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The NBC sketch show poked fun at Baldwin 's arrest and the cancellation of the NBC News anchor' s morning show.
Saturday Night Live went after one of its own on Saturday night.
Alec Baldwin's Trump has yet to make an appearance on the 44th season of the NBC sketch series, but the actor himself made it into the cold in the form of a jab at his own expense.
At the end of a Fox News Kate McKinnon as Laura Ingraham and Cecily Strong as Jeanine Pirro pushing caravan fear-mongering Ingraham Angle hearing, McKinnon's Ingraham said before heading to break, "When we come back, an update from disgraced actor Alec Baldwin – seen here molesting a young Boy Scout." The show then jumped to a photo of a shirtless Baldwin sitting next to Adam Sander from their 1994 SNL sketch, "Canteen Boy."
Baldwin, who is still a recurring player SNL, was arrested and assaulted in New York on Friday for allegedly punching a parking spot. (He denied the "assertion" on Twitter.)
The cold open kicked off the headlines of the week, including the cancellation of Megyn Kelly's morning show Megyn Kelly Today, which is under the NBC umbrella. The NBC News is questioned why blackface is racist on-air, sparking instant backlash and continued talks about her complicated exit from the network.
During "Weekend Update," the desk co-anchor Michael Che brought up the Kelly headline. NBC News announced that Megyn Kelly will be returning Today show after her comments last week about blackface, "he said Today9 o'clock hour. "But do not worry, she's recovering with a nice relaxing trip to the spa." The joke is accompanied by a photo of Kelly in blackface spa gear resembling.
The episode, hosted by five-timer Jonah Hill, began by honoring Hill for his hosting record and brought on three high-profile cameos for his monologue. Tina Fey, Candice Bergen and Drew Barrymore – Welcome to the Timer's Club, where you will be welcomed. The sketch, which had been started by Tom Hanks in 1990, and was resurfaced when it was played by scarlett Johansson and Melissa McCarthy, other members, were missing.
"Barrymore explained, quoting Hanks' role as Woody from Toy StoryJustin Timberlake's Janet Jackson-Super Bowl.
Bergen also requested a "Pete Davidson" drink, which was a warm-up to Davidson's sincere address about his headline-making breakup with Ariana Grande that he delivered during a later "Weekend Update" appearance.
Saturday's show also skewered midterm election anxiety with fearful democrats begging viewers to vote. Next week's episode will be hosted by Liev Schreiber with musical guest Lil Wayne.
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