Holy Moly! Saturday Night Live cold open is a jaw dropper

[WhiteTara]

Robert DeNiro is Mueller. Ben Stiller is Cohen. This is a must watch! Not even funny.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I thought it was very funny.

[WhiteTara]

2. I thought it was a clear statement

and beyond funny.

I love it that Di Niro played Mueller; I'm sure there were a few men who had to change their pants.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. That too, but funny at the same time.

[WhiteTara]

8. I agree the actors themselves

were hilarious, but the skit was deadly earnest.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. SNL is a comedy show. They don't do deadly earnest; they do satire.

They make fun of serious situations, and in this case they very cleverly used Stiller and DeNiro's performances in Meet the Parents to satirize, quite hilariously, the Trump/Cohen mess.

[WhiteTara]

10. Yes, I know. I've been watching SNL since the 70s

and I can't remember when the last time an actor looked directly into the camera, stated you've committed crimes and we're coming after all you fockers. So, while I didn't laugh, I applauded.

Have a great afternoon. I'm going to plant seeds on this first day of the new moon.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. I wish I could plant seeds. We have over 16" of snow.

Have a nice afternoon!

[WhiteTara]

13. these are all indoors in anticipation!

[meadowlark5]

4. It was kind of a throw back to Meet the Fockers

Because Jack (Rober De Niro) plays some kind of secret FBI spy guy who is investigating Ben Stiller's character. So it was kind of funny on two fronts.

[WhiteTara]

7. I don't really remember those movies

and thanks for correcting me on De Niro's name. But I got that it was a sort of throw back; but when De Niro says directly into the camera "You committed a crime and we're going to get all you Fockers" I recognized that as a movie reference and the double entrandre of fockers.

But it wasn't really amusing. Of course they were all wonderfully "funny", but it was so powerful.

[RainCaster]

5. This was one of the best openers in years

IMHO

[WhiteTara]

6. I totally agree. Stunning

That should get an Emmy.

[Little Star]

11. Here's the youtube for anyone who missed it....

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