The partial government shutdown appears to be at a crossroads. So SNL decided it was Deal or No Deal to solve the problem in the Cold Open.
Kenan Thompson (portraying host Steve Harvey) introduced Alec Baldwin (Donald Trump) to the game, noting, “We decided to do this in the only format you can understand – a TV game show with women holding briefcases.”
So it was that a host of Washington contenders and pretenders held the secret suitcases, urging Trump to take their deals and end the shutdown.
First up was Kate McKinnon as Nancy Pelosi, holding Case No. 3. Asked how she was feeling, she said, “Oh, just normal. Not like drunk on my own power or anything.” Her offer: $1 billion dollars and you say, “Nancy’s My Mommy.” It was no deal.
Chuck Schumer (Alex Moffat), aka “the older Jewish woman on Case 4” to Trump, offered “Whatever you want” initially,...
Kenan Thompson (portraying host Steve Harvey) introduced Alec Baldwin (Donald Trump) to the game, noting, “We decided to do this in the only format you can understand – a TV game show with women holding briefcases.”
So it was that a host of Washington contenders and pretenders held the secret suitcases, urging Trump to take their deals and end the shutdown.
First up was Kate McKinnon as Nancy Pelosi, holding Case No. 3. Asked how she was feeling, she said, “Oh, just normal. Not like drunk on my own power or anything.” Her offer: $1 billion dollars and you say, “Nancy’s My Mommy.” It was no deal.
Chuck Schumer (Alex Moffat), aka “the older Jewish woman on Case 4” to Trump, offered “Whatever you want” initially,...
- 1/20/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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