Will Ferrell appeared as Jeffrey Epstein in a cold open of 'Saturday Night Live' alongside James Austin Johnson's Trump. The faux president meanwhile took a nap on a gold bar, where he had a ghostly vision of Epstein.
actor appeared in the cold open alongside James Austin Johnson ’s Trump , where he portrayed a ghostly Jeffrey Epstein . Upon returning from his trip to China, the faux president opted to get some rest and took a nap “on this gold bar that Switzerland gave me as a straight-up bribe.
” As he drifted off to sleep, a cloudy vision of none other than Epstein popped up, in ghost form. Barry Blaustein, Writer for Eddie Murphy on 'Saturday Night Live' and the 'Coming to America' Films, Dies at 71 “Don’t worry, Donald, it’s me, your best friend, Jeffrey Epstein,” he said.
“Jeffrey, I thought you were dead,” Johnson’s Trump replied. ” Ferrell’s Epstein added. Trump gave him a run-down on things coming up this summer, including this year’s “Patriot Games,” which will assemble a group of high school athletes from every state and territory.
“Well, you know, we’ve got the World Cup UFC fight on my lawn like I’m white trash on WorldStar, and we’re also doing the Patriot Games where high school athletes come from all over the country,” Johnson’s Trump said. “Bo-oi-oi-oi-oing,” Ferrell’s Epstein replied. “We had some fun times together, didn’t we, Donny? We should have taken more pictures,” he added.
“No, it’s really bad that we took any,” Johnson’s Trump asserted. For the third week in a row, Aziz Ansari also joined the cold open to portray Kash Patel, director of the FBI, alongside Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth. Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers crashed Ferrell’s monologue before the actor had a chance to make it on stage. Musical guestThe six-time Emmy Award winner made his sixth hosting appearance with the season 51 finale.
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