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Republican Midterm Ads Cold Open - SNL

Saturday Night Live

4.1M views107k/hr978 comments read7:07

This is a comedy sketch from Saturday Night Live featuring actors portraying various Republican politicians. The actors take turns filming ads meant to encourage voters to participate in the midterm elections. The video ends with an impersonation of Donald Trump.

People are losing it over the impressions, especially the visual gags of wheeling out Mitch McConnell.

impression accuracypolitical satirelaughing through pain

The mood

42% positive46% neutral12% negative

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Estimated automated0%
  • 11 auto-generated account names
  • 9 accounts with no uploads
  • 8 identical text from several accounts

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When people showed up

978 comments, busiest 23 hours after upload

Underrated here

β€œOMG! I almost spit out my coffee when you wheeled out zombie Mitch!πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚β€
@roywhitman71092 likes1 day agoSee it on YouTube

They literally rolled a silent, frozen Mitch McConnell out in a wheelchair like a prop.

Also overlooked

β€œMikey Day nailed it as the turtle Senator πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚β€
@yogisie1 like1 day agoSee it on YouTube
β€œMikey’s McConnell , Jost’s hegseth and Hernandez’s rubioβ€¦β€¦πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ‘ŒπŸ½πŸ‘ŒπŸ½πŸ‘ŒπŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½β€
@sabinawilliams75802 likes1 day agoSee it on YouTube

Most liked

β€œColin Jost as Pete Hegseth will always be a classic impression. He nails the frat bro personality.”
@seffishestopal59503.8k likes1 day agoSee it on YouTube
β€œThe vice president needs more eyeliner πŸ‘οΈβ€
@Try-decompression3.4k likes1 day agoSee it on YouTube
β€œThe way they just send McConnell flying out the room in his chair πŸ˜‚β€
@sophiavarona16163.1k likes1 day agoSee it on YouTube

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