The 1,000th regular episode of Saturday Night Live saw Pete Davidson return to lecture Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid ongoing tensions in Minneapolis.
SNL alumni Pete Davidson joined the cold open to portray White House Border Czar Tom Homan, who was sent there “in response to the chaotic situation in Minnesota” to meet with “ICE unit commanders to clarify the mission objectives.”
“My name is Tom Homan,” Davidson began. “Now I’m sure a lot of you are wondering why Greg Bovino, the last guy, was dismissed. I wanna stress that it wasn’t because he did a bad job or publicly lied about the shooting of an American citizen or even, oh, dressed like a Nazi. It was that he was filmed doing these things.”
The King of Staten Island star continued, “I’m here now and we need to tighten up. That starts with remembering the mission objective. Now, who could tell me why we’re here in Minneapolis?”
One faux ICE agent merely said, “Pass,” while another responded, “This could be wrong, but Army.”
Davidson’s Homan responded, “That’s close. We’re here to detain and deport illegal immigrants who have committed crimes.”
“That is literally the first I’m hearing of that,” one ICE agent offered as a response. Still, Davidson’s Homan tried to steer the group on track.
“Forget everything you were told before. We’re not here to intimidate, racially profile or violate anyone’s rights. So again, what are we looking for?” he questioned, to which an agent responded, “Epstein files.”
“Nope, we actually just released those to distract from this, you know, which is ironic because we did this to distract from those,” he replied.
Davidson served as an SNL cast member from 2014-2022. He has since returned to host the sketch comedy series, and has made several cameos over the years. The comedian’s surprise appearance comes as his second of season 51 — he previously joined the “Weekend Update” segment during the Nov. 8 show. There, he and Colin Jost traded jokes about the ferry they purchased together years ago.
Alexander Skarsgard made his SNL hosting debut during the Jan. 31 show, while Cardi B returned for her sophomore appearance on the sketch-comedy series. (The “Up” rapper previously appeared on the April 7, 2018, episode alongside Chadwick Boseman.)
11 episodes of season 51 of SNL have already aired, as Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, Glen Powell, Melissa McCarthy, Josh O’Connor, Ariana Grande, Finn Wolfhard and Teyana Taylor all took turns in the leading role.
More to come.
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