'SNL' reimagined the impeachment inquiry into President Trump as a soap opera, recruiting a cameo from Jon Hamm
made a cameo in the dense cold-open sketch, playing William B. Taylor Jr., acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
The segment opened with a voiceover that outlined the premise: Given that some news outlets criticized the impeachment hearings as “lacking in pizzazz,” why not add some theatricality to the headlines? “Days of Our Impeachment” rounded up many of the major players from the inquiry thus far, including a wide-eyed Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee ; an argumentative Jim Jordan and former American ambassador to Ukraine Marie L. Yovanovitch .as Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, spouting nonsensical asides and bizarre one-liners. “I’ve got an insurance policy in case the president turns against me,” the lawyer noted. “I’m going to die in a mysterious boat explosion.
The cast also included Pete Davidson as attorney Michael Avenatti, arriving with a “bombshell” many months too late. “The president had an affair!” he exclaims. “Yeah, we know,” Yovanovitch replies, with Taylor noting, “That storyline is from last season.” The sketch also veers into an amnesia subplot, a random appearance from Kenan Thompson asThough he didn’t appear in the cold-open, Harry Styles
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