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SNL’s cold open just proves Hegseth and Patel are beyond parody

Grant St. Clair
May 04, 2026
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Truly, nothing is more ridiculous than reality. Sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live has a tradition of making the first sketch of the night, the cold open, a timely political piece often written the night before or even the day of.

Where do you go when there’s nothing left to parody, though? When every White House …

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