VP Debate Cold Open - SNL
Intheir last outing on Saturday Night Live before the election, Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin used the cold open to mock the candidates one final time and urge viewers to vote.
The segment began as a parody of Erin Burnetts CNN show OutFront with Cecily Strong playing the news anchor, grilling the candidates on the tightening race.
It might be the bottom of the ninth and its tied and its raining, but this old Chicago Cub is still gonnabring it home, said McKinnon-as-Clinton.
Much to Clintons chagrin (Please be his taxes, she begged), Burnett brought up the big story of the week: Clintons emails.
Trump-as-Baldwin countered that he neveruses emails, instead using a very private, very secure site: Its called Twitter.
Burnett said, Mr. Trump, everyone can see your tweets. A surprised Trump replied,Really? And Im still in this thing? America, you must really hate this lady.
Clinton grew ever more frustrated as Trump cozied up to the FBI, Putin, even the Ku Klux Klan kissing them on the lips.
Shecountedoff a long list of things that Trumphas single-handedly ruined that we as Americans hold dear: kindness, decency, Tic Tacs, Skittles, taco bowls, father/daughter dances, the word great, the color orange, men.
In four years once you all realize youve been tricked, youre going tocome running back to me, begging me to run again, said Clinton. And guess what, idiots? Ill do it.
Baldwin and McKinnon then broke character, stepping back to reveal the SNL stage. Im sorry, Kate, I just hate yelling all this stuff at you like this, said Baldwin. Added McKinnon, I know right. This whole election has been so mean.
I just feel gross all the time, Baldwin said. I mean, dont you guys feel gross all the time about this?
You know what I think can help us? said McKinnon. Lets get out of here. The pair then ran through the streets of Manhattan, holding hands and hugging passersby(even someone wearing a Trump that bh shirt), sharing a pretzel and cotton candy, joiningin a ring dance.
Theyregrouped back on the Saturday Night Live with a message for viewers to vote: Now its time to get to out out there and vote, said Baldwin. None if this will have mattered if you dont vote.
We wont tell you who to vote for, said McKinnon. But on Tuesday, we all get to choose what kind of country we want to live in.
Source: http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/saturday-night-live-kate-mckinnon-alec-baldwin-1201911036/
