Overview
- Hosting Saturday’s penultimate Season 51 episode, Matt Damon reprised Brett Kavanaugh opposite Colin Jost’s Pete Hegseth and Aziz Ansari’s Kash Patel.
- In a Washington, D.C., bar sketch, Kavanaugh cracked that they would let Trump serve a third term after Patel flashed a personalized “FBI bourbon.”
- Kenan Thompson’s bartender called last call as the trio and patrons launched into Chumbawamba’s Tubthumping to close the cold open.
- Critics praised Damon’s range and presence, with outlets like the Los Angeles Times and The A.V. Club saying his performances buoyed several sketches.
- Some viewers on social media knocked the cold open’s writing as “cringe,” and the show now moves to next week’s Season 51 finale with Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney.