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SNL Revives Tucker Carlson Impression to Skewer Met Gala and 'Michael' Biopic

The reprise signals SNL leaning into a sharp Carlson parody to riff on current celebrity culture.

Overview

  • Jeremy Culhane returned on Weekend Update with his Tucker Carlson impersonation targeting the recent Met Gala.
  • The bit mocked looks from Dwayne Johnson in a skirt to Madonna’s headpiece to Heidi Klum styled like a statue.
  • The segment closed with a racially charged A$AP Rocky line about “wearing my least favorite color, African American.”
  • He also took a swing at the Michael Jackson biopic starring Jaafar Jackson, joking about the film ending in 1988 and “the part where he was a white man.”
  • A fake ad pitched “round bananas,” and outlets including Variety, Deadline, and Rolling Stone framed the appearance as a successful redux with no immediate fallout reported.