SNL cast member Bowen Yang played JD Vance. In an interview with NBC News in April 2025, the Saturday Night Live star explained how he prepared for the role by hiring an accent coach whom he enjoyed working with.

I’m very much awake,” Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, said. “Now someone quickly tell me where am I, who am I and what year might it be.”

From spot-on impressions to hilarious caricatures, join us as we count down the most gut-busting political parodies in SNL history! Our list features comedic legends who've mastered the art of political satire, from Tina Fey's iconic Sarah Palin to Alec ...

This week on NBC's Saturday Night Live, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) holds a press conference to address controversial military strikes off the coast of Venezuela. "You got questions for me?