like the Founding Fathers, I am creating a new country," the president says. "And just like them, we’re doing it very whitely"
The skit featured the country's founders, including Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton, appearing as Alexander Hamilton in a Broadway cameo.
The sentiment garnered cheers and applause for Chappelle, who then addressed Trump directly, saying ... will act as host and musical guest on next week’s episode of “Saturday Night Live.”
Chappelle hosted the latest SNL episode and delivered a monologue touching on a range of topics, including Trump's return to the White House, the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, the Los Angeles wildfires, and allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs.
After that, the show will take another break before returning in mid-February, when it will have a new episode that will be followed a Sunday night live broadcast of “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on Feb. 16.
Lin-Manuel Miranda returned to his role as Alexander Hamilton for the Saturday Night Live cold open, as he and other founding fathers have their new democracy celebration stopped and frozen in time by a gloating Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) marking his return to office.
Dave Chappelle hit the Saturday Night Live stage on Saturday (January 18) with heavy doses of truth serum. He jumped right in the deep end, tackling everything from Diddy’s drama to Palestine to a plea to Donald Trump. Chappelle didn’t hold back, calling out the Bad Boy mogul’s current legal woes.
Last night’s Saturday Night Live cold open featured an unexpected cameo when Lin-Manuel Miranda joined the cast during a skit set at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The cast, dressed in 1700s attire, recreated the historic moment with a twist: Miranda, donning his iconic Hamilton costume, appeared onstage to thunderous applause.