Name: Jokes about Putin and Russian 'ally' Tucker Carlson help a tough 'SNL' Weekend Update soar
Uploaded: 2022-02-27T14:01:06+00:00
Description: "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update took on Russia's invasion of Ukraine directly with a string of one-liners mocking Vladimir Putin, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, and Russia's strategic blunders.

Jokes about Putin and Russian 'ally' Tucker Carlson help a tough 'SNL' Weekend Update soar

Don't think the show didn't notice Trump calling Putin's invasion strategy "genius."

After delivering a laughter-free cold open segment featuring a performance by Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York, Saturday Night Live tried to find some current events comedy in the midst of a grim Russian invasion of Ukraine. It kinda works?

Co-hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost rightly turned their attention toward Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and his unlikely supporters in the U.S., people like Fox News golden child Tucker Carlson and disgraced Florida resident Donald Trump. Not every bit works — Che's wisecrack involving a Russian sex worker is about as off the mark as a joke can be (and that's pretty typical for Che) — but there's plenty to laugh at here, if you feel up for some laughter.

Topics SNL

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