‘SNL’s Best ‘Weekend Update’ Joke To Fend Off The Sunday Scaries
Colin Jost and Michael Che continued their successful scorched-earth tour this weekend, nailing punchline after punchline on Weekend Update. (Jost also reprised his aggro-bro Pete Hegseth teaming with a dozing Donald Trump in the cold open, making Cracked two-for-two in our Friday predictions and a big winner in FanDuel’s SNL Same-Show Parlay promotion.) Which joke hit the hardest? Here are the five nominees, including the gag most likely to make you forget it's Monday tomorrow.
Master stroke
“President Trump said that he will soon release the results of his MRI tests from October. He just needs a little more time to write ‘of genius’ after the word ‘stroke.’”
Hey, it’s Franklin!
“The publisher of the beloved children's book, Franklin the Turtle, condemned Pete Hegseth for using the character in a post about drug boat attacks. Worse, if you zoom in, you'll see Franklin is shooting at Dora.”
Rebel hell
“Columbia Sportswear introduced a new line of Star Wars-based rain ponchos, like the ones worn by the rebels in Return of the Jedi. They’re guaranteed to keep you and all women dry as hell.”
Home Alone Too
“On Monday night, President Trump made hundreds of posts on Truth Social, including conspiracy theories, attacks on Democrats, and even a video of his cameo in Home Alone 2, which I haven't seen in a while. And I have to say, the dialogue, it hits different now. Check it out.”
KEVIN: “Excuse me, where's Jeffrey Epstein?”
TRUMP: “Down the hall, to the left.”
Peace of the action
“President Trump has not yet won the Nobel Peace Prize, but this week, he did win the equally prestigious Soccer Peace Prize. At yesterday's World Cup draw, FIFA actually invented a fake peace prize in Trump's honor, and that's why the trophy shows Trump's gnarled hands dragging the entire Earth into hell.”
