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SNL delivers a fresh roast of Donald Trump in Easter cold open

Watch highlights from the seventeenth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Molly Shannon, with Jonas Brothers as the musical guest, including the Trump Easter cold open.

The cold open: Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) interrupts a re-creation of The Last Supper.

The monologue: Returning as a host for the second time, Molly Shannon talks about her book Hello, Molly! and shares some advice she received from her dad.

A commercial advertises an app where reporters detail Trump’s indictment and arrest in a new way.

Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che cover the week’s biggest news before speaking with Jafar (Bowen Yang), Angel Reese (Punkie Johnson) and a co-worker who’s extremely busy doing seemingly nothing (Heidi Gardner).

Sally O’Malley returns: The Jonas Brothers decide to switch things up by hiring Sally O’Malley (Molly Shannon), a colorful, 50-year-old dancer.

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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