One week after singer Morgan Wallen drew controversy after strolling off the “SNL” stage early through the finish credit, the present didn’t ignore what had taken place.
Through the present’s chilly open, solid member James Austin Johnson, who was enjoying President Donald Trump as he introduced his sweeping tariffs on the White Home, referred to the viral controversy.
Johnson as Trump started riffing concerning the Herd Island and McDonald Islands, that are uninhabited islands the president put tariffs on in actual life.
“Ooo, McDonald Island, I’d love to visit there,” Johnson as Trump stated. “Can you imagine that? A Big Mac in a hula skirt. Ooo la la.”
Johnson as Trump then held up paintings depicting the situation after which stated, “get me to God’s country, right?” The remark alluded to Wallen’s Instagram publish hours after his time on the present final week, the place he wrote the identical phrases together with an image of him on an airport tarmac.
The remark was trolled by many New Yorkers, with even the Empire State Constructing responding to the controversy.
get me to god’s nation pic.twitter.com/CavpiuXfGE
— Empire State Constructing (@EmpireStateBldg) March 31, 2025
Wallen was additionally the butt of one other joke through the present’s “Weekend Update,” when co-host Colin Jost in contrast the “Lies Lies Lies” singer to cash leaving the inventory market.
“Just in the past two days, investors have lost more than $6 trillion,” Jost stated of the inventory market slide this week. “Money is leaving the stock market faster than Morgan Wallen at good nights.”
Weekend Replace with Colin Jost and Michael Che! pic.twitter.com/SpOxEgrncT
— Saturday Evening Dwell – SNL (@nbcsnl) April 6, 2025
Solid member Kenan Thompson had responded to Wallen’s actions earlier within the week in an interview with Leisure Weekly March 31, saying, “I believed possibly he needed to go to the potty or one thing.”
“It’s definitely a spike in the norm. We’re so used to everybody just turning around and high-fiving us, everybody’s saying, ‘Good job, good job, good job,'” Thompson added. So when there’s a departure from that, it’s like, ‘Hmm, I wonder what that’s about?’”
For his half, Wallen didn’t reply to the controversy straight however did start promoting merchandise with the phrase “Get me to God’s nation” on his official web site.
The host for the April 5 episode of “Saturday Night Live” was Jack Black, together with musical visitors Brandi Carlisle and Elton John.
The “School of Rock” star broke out in tune throughout his monologue, doing his personal rendition of Aerosmith’s “Back in the Saddle.” Have a look:
