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Pete Davidson apologized to Dan Crenshaw, a former member of the Navy SEAL and newly elected representative this weekend in the highly criticized "Weekend Update" segment. In a surprise cameo, Crenshaw appeared alongside Davidson to take some humorous junkets himself and then, more seriously, to try to find a common ground.
During a segment of last week on the political candidates of 2018, Davidson spoke in front of a photo of Crenshaw, a Texas Republican who wears an eye patch because of an injury that he suffered as a result of a dr. explosion in Afghanistan. "You may be surprised to hear that it is a candidate for the Texas Congress and not a hit in a porn movie," Davidson said. "I'm sorry, I know that he lost an eye to the war or whatever."
Davidson's remarks were denounced by elected officials and political organizations such as the National Republican Congress Committee, which demanded an apology. In an interview on NBC's "Today", Kenan Thompson, a cast member, said the joke "missed the mark." For his part, Crenshaw said in his victory speech that the Americans "are not a people that bursts at the first offensive sign". "
In this week's episode, presented by Liev Schreiber and presented by musical guest Lil Wayne, Davidson returned to the "Weekend Update" counter. Referring to the controversial joke, he began by saying, "I'm sure it was a huge shock for people who know me, I made a bad choice last week."
He added, "I think it from the bottom of my heart. It was a bad choice of words. This man is a war hero and he deserves all the respect of the world. And if something takes advantage, maybe for a day, the left and the right finally came together to agree on something. That I am a [expletive]. "
Crenshaw then sat next to Davidson and said, "Are you thinking?"
Davidson tells him, "Thank you very much for coming."
"Thank you for making a Republican look good," Crenshaw replied.
Davidson told Crenshaw that he was sorry, and Crenshaw agreed, but suddenly Crenshaw's cell phone rang: "Breathin '", a song by pop star Ariana Grande, who became Davidson's ex-fiancée last month. Davidson took the joke step by step as Crenshaw asked him, "Do you know her?
And as Davidson did in Crenshaw last week, the elected representative joked about a picture of the comedian. ("Here's Pete Davidson, it seems like Breaking Bad's methamphetamine was a person." And later, "He looks like a troll doll with a tapeworm.")
In a more serious tone, Crenshaw added:
There are many lessons to learn here. Not only that left and right can still agree on certain things. But also this: Americans can forgive themselves. We can remember what brings us together as a country and we always see the good one in the other. It's the weekend of the Veterans Day. Which means it's a good time for every American to connect with a veteran. Maybe say "Thank you for your service". But I encourage you to say something else. Tell a veteran: "Never forget". When you say "never forget" to a veteran, you imply that, as an American, you use it with you – not separated by an imaginary barrier between civilians and elders fighters, but connected to each other. as grateful compatriots who will never forget the sacrifices made by veterans of the past and present. And let's never forget those we lost on 9/11, heroes like Pete's father. So I'm just going to say, Pete, never forget.
"Never forget," says Davidson. The two men shook hands. Davidson then turned to the audience and shouted, "And it concerns us both!"
Cold Open of the week
In his opening sketch, "S.N.L." the sudden departure of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was replaced Wednesday by his former chief of staff, Matt Whitaker, who will act as Acting Attorney General.
Kate McKinnon, as Sessions, lamented that she was not ready to be fired from the office. "I do not understand how Mr. Trump could replace me with Matt Whitaker," she said. "He is a shady businessman, inexperienced, blindly loyal to Donald Trump. O.K., hear it aloud, it made sense.
McKinnon has collected memories of her office, including her Bible ("I've justified a lot of bad things with this book," she said) and a trophy that she described as "the first ironic award of the NAACP ". She was visited by Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett), Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump (Mikey Day and Alex Moffat) and Special Advocate Robert S. Mueller III (Robert De Niro), who gave what she described as "a piece of toilet paper down the trump shoe" – a gift that she said she would cherish.
"You are a weird little guy, Jeff," De Niro said.
Jokes of the week
In the "Weekend Update" office, lead presenters Colin Jost and Michael Che commented on the results of the mid-term elections.
Jost:
The mid-term elections took place on Tuesday and, like a despised woman after a bitter divorce, the Democrats took over Parliament. So now the Democrats control the House and the Republicans control the Senate. But none of this really matters since Donald Trump still controls the White House, the judiciary, the military, all media coverage, space, time and our ability to perceive reality.
Che:
Senator Ted Cruz was able to retain his seat in the Senate by beating popular challenger Beto O'Rourke, even as Beto led a garlic and cross campaign. However, I think O'Rourke will run for president. Because he has everything the liberals love. Great speeches, beautiful looks, and he loses the elections. I will say that my favorite mid-term story is Stacey Abrams, who is currently running for the governor with Brian Kemp. She is a black woman running against a white man in Georgia, who is also responsible for the elections. It's incredible. It would be like beating LeBron at home if he was also the referee.
Calls to the unit of the week
Presenting the conciliatory tone that "S.N.L." Attempt to strike throughout this episode, Schreiber used his opening monologue to celebrate the mid-term elections without appealing to partisanship.
"Before starting the show," said Schreiber, "I just want to say that this week has been really amazing for me." It was not just about introducing "SNL", he explained, but the feeling that he felt he was attending Tuesday's election.
He continued:
Before we resume rhetoric, can we take a moment to celebrate the fact that more than 100 million people have demobilized and voted? This is the highest turnout in the mid-term elections in the history of this country. So no matter which side of the aisle you're sitting on, whether you feel like you're winning or losing, that number tells me that we've introduced ourselves. We came because we care. We care about our children and our country.
Schreiber's monologue was followed by a video clip on which members of the "SNL" cast explained that even in a politically polarized country, Americans could still join them in hating the little things together: a pet peeve like lukewarm public toilet seats. Loud noises at the gym and airline pilots who interrupt your movies to talk about the speed of the wind.
Bite the hand that feeds you this week
The modern way of podcasting was not sent with love in a fake show entitled Poddys, hosted by Sarah Koenig of "Serial" (played by Cecily Strong) and Michael Barbaro, of The Times, "The Daily" ( played by Schreiber).
The show then celebrated seemingly familiar shows such as "the preppy liberal podcast" Bros Save Politics "" and "Blood Feud: Cocaine Cemeteries of Mexico." Nervous White Girl in a place where she does not belong.
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