Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update targeted Tucker Carlson on Saturday night (May 9), with the former Fox News host depicted by featured player Jeremy Culhane expressing outrage over the Met Gala, criticizing the Michael biopic, and concluding with his most controversial opinion yet.
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Collaborating with co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che, the sketch version of Carlson began by criticizing the annual fashion fundraiser at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Let’s all prance around in our $100,000 clown outfits and watch the American empire crumble,” he remarked. “What are we doing? Come on.”
When Jost pointed out that Carlson clearly didn’t enjoy the event, the character responded sarcastically: “Oh no, I loved it. Because when I go to a museum, I don’t want to learn about history. No, I want to look at The Rock in a skirt. Do you smell what the Rock is cooking? Because I do — it’s gender confusion.” He then shifted his focus to Madonna: “She named herself after the Virgin Mary. And you want to know my favorite thing about the mother of Jesus Christ? The big pirate ship on her head.” Regarding Heidi Klum’s veiled statue look: “The left has finally gotten what they’ve always wanted. They put the Statue of Liberty in a burqa.”
Jost noted that Carlson actually resides in Maine, which led the character into a conspiracy theory about the state’s silent “E.” “What does the E even stand for? Oh, I know: ‘Euphoria.’ And no, I’m not talking about the feeling I get when I press one for English.”
Culhane-as-Carlson then addressed the Michael biopic — not criticizing the film’s portrayal of Michael Jackson’s alleged crimes, but focusing on another aspect entirely.
“The movie ends in 1988, so obviously they avoided something serious that needs to be acknowledged,” he stated. “The part of Michael Jackson’s life no one wants to talk about anymore. The part when he was a white man. Sorry, kids, Michael Jackson doesn’t get to live a beautiful white life anymore. ‘Shamona’ — more like ‘shame on ya.’” The segment concluded with Carlson’s opinion on A$AP Rocky’s Met Gala outfit: “He was on the red carpet wearing my least favorite color, African American.”
Saturday’s episode was hosted by Matt Damon, with Noah Kahan as the musical guest. SNL Season 51 wraps up next week with Will Ferrell hosting and Paul McCartney performing as musical guest.
