Gavin Newsom spits ‘Saturday Night Live’ in vaccine skit



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FILE - In this file photo from February 21, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom answers questions from the media during a visit to a mobile vaccination site at the Ramona Gardens Recreation Center in Los Angeles.

FILE – In this file photo from February 21, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom answers questions from the media during a visit to a mobile vaccination site at the Ramona Gardens Recreation Center in Los Angeles.

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Amid a booming recall effort and ugly poll numbers, California Governor Gavin Newsom has now become the butt of jokes on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”.

The new sketch released on Saturday, called “Vaccine Game Show,” features Dr. Anthony Fauci (played by Kate McKinnon) hosting a game show called “So You Think You Can Get The Vaccine,” with prominent governors serving as judges.

Newsom is the first judge featured and is greeted with the blunt line: “He’s hated by everyone in California except the 10 people he had dinner with in Napa that time around.”

When asked how things are going in California, Newsom (played by Alex Moffat) responds, “Teeth: white, body: tight, COVID: pretty bad.”


The later sketch also pokes fun at the disparate guidelines for vaccine eligibility in various states as well as the difficulty making appointments for vaccines online.

Judge Andrew Cuomo (played by Pete Davidson), who scoffs at recent allegations of sexual misconduct and the state’s nursing home scandal, is also confused over the sketch. Texas Senator Ted Cruz (played by Aidy Bryant) also makes an appearance as his fresh off candidate, uh, CPAC animated speech.

You can watch the full skit in the video above.



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