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What does Gina Carano have in common with Britney Spears, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo? They were all spoofed in the latest edition of Saturday Night Live.
Carano was fired from her role on The Mandalorian earlier this month, following a slew of controversial social media posts. The post that ended up being the last nail in the proverbial coffin compared the plight of conservatives in America to the Jews who were slaughtered during the Holocaust in Nazi Germany.
So in classic SNL fashion, they must have brought the controversy to light.
The cold opening of the Saturday edition included a talk show hosted by Spears – played by Chloe Fineman – called Oops, you did it again where celebrities and influential people apologize for questionable and widely reprimanded behavior.
The former MMA fighter and trailblazer was portrayed by Cecily Strong, and the character explained that she wasn’t on the fictional show to apologize.
“I never would have made that Nazi comparison if I had known everyone was going to be so Nazi about it,” Strong said as Carano in the parody.
The open also featured Aidy Bryant playing Cruz after the Texas Senator went on vacation to Cancun amid the state’s electrical crisis due to a rare winter storm, while Pete Davidson took on the role of the Governor Cuomo, who is under investigation into how his administration handled nursing homes during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Check out the full cold open SNL above.
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