Lin-Manuel Miranda isn’t throwing away a shot to bring back Alexander Hamilton.
The Tony winner reprized the title role from “Hamilton” in the latest “Saturday Night Live” cold open, coming face-to-face with President Donald Trump (played by James Austin Johnson).
The sketch began with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Meanwhile, Miranda’s Hamilton gave an emotional speech that transitioned into a wrap.
“In America, we’ll never have a king,” he rapped. King era. ”
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Johnson’s Trump began giving a rambling monologue, while the actors portraying the founding fathers, including Miranda, remained frozen behind him. He characterized the inauguration as one held “due to the cold and fear” and a “tremendous success,” rippled in the hat worn by first lady Melania Trump.
“We had a lot of surprise guests like Melania,” he said. “That was great. Melania showed up to my inauguration dressed, frankly, like Kung Lao from ‘Mortal Kombat.’ “
In the “Mortal Kombat” video game series, Kung Lao is known for his large hat, which is used as a weapon.
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Trump also mocked Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who attended the inauguration, saying, “I don’t want him in my life,” to quote some of his own children. Said. “
But the sketch got meta when Trump roasted Miranda – not by his character’s name, but by his real name for forcing him to freeze the entire time he spoke. I was calling.
“Look at Lynn,” he said. “Look how bad he wants to rap. He wrote the whole rap and he can’t do it. Oh, the audience would have eaten it up right away. Ego distance And he has to stand there until I finish.”
Miranda, who struggled not to laugh as Johnson approached him, was ultimately forced to freeze to deny Trump/Johnson’s claim that he anonymously donated $1 million to the president’s campaign. .
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Timothée Chalamet Jokes ‘I what Keep Losing’ Awards, performing Bob Dylan song on ‘snl’
The episode was hosted by Timothée Chalamet, who was nominated for an Oscar this year for playing Bob Dylan in “Complete Unknown.” The actor said he was “literally crying here in my dressing room” when he found out the film was nominated for eight Oscars.
However, Chalamet joked that although it is a “huge honor” to go to an awards show, “I just keep losing and it gets hard to pretend it doesn’t sting.” The show played out a montage of Chalamet’s face, as other nominees have won at various award shows.
“The most embarrassing part is that I’ve been giving this sad little speech for four years. “So I thought maybe tonight I could read it for everyone here.”
Chalamet asked the crowd to pretend they were at an awards show and handed envelopes to audience members and asked them to open them.
Chalamet also performed a medley of Dylan’s “Outlaw Blues” and “Three Angels” and served as “Tomorrow is a Long Time”.
During his monologue, the actor told viewers that while he may “not know” the Dylan songs he performs, they are his “personal favorites.”
“I’m so grateful that ‘Saturday Night Live’ is still doing weird things like this in 50 years,” he said. “Either they let me do this or they’re incredibly mean and this is all a big prank. I honestly can’t say. We’ll find out.”