Colin
Jost: “Don't you
live in, like, Maine?”
“Carlson”:
“Yes. And let's talk about Maine. M-a-i-n...e? Huh! Really? The ‘e’ is silent.
But who silenced it and why?”
Jost: “What the hell are you talking
about? You're talking about the silent ‘e’ in Maine now?”
“Carlson”:
“I'm glad you brought it up, Colin.”
Jost: “I didn't.”
“Carlson”:
“And what does that ‘e’ stand for? Oh, I know. ‘Euphoria.’” [A poster for
the HBO series “Euphoria” flashes on the screen.]
Jost: “No!”
“Carlson”:
“Oh, yes. ‘Euphoria.’ And no, I'm not talking about the feeling I get when I
press ‘1’ for ‘English.’” [High-pitched, self-satisfied cackling.]—“Weekly Update” segment, Saturday Night Live, Season 51, Episode 18,
original air date May 2, 2026
Tucker
Carlson has been lampooned before on SNL, but it was almost inevitable
that the show would return to him recently, especially considering his podcast
apology for past support of Donald Trump.
But his interview
with Lulu Garcia-Navarro of The New York Times following his
much-publicized break with Trump over the Iranian invasion deserved scorn that the show's writers ignored. It’s astonishing: he can
sound sincere, even logical, and before you know it Carlson’s spewing the most
bigoted, conspiratorial nonsense.
All this shoots from his mouth with such glib rapidity that he can’t keep track of
what he says. So he denied to Garcia-Navarro, for instance, about ever
wondering if Trump might be the anti-Christ, even though he said it only a few
weeks ago on a readily available recording.
I love how
in his devastating impression, Jeremy Culhane captured how what Carlson wants to be
a chuckle turns into a cackle. Only I wish he had included one of this
demagogue’s most weaselly statements whenever he discusses matters like COVID
vaccines: “I’m just asking questions.”
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