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ProudMNDemocrat

(20,669 posts) Sun Dec 7, 2025, 10:05 AM Dec 7

SNL Cold Open with Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth......GREAT!!!

Colin nails Hegseth to a tee. Trump characterizing was spot on as well.

Enjoy...

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SNL Cold Open with Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth......GREAT!!! (Original Post) ProudMNDemocrat Dec 7 OP

Wow! And who played Trump? Ritabert Dec 7 #1

James Austin Johnson plays Trump. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 7 #2

Thanks. He's great! Ritabert Dec 7 #3

They even got his chicken neck! PatSeg Dec 7 #9

Vulva neck. OMGWTF Dec 7 #14

Ha, ha, ha! PatSeg Dec 7 #16

Needs more padding Auggie Dec 7 #11

* Historic NY Dec 7 #4

Did Trump see that and go another rage-tweet palooza this AM? Botany Dec 7 #5

The Gaetz portrayal was good but weird. underpants Dec 7 #6

The "giggity" had me howling róisín_dubh Dec 7 #22

Enjoy seeing Colin doing more than just Weekend Update KS Toronado Dec 7 #7

As long as Petey is in the news, ProudMNDemocrat Dec 7 #18

He's got him down pat ! KS Toronado Dec 7 #19

Excellent! 🤣 mountain grammy Dec 7 #8

One of the best cold opens in a while...Jost's Hegseth is brilliant Prairie Gates Dec 7 #10

Brutal truth, eh. twodogsbarking Dec 7 #13

He only broke once BidenRocks Dec 7 #12

Melissa McCarthy was awesome as a UPS driver. Emile Dec 7 #15

Hilarious! DET Dec 7 #20

That's one of the best skits I seen in awhile on SNL. Emile Dec 7 #21

This was a good cold open LetMyPeopleVote Dec 7 #17

Ritabert

(2,122 posts)

1. Wow! And who played Trump?

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 10:31 AM

Dec 7

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,669 posts)

2. James Austin Johnson plays Trump.

Reply to Ritabert (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 10:35 AM

Dec 7

Ritabert

(2,122 posts)

3. Thanks. He's great!

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 10:37 AM

Dec 7

PatSeg

(52,492 posts)

9. They even got his chicken neck!

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 11:55 AM

Dec 7

OMGWTF

(5,040 posts)

14. Vulva neck.

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #9)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:03 PM

Dec 7

PatSeg

(52,492 posts)

16. Ha, ha, ha!

Reply to OMGWTF (Reply #14)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:26 PM

Dec 7

Auggie

(32,965 posts)

11. Needs more padding

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:15 PM

Dec 7

Historic NY

(39,779 posts)

4. *

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 10:42 AM

Dec 7

Botany

(76,632 posts)

5. Did Trump see that and go another rage-tweet palooza this AM?

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 10:48 AM

Dec 7

That was epic and brutal.

underpants

(195,467 posts)

6. The Gaetz portrayal was good but weird.

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 11:02 AM

Dec 7

róisín_dubh

(12,249 posts)

22. The "giggity" had me howling

Reply to underpants (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 11:08 PM

Dec 7

And they nailed his weird Botox face.

KS Toronado

(23,318 posts)

7. Enjoy seeing Colin doing more than just Weekend Update

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 11:15 AM

Dec 7

He's more talented than I realized.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,669 posts)

18. As long as Petey is in the news,

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:22 PM

Dec 7

Colin Jost will play him to a tee.

KS Toronado

(23,318 posts)

19. He's got him down pat !

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #18)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:33 PM

Dec 7

mountain grammy

(28,787 posts)

8. Excellent! 🤣

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 11:24 AM

Dec 7

Thanks for posting.

Prairie Gates

(7,481 posts)

10. One of the best cold opens in a while...Jost's Hegseth is brilliant

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 11:58 AM

Dec 7

Cutting to Trump sleeping was brutal.

twodogsbarking

(17,855 posts)

13. Brutal truth, eh.

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:38 PM

Dec 7

BidenRocks

(2,923 posts)

12. He only broke once

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:25 PM

Dec 7

For a grin and quick chuckle.
I would have been

Emile

(41,246 posts)

15. Melissa McCarthy was awesome as a UPS driver.

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:07 PM

Dec 7

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DET

(2,403 posts)

20. Hilarious!

Reply to Emile (Reply #15)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 04:21 PM

Dec 7

Melissa McCarty is a treasure.

Emile

(41,246 posts)

21. That's one of the best skits I seen in awhile on SNL.

Reply to DET (Reply #20)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 04:26 PM

Dec 7

The ending was really funny.

Your going to fire me after I gave this company the best 17 days of my life.

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,393 posts)

17. This was a good cold open

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:12 PM

Dec 7

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