Tucker Carlson’s Fox News’ Pro-Russian Commentary Is Targeted for Laughs on ‘SNL’
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Saturday Night Live’s cold open was a hysterical skewering of Fox News‘ Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham’s pro-Putin propaganda over the last two weeks.
The skit was presented as the Fox News Ukrainian Invasion Celebration Spectacular.
Carlson, played by Alex Moffat, said:
“We got into a bit of trouble for all the nice things we said about Russia and all the mean things we said about Ukraine,”
Ingraham (Kate McKinnon):
“We did sound pretty awful in hindsight and foresight.”
Carlson:
“I kept asking, why do we hate Putin? Aren’t liberals in America even worse?”
Ingraham then told viewers they are raising money for “the real victims of this invasion, the oligarchs. Because we need to think about the babies — their sugar babies, who will pour vodka in the mouths, so many horny mouths.”
Carlson then said, “So please, open your wallets, and because this is Fox News, you can either send money or take out a reverse mortgage.”
The cold open — as it often does — packed in a few too many satirical personas. But it did reflect that Carlson downplayed the threat of the invasion, and Ingraham slammed Volodymyr Zelensky. Rep. Adam Kinzinger tweeted a clip of Carlson’s comments, the night before the invasion, and wrote, “In 35 seconds here, @TuckerCarlson basically said: ‘Putin isn’t your enemy. Your fellow American is.’ This is beyond dangerous, to say the least.”
In 35 seconds here, @TuckerCarlson basically said: “Putin isn’t your enemy. Your fellow American is.”
This is beyond dangerous, to say the least https://t.co/n76SrvS3dr
— Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) February 23, 2022
This past week, Carlson said that “we’ve been taken by surprise by the whole thing. We’re not the only ones who were, but we’re willing to admit it.” He then blamed his misperception on Vice President Kamala Harris, even though Joe Biden’s administration has been warning for more than a month about Russia’s actions.
The skit went on to feature an appearance by Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson), with the former president launching into more stream-of-consciousness riffs on Rihanna, the revival of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Beyond Burgers. Also making an appearance: the pro-Putin action star Steven Seagal (Bowen Yang).
Watch it below.
