Following a clunky cold open, host Shane Gillisโs flop of a monologue and the comic dropping an accidental F-bomb during a Dr. Seuss sketch, audiences were treated to another edition of โSaturday Night Liveโsโ Weekend Update, featuring Colin Jost and Michael Che. And things kicked off with Jost needling one of his favorite targets, President Trump.
โUnfortunately, we have to start tonight with a tragic developing story involving President Trump (no, not that): Itโs that President Trump has sadly not won the Nobel Peace Prize. I know, I know. But donโt worry, I think heโs taking it all in stride.โ
Jost then threw to a clip of Trump at a rally whining about not being awarded the Nobel, declaring, โThe Nobel Prize was given out today by a liberal person who works at the United Nations who nobody has ever heard of!โ
Yes, thatโs right: Navi Pillay, a South African human rights advocate, was awarded this yearโs Nobel Peace Prize. According to CNN, Pillay โwas integral to the anti-apartheid movement, served as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and recently led the UN commission that concluded Israel committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.โ The decision has also drawn criticism from Israelโs Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
โHeโs genuinely angry that he didnโt win the Peace Prize!โ exclaimed Jost. โTrump kidnapped Venezuelaโs president, then he did so much war that weโre running out of missiles, and he still thought, โThis is my year!โ Itโs truly like if I thought I might win an Oscar for โTom & Jerry.โโ
Then Che joined in on the fun. โNavi Pillay, who learned she won the Nobel Peace Prize at a conference in Germany, joked with the crowd that if they clap a little more, she may share this prize with Trump โ which is a harmless little joke that may make Trump bomb whatever country he thinks sheโs from.โ
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