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SNL host Amy Schumer implores viewers to vote in midterms

Watch highlights from the fifth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Amy Schumer, with Steve Lacy as the musical guest.

The cold open: President Biden (James Austin Johnson) makes some last-minute changes ahead of the midterms and introduces his new team (Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernández, Molly Kearney).

This Weekend Update segment features Tammy the Trucker (Cecily Strong), who promises she’s here to talk about gas prices and definitely not abortion.

Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like Oprah Winfrey endorsing John Fetterman over Dr. Oz.

The monologue: Third-time host Amy Schumer talks about how much people love giving pregnant women advice and being intimate with her husband.

A content moderation council (Chloe Fineman, Kenan Thompson) holds a meeting to determine if individuals should be allowed back on Twitter after their accounts have been suspended.

A commercial advertises the best way to get a 10-day break.

Watch all performances and sketches uploaded from this week’s episode.

Andrew Villeneuve

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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