'SNL' swings and misses with cold open attempting to skewer antisemitism hearings hours after UPenn President Liz Magill resigns: 'Abysmal'

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

https://nypost.com/2023/12/10/entertainment/snl-swings-and-misses-with-
cold-open-attempting-to-skewer-antisemitism-hearings-hours-after-upenn-
president-liz-magill-resigns/

Viewers blasted “Saturday Night Live’s” cold opener after the show mocked
this week’s congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses —
hours after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned amid
a flurry of backlash over her testimony.

The opening sketch, set up as a C-SPAN broadcast, tried to poke fun at the
presidents of Harvard, UPenn and MIT — portrayed by Ego Nwodim, Heidi
Gardner and Chloe Fineman, respectively — as they testified before the
House Education Committee.

There were few laughs to be heard from the audience.

Viewers took to social media to slam the sketch, which some saw as
undermining the seriousness of incidents of antisemitism on college
campuses in recent weeks since Israel’s war with Hamas began on Oct. 7.

Others thought it was just flat-out bad.

Newcomer Chloe Troast played Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), an outspoken
Donald Trump supporter, and targeted her line of questioning during the
hearing as the butt of the sketch.

“I’m going to start yelling questions at these women like Billy Eichner,”
she says.

Stay on top of news out of the Israel-Hamas war and the global surge in
antisemitism with The Post’s Israel War Update, delivered right to your
inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

“Antisemitism — yay or nay?” she screams at the three women. “Yes or no!
Is calling for the genocide of Jews against the code of conduct for
Harvard?”

“Well, it depends on the context,” answers Nwodim’s Dr. Claudine Gay, the
president of Harvard.

“What? That can’t be your answer,” Troast’s Stefanik shoots back.

“UPenn lady, same question, yes or no?” she asks Gardner’s Magill.

“Well, we are serious about stopping all forms of hatred, anti-semitism,
Islamophobia,” she answers. Stefanik then poses the same question to
Fineman’s Dr. Sally Kornbluth, president of MIT.

“If you don’t say yes, you’re going to make me look good, which is really,
really hard to do,” Troast’s Stefanik says. “So I will ask you straight
up. Do you think genocide is bad?”

Fineman’s Kornbluth responds: “Could I submit an answer in writing at a
later date?”

“Am I winning this hearing?” an incredulous Stefanik says. “Somebody pinch
me!”

The three presidents breathe a sigh of relief when Stefanik learns her
time is up, but another member of the committee yields their time back to
her, giving her another chance to speak.

“I am here today because hate speech has no place on college campuses.
Hate speech belongs in Congress, on Elon Musk’s Twitter, at private
dinners with my donors and in public speeches by my work husband, Donald
Trump,” Troast’s Stefanik says.

The sketch also ridiculed the vague, evasive answers from the academic
leaders.

“Only a hate-filled, anti-Semitic SNL could do a sketch about the anti-
Semitic college presidents testifying in front of Congress and make the
questioner Congresswoman Stefanik the target of the sketch,” radio host
Mark Simone tweeted.

“Rather remarkable how few laughs there were in #SNL’s Cold Open. They –
oddly – tried to skewer Elise Stefanik (who by all accounts won the day)
as shrill. I guess I was under the misapprehension that calling a woman
“shrill” was sexist,” one X user posted.


pic.twitter.com/xb7GjAM8Sy

— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) December 10, 2023
“The worst cold open on SNL I’ve ever seen the audience was barely
laughing,” another wrote.

“Gotta be the worst cold open I’ve ever seen on SNL absolutely abysmal,”
another said.

Another user remarked: “SNL is taking a big swing in the cold open and it
looks like it’s going to be a miss…”

While largely falling flat, the sketch was somewhat saved by an appearance
from show veteran Kenan Thompson, who played the president of the online
University of Phoenix.

“Can you take a moral stance on anything? Can anyone here say yes to a
single question?” Troast’s Stefanik shouts.

“I am willing to say yes to anything,” Thompson says.

“See, see, finally. A real president of a real university,” Stefanik
answers.

“That’s actually our school motto: U of P: We are a real university,” he
answers.

Her Stefanik asks if he would promise to eliminate antisemitism from the
school’s campus.

“My campus is the internet. Antisemitism is kind of our most popular
major, and our mascot is porn,” Thompson quipped.

The real Stefanik, meanwhile, gave a scorching response when news of
Magill’s resignation broke.

“One down. Two to go,” the congresswoman posted on X.
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stupid people won't be offended.

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Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
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President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
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[pothead]

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https://nypost.com/2023/12/10/entertainment/snl-swings-and-misses-with-
cold-open-attempting-to-skewer-antisemitism-hearings-hours-after-upenn-
president-liz-magill-resigns/
Viewers blasted “Saturday Night Live’s” cold opener after the show mocked
this week’s congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses —
hours after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned amid
a flurry of backlash over her testimony.
The opening sketch, set up as a C-SPAN broadcast, tried to poke fun at the
presidents of Harvard, UPenn and MIT — portrayed by Ego Nwodim, Heidi
Gardner and Chloe Fineman, respectively — as they testified before the
House Education Committee.
There were few laughs to be heard from the audience.
Viewers took to social media to slam the sketch, which some saw as
undermining

seriousness of incidents of antisemitism

on college

Post by Leroy N. Soetoro
campuses in recent weeks since Israel’s war with Hamas began on Oct. 7.
Others thought it was just flat-out bad.
Newcomer Chloe Troast played Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), an outspoken
Donald Trump supporter, and targeted her line of questioning during the
hearing as the butt of the sketch.
“I’m going to start yelling questions at these women like Billy Eichner,”
she says.
Stay on top of news out of the Israel-Hamas war and the global surge in
antisemitism with The Post’s Israel War Update, delivered right to your
inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
“Antisemitism — yay or nay?” she screams at the three women. “Yes or no!
Is calling for the genocide of Jews against the code of conduct for
Harvard?”
“Well, it depends on the context,” answers Nwodim’s Dr. Claudine Gay, the
president of Harvard.
“What? That can’t be your answer,” Troast’s Stefanik shoots back.
“UPenn lady, same question, yes or no?” she asks Gardner’s Magill.
“Well, we are serious about stopping all forms of hatred, anti-semitism,
Islamophobia,” she answers. Stefanik then poses the same question to
Fineman’s Dr. Sally Kornbluth, president of MIT.
“If you don’t say yes, you’re going to make me look good, which is really,
really hard to do,” Troast’s Stefanik says. “So I will ask you straight
up. Do you think genocide is bad?”
Fineman’s Kornbluth responds: “Could I submit an answer in writing at a
later date?”
“Am I winning this hearing?” an incredulous Stefanik says. “Somebody pinch
me!”
The three presidents breathe a sigh of relief when Stefanik learns her
time is up, but another member of the committee yields their time back to
her, giving her another chance to speak.
“I am here today because hate speech has no place on college campuses.
Hate speech belongs in Congress, on Elon Musk’s Twitter, at private
dinners with my donors and in public speeches by my work husband, Donald
Trump,” Troast’s Stefanik says.
The sketch also ridiculed the vague, evasive answers from the academic
leaders.
“Only a hate-filled, anti-Semitic SNL could do a sketch about the anti-
Semitic college presidents testifying in front of Congress and make the
questioner Congresswoman Stefanik the target of the sketch,” radio host
Mark Simone tweeted.
“Rather remarkable how few laughs there were in #SNL’s Cold Open. They –
oddly – tried to skewer Elise Stefanik (who by all accounts won the day)
as shrill. I guess I was under the misapprehension that calling a woman
“shrill” was sexist,” one X user posted.
pic.twitter.com/xb7GjAM8Sy
“The worst cold open on SNL I’ve ever seen the audience was barely
laughing,” another wrote.
“Gotta be the worst cold open I’ve ever seen on SNL absolutely abysmal,”
another said.
Another user remarked: “SNL is taking a big swing in the cold open and it
looks like it’s going to be a miss…”
While largely falling flat, the sketch was somewhat saved by an appearance
from show veteran Kenan Thompson, who played the president of the online
University of Phoenix.
“Can you take a moral stance on anything? Can anyone here say yes to a
single question?” Troast’s Stefanik shouts.
“I am willing to say yes to anything,” Thompson says.
“See, see, finally. A real president of a real university,” Stefanik
answers.
“That’s actually our school motto: U of P: We are a real university,” he
answers.
Her Stefanik asks if he would promise to eliminate antisemitism from the
school’s campus.
“My campus is the internet. Antisemitism is kind of our most popular
major, and our mascot is porn,” Thompson quipped.
The real Stefanik, meanwhile, gave a scorching response when news of
Magill’s resignation broke.
“One down. Two to go,” the congresswoman posted on X.

SNL hasn't been funny since Belushi and The Blues Brothers were cast members.
Mid to late 70's I believe.

Oh, and everyone knows that Mel Brooks and to a lesser degree Woody Allen are the only ones
permitted to make fun of Jews.
And every other race BTW.

[Mitchell Holman]

Post by pothead
Oh, and everyone knows that Mel Brooks and to a lesser degree Woody
Allen are the only ones permitted to make fun of Jews.

Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Seth Rogen,
Billy Crystal, Al Franken, Adam Samberg,
Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Adam Sandler.

[Governor Swill]

Post by Mitchell Holman

Post by pothead
Oh, and everyone knows that Mel Brooks and to a lesser degree Woody
Allen are the only ones permitted to make fun of Jews.

Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Seth Rogen,
Billy Crystal, Al Franken, Adam Samberg,
Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Adam Sandler.

"Where are the Hebes that wrote this act?" - Bette Midler

Swill
--
"I don't want everybody to vote. As a matter of fact, our leverage in
the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down."
- Paul Weyrich, co founder of Heritage Foundation and Moral Majority

Not left, not right, https://www.forwardparty.com/

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[Mitchell Holman]

On Wed, 27 Dec 2023 03:31:46 +0000, Mitchell Holman

Post by Mitchell Holman

Post by pothead
Oh, and everyone knows that Mel Brooks and to a lesser degree Woody
Allen are the only ones permitted to make fun of Jews.

Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Seth Rogen,
Billy Crystal, Al Franken, Adam Samberg,
Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Adam Sandler.

"Where are the Hebes that wrote this act?" - Bette Midler
Swill

"If Christians are upset about Jews
in show business let them write their
own Broadway plays"
- Jon Stewart -

[Governor Swill]

Post by Mitchell Holman

On Wed, 27 Dec 2023 03:31:46 +0000, Mitchell Holman

Post by Mitchell Holman

Post by pothead
Oh, and everyone knows that Mel Brooks and to a lesser degree Woody
Allen are the only ones permitted to make fun of Jews.

Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Seth Rogen,
Billy Crystal, Al Franken, Adam Samberg,
Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Adam Sandler.

"Where are the Hebes that wrote this act?" - Bette Midler
Swill

"If Christians are upset about Jews
in show business let them write their
own Broadway plays"
- Jon Stewart -

Score!

Swill
--
"I don't want everybody to vote. As a matter of fact, our leverage in
the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down."
- Paul Weyrich, co founder of Heritage Foundation and Moral Majority

Not left, not right, https://www.forwardparty.com/

Heroyam slava! Glory to the Heroes!

Sláva Ukrajíni! Glory to Ukraine!

Putin tse prezervatyv! Putin is a condom!

Go here to donate to Ukrainian relief.
<https://www2.deloitte.com/ua/uk/pages/registration-forms/help-cities.html>

[HIRCASA MEXICO]

https://nypost.com/2023/12/10/entertainment/snl-swings-and-misses-with-cold-open-attempting-to-skewer-antisemitism-hearings-hours-after-upenn-president-liz-magill-resigns/
Viewers blasted "Saturday Night Live's" cold opener after the show mocked
this week's congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses -
hours after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned amid
a flurry of backlash over her testimony.
The opening sketch, set up as a C-SPAN broadcast, tried to poke fun at the
presidents of Harvard, UPenn and MIT - portrayed by Ego Nwodim, Heidi
Gardner and Chloe Fineman, respectively - as they testified before the
House Education Committee.
There were few laughs to be heard from the audience.
Viewers took to social media to slam the sketch, which some saw as
undermining the seriousness of incidents of antisemitism on college
campuses in recent weeks since Israel's war with Hamas began on Oct. 7.
Others thought it was just flat-out bad.
Newcomer Chloe Troast played Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), an outspoken
Donald Trump supporter, and targeted her line of questioning during the
hearing as the butt of the sketch.
"I'm going to start yelling questions at these women like Billy Eichner,"
she says.
Stay on top of news out of the Israel-Hamas war and the global surge in
antisemitism with The Post's Israel War Update, delivered right to your
inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
"Antisemitism - yay or nay?" she screams at the three women. "Yes or no!
Is calling for the genocide of Jews against the code of conduct for
Harvard?"
"Well, it depends on the context," answers Nwodim's Dr. Claudine Gay, the
president of Harvard.
"What? That can't be your answer," Troast's Stefanik shoots back.
"UPenn lady, same question, yes or no?" she asks Gardner's Magill.
"Well, we are serious about stopping all forms of hatred, anti-semitism,
Islamophobia," she answers. Stefanik then poses the same question to
Fineman's Dr. Sally Kornbluth, president of MIT.
"If you don't say yes, you're going to make me look good, which is really,
really hard to do," Troast's Stefanik says. "So I will ask you straight
up. Do you think genocide is bad?"
Fineman's Kornbluth responds: "Could I submit an answer in writing at a
later date?"
"Am I winning this hearing?" an incredulous Stefanik says. "Somebody pinch
me!"
The three presidents breathe a sigh of relief when Stefanik learns her
time is up, but another member of the committee yields their time back to
her, giving her another chance to speak.
"I am here today because hate speech has no place on college campuses.
Hate speech belongs in Congress, on Elon Musk's Twitter, at private
dinners with my donors and in public speeches by my work husband, Donald
Trump," Troast's Stefanik says.
The sketch also ridiculed the vague, evasive answers from the academic
leaders.
"Only a hate-filled, anti-Semitic SNL could do a sketch about the anti-
Semitic college presidents testifying in front of Congress and make the
questioner Congresswoman Stefanik the target of the sketch," radio host
Mark Simone tweeted.
"Rather remarkable how few laughs there were in #SNL's Cold Open. They -
oddly - tried to skewer Elise Stefanik (who by all accounts won the day)
as shrill. I guess I was under the misapprehension that calling a woman
"shrill" was sexist," one X user posted.
pic.twitter.com/xb7GjAM8Sy
"The worst cold open on SNL I've ever seen the audience was barely
laughing," another wrote.
"Gotta be the worst cold open I've ever seen on SNL absolutely abysmal,"
another said.
Another user remarked: "SNL is taking a big swing in the cold open and it
looks like it's going to be a miss."
While largely falling flat, the sketch was somewhat saved by an appearance
from show veteran Kenan Thompson, who played the president of the online
University of Phoenix.
"Can you take a moral stance on anything? Can anyone here say yes to a
single question?" Troast's Stefanik shouts.
"I am willing to say yes to anything," Thompson says.
"See, see, finally. A real president of a real university," Stefanik
answers.
"That's actually our school motto: U of P: We are a real university," he
answers.
Her Stefanik asks if he would promise to eliminate antisemitism from the
school's campus.
"My campus is the internet. Antisemitism is kind of our most popular
major, and our mascot is porn," Thompson quipped.
The real Stefanik, meanwhile, gave a scorching response when news of
Magill's resignation broke.
"One down. Two to go," the congresswoman posted on X.

What could've been a pointed, funny skit (like the SNL days of yore) was ruined by blurring the message by qualifying the The blanket hatred of Trump and anyone who supported
him reminds me of what my cousin Arnold said years ago. He said if Trump found a cure for cancer tomorrow, they'd go after him for putting oncologists out of business.

[Governor Swill]

Post by HIRCASA MEXICO
What could've been a pointed, funny skit (like the SNL days of yore) was ruined by blurring the message by qualifying the The blanket hatred of Trump and anyone who supported
him reminds me of what my cousin Arnold said years ago. He said if Trump found a cure for cancer tomorrow, they'd go after him for putting oncologists out of business.

And if Biden repealed income tax tomorrow, Republicans would try to impeach him for it.

Swill
--
"I don't want everybody to vote. As a matter of fact, our leverage in
the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down."
- Paul Weyrich, co founder of Heritage Foundation and Moral Majority

Not left, not right, https://www.forwardparty.com/

Heroyam slava! Glory to the Heroes!

Sláva Ukrajíni! Glory to Ukraine!

Putin tse prezervatyv! Putin is a condom!

Go here to donate to Ukrainian relief.
<https://www2.deloitte.com/ua/uk/pages/registration-forms/help-cities.html>

[Ubiquitous]

Post by Leroy N. Soetoro
Viewers blasted “Saturday Night Live’s” cold opener after the show mocked
this week’s congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses —
hours after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned amid
a flurry of backlash over her testimony.
The opening sketch, set up as a C-SPAN broadcast, tried to poke fun at the
presidents of Harvard, UPenn and MIT — portrayed by Ego Nwodim, Heidi
Gardner and Chloe Fineman, respectively — as they testified before the
House Education Committee.
There were few laughs to be heard from the audience.

And why should this Saturday Night Live be different from any other?

--
Let's go Brandon!