“Saturday Night Live” took on the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal in its cold open, with Cecily Strong as Fox News’ Judge Jeanine Pirro weighing on the verdict with the trial’s c…
” took on the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal in its cold open, with Cecily Strong as Fox News’ Judge Jeanine Pirro weighing on the verdict with the trial’s controversial judge, dueling political commentators and former President Donald Trump.
“SNL” regular Mikey Day played Judge Bruce Schroeder, who’s comments and actions from the bench raised concerns about his impartiality. Day as the judge asserted none of his moves “gave my client an unfair advantage in any way.” When Pirro noted his use of “client,” the judge replied, “Oh yeah, I keep doing that.”
Alex Moffatt made a brief appearance as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in a scene that spoofed McCarthy’s long speech in Congress last week as he tried to slow the passage of President Biden’s groundbreaking infrastructure spending plan. Moffatt’s McCarthy stood at a podium and flipped a water bottle and accused Democrats of “trying to flip this thing around.”
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