Under Donald Trump’s leadership, comedic relief is a necessity for Americans in order to escape from the country’s divisive political climate.

With so much going on in pop culture and politics, Saturday Night Live fans turn to the NBC sketch show to see how it mocks the latest happenings.

In a satirical sketch from This Hour Has 22 Minutes, a Canadian weekly variety show, an actor parodying Trump reads a kids’ book titled Quiet Piggy! to a group of unenthused schoolchildren in the Oval Office—a clear nod to the president’s callous comment to a reporter aboard Air Force One earlier this month.

"Saturday Night Live" spoofed the 2025 elections, the government shutdown and more in a rapid-fire cold open. The sketch show kicked off its Nov. 8 episode with an Oval Office sketch parodying a recent White House event announcing price cuts for weight ...

SNL cast member Bowen Yang played JD Vance. In an interview with NBC News in April 2025, the Saturday Night Live star explained how he prepared for the role by hiring an accent coach whom he enjoyed working with.

Fired Saturday Night Live star Shane Gillis recently made a bold claim about President Donald Trump ‘s mental health.

Days before New York City's mayoral election, "Saturday Night Live" is weighing in. In its Nov. 1 cold open, the sketch show parodied the final New York City mayoral debate, with Miles Teller as Andrew Cuomo, Ramy Youssef as Zohran Mamdani and Shane Gillis ...