{"id":394912,"date":"2022-01-16T10:46:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T07:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/snl-returns-and-takes-aim-at-joe-biden-eric-adams-in-nyc-centric-show\/"},"modified":"2022-01-16T10:46:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T07:46:14","slug":"snl-returns-and-takes-aim-at-joe-biden-eric-adams-in-nyc-centric-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/snl-returns-and-takes-aim-at-joe-biden-eric-adams-in-nyc-centric-show\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;SNL&#8217; returns and takes aim at Joe Biden, Eric Adams in NYC-centric show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;SNL&#8217; returns and takes aim at Joe Biden, Eric Adams in NYC-centric show<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>NBC\u2019s \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d returned to the airwaves for the first time since Dec. 18, with a fake President Joe Biden blaming the COVID-19 surge that sidetracked its last episode on the new Spider-Man movie.<\/p>\n<p>The show deployed plenty of New York-centric humor after its month-long break \u2014 including its first spoof of Mayor Eric Adams \u2014 and featured Ariana DeBose of \u201cWest Side Story\u201d as host.<\/p>\n<p>The screen and stage actress said she was representing Broadway and launched into a medley of tunes from the show like \u201cTonight Tonight,\u201d \u201cI Feel Pretty\u201d and \u201cAmerica\u201d with Kate McKinnon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot many people know this but \u201cWest Side Story\u201d is actually based on another classic tale of star-crossed lovers: \u201c90 Day Fianc\u00e9,\u201d she cracked during her monologue.<\/p>\n<p>Impressionist James Austin Johnson started the show portraying Biden holding a press conference at the White House, telling the country that the Omicron surge was tied to attendance of \u201cSpider-Man: No Way Home,\u201d for which he couldn\u2019t get tickets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone in America has seen \u2018Spider-Man\u2019 like eight times. Everyone in America also has COVID. Stop seeing \u2018Spider-Man,&#8217;\u201d he urged the American people<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis virus has disrupted our lives, canceled holidays, weddings, quincea\u00f1eras, gender-reveal parties, wildfires that started as gender reveal parties\u2026 whatever the hell is h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening with Novak Djokovic,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SNL.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Pete Davidson and James Austin Johnson, who portrayed President Biden, pokes fun at the &quot;Spider-Man: No Way Home&quot; film in the show's cold open.\" class=\"wp-image-20851911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SNL.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SNL.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SNL.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SNL.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pete Davidson and James Austin Johnson, who portrayed President Biden, pokes fun at the \u201cSpider-Man: No Way Home\u201d film in the show\u2019s cold open.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SNL \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI know you\u2019re tired of getting emails from your kids\u2019 school late at night saying \u2018ok come in tomorrow we\u2019re feeling lucky.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The skit took a bizarre turn when Pete Davidson emerged from a smoky portal dressed as a sunglass-wearing tough-guy action hero to announce he is actually President Biden and the current world is an alternate universe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am Joe Biden from the real universe. The timeline you\u2019re all living in is about to collapse. You see it was created as a joke starting in 2016 when the Chicago Cubs won the World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a>,\u201d Davidson said, using a voice deepening effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is better off in the real world except for one man named Pete Davidson,\u201d he cracked to White House reporters, alluding to his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/01\/12\/kim-kardashian-and-pete-davidson-cuddle-during-drugstore-run\/\">high-profile love life<\/a>. \u201cYour world is maybe more fun for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another COVID-19 themed sketch spoofed TNT\u2019s NBA coverage, where the Nets were beating the Kings 268-1 at halftime because the entire Sacramento squad came down with the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see how the Kings\u2019 lack of NBA players is reflected in the score,\u201d Chris Redd\u2019s Kenny Smith pointed out, as Mikey Day and DeBose portrayed overwhelmed amateur ballers who got called up to the big leagues to face Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SNL_Host.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Bleachers (left) served as musical guest while \u201cWest Side Story\u201d actress Ariana DeBose (center) handled hosting responsibilities.\" class=\"wp-image-20851944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SNL_Host.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SNL_Host.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SNL_Host.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bleachers (left) served as musical guest while \u201cWest Side Story\u201d actress Ariana DeBose (center) handled hosting responsibilities.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rosalind O&#8217;Connor\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a fake commercial, the show lampooned the seemingly endless stream of television reboots by previewing an updated \u201cFamily Matters\u201d that starred Redd as a criminal Steve Urkel whose tagline is still \u201cDid I do that?,\u201d and Kenan Thompson as calming influence Carl Winslow.<\/p>\n<p>Davidson and Chloe Fineman spoofed\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1uosIpj-CRs\">obnoxious<\/a>\u00a0local mom-and-pop New York-area commercials by playing a heavily accented couple that run a \u201cFormal Emporium\u201d and offer up their nerdy son (Andrew Dismukes) as a date to high school formals to parents worried about keeping their daughters\u2019 virginity intact.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got dresses that are as pretty as she is, eh depending on the girl,\u201d a heavily made-up Fineman promised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re worried about your daughter having sex after the dance, don\u2019t be \u2014 we have the perfect solution,\u201d Davidson\u2019s smarmy character offered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe can take our son Donovan, because Donavon wouldn\u2019t know where to start,\u201d  Fineman added, as the outer-borough couple went on to describe just how pathetic their son is.<\/p>\n<p>In another hyper-local reference, the show spoofed local cable <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet NY1\u2019s propensity for carrying mundane press conferences from local politicians in their entirety.<\/p>\n<p>Redd impersonated Mayor Eric Adams strutting to the podium at City Hall to the tune of\u201cFeel So Good,\u201d by Mase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city\u2019s never had a mayor with so much swagger before,\u201d the fake mayor told the press corps. \u201cI mean y\u2019all see me outside \u2014 the peacoats, the scarfs, the shine on the bald head yo!,\u201d Redd said, playing up Adam\u2019s Brooklyn accent. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can tell I have swagger. Keeps me healthy. See the city\u2019s been suffering from what I like to call a swag-less existence,\u201d he cracked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m muscular, I\u2019m vegan and I get that thang-thang every day before breakfast,\u201d the imitation mayor bragged.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/snl-eric-adams.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Redd impersonated New York City's new mayor Eric Adams during Saturday's episode.\" class=\"wp-image-20851936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/snl-eric-adams.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/snl-eric-adams.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/snl-eric-adams.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/snl-eric-adams.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chris Redd impersonated New York City\u2019s new mayor Eric Adams during Saturday\u2019s episode.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SNL \/ Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the gaggle of reporters tried to speak over each other, the mayor snapped back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not do chaos in my city. I told y\u2019all that,\u201d Redd said. \u201cI was a police officer for over 70 years. If I get startled I start kicking people\u2019s asses,\u201d he promised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd excuse me, this man he is not Bill de Blasio, he will kick your ass. Oh my god,\u201d DeBose interjected, playing his secretary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s joking but she\u2019s from the Bronx so is she?,\u201d Redd-as-Adams asked the assembled reporters, who he gave nicknames like Princess Peach and Slim Shady.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeekend Update\u201d took on politicians from both sides of the aisle and featured a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbcsnl\/status\/1482591791698399235\">GIF-worthy<\/a> Elmo impersonation from Fineman, who was feuding with an imaginary Sesame Street friend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust like everybody else, President Biden\u2019s New Year\u2019s resolutions fell apart in the third week of January,\u201d Colin Jost said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Court struck down his vaccine mandate, his voting rights bill got blocked and his approval rating is so low it\u2019s gone into power save mode.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fake anchor pointed out that the late convicted killer Robert Durst was now \u201cNew York\u2019s fourth-worst real estate heir,\u201d he said, after Donald Trump\u2019s children Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian also took aim at Prince Andrew being s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped of his royal titles amid underage sex abuse charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an unprecedented case of an adult stripping Prince Andrew,\u201d he cracked.<\/p>\n<p>DeBose and McKinnon spoofed another Broadway classic, with a topical take on \u201cDo-Re-Mi\u201d from \u201cThe Sound of Music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jack Antonoff\u2019s New York City-based indie pop outfit Bleachers performed lively saxophone-filled renditions of their songs \u201cHow Dare You Want More,\u201d and \u201cChinatown\u201d after previously scheduled artist Roddy Ricch pulled out of the show because of exposure to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>SNL alumni Will Forte is slated to host next week\u2019s episode with musical guest M\u00e5neskin.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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