SNL cold open roasts Oscars Mike Tyson hired as new head of security, George Santos as Tom Cruise

Saturday Night Live roasted a supposed ‘new look’ of the Academy Awards at its cold opening this week, with new ‘head of security’ Mike Tyson and George Santos pretending to be Tom Cruise.

Hosted by ‘Wednesday’ star Jenna Ortega and featuring music from The 1975, the show featured an opening skit set live on the Oscars red carpet with cast members anticipating new performances for the Oscars ceremony. anus.

The “notoriously calm and sane” Mike Tyson, played by Kenan Thompson, had been brought in as head of security on the sketch to prevent another Will Smith slapping incident.

Thompson’s version of Iron Mike stated that to improve security, “all nominees have been given tasers, all seat occupants have been given guns, and Jimmy Kimmel has been given a flamethrower.”

When it came to Will Smith, he kept an Apple AirTag in his pocket so they knew where he was at all times, ‘unless he changes his pants, so stay ice cold, everyone!’

Later in the skit, cast member Bowen Yang appeared on the red carpet playing George Santos pretending to be Tom Cruise.

When pressured by hosts to admit that Santos was scheming as Cruise, Yang’s Santos said, “No, no, I’m definitely Thomas Q. Cruise, the star of this year’s hit movie Top Gun 2: Top Bottom.”

When the presenters told him that “you are not fooling anyone,” he responded as Santos.

‘Yes, except I did and now I’m in Congress. If you’ll excuse me, I have to be everyone everywhere at once’, referring to the favorite for Best Picture.

The show also featured changes aimed at ‘degenerate gamers’, who were called up by people less likely to watch the show and handed it over to a couple of punters.

They claimed there were 3-to-1 odds that a younger actor would bring in an older actor in a wheelchair and “immediately regret it”, and 2-to-1 that an actress making $20 million a year will say “we’re all Ukraine”. and even 10 to 1 that someone in the ‘In Memoriam’ segment would still be alive.

They also repeated the odds on several disgraced Hollywood stars, including Armie Hammer, Kanye West and Harvey Weinstein.

The show, hosted by ‘Wednesday’ star Jenna Ortega and featuring music from The 1975, featured an opening sketch set live on the Oscars red carpet with cast members anticipating new performances for the Oscars ceremony. anus.

At the end of the sketch, cast member Bowen Yang (pictured right) appeared on the red carpet playing George Santos pretending to be Tom Cruise.

When pressured by hosts to admit that Santos was scheming as Cruise, Yang’s Santos said, “No, no, I’m definitely Thomas Q. Cruise, the star of this year’s hit movie Top Gun 2: Top Bottom.”

The show also featured changes aimed at ‘degenerate gamers’, who were called by the people least likely to watch the show and handed it over to a couple of gamblers.

Impressionist Chloe Fineman (pictured right) also appeared as Best Supporting Actress nominee Jamie Lee Curtis.

SNL briefly parodied former Banshees of Inisherin nominees and hosts Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleason, showing Mikey Day (pictured left) and Molly Kearney (pictured right) as the actors talking in a full rigmarole.

Another aside featured Sarah Sherman as, in the show’s words, Michelle Williams’ Jewish acting coach for The Fabelmans.

Impressionist Chloe Fineman also appeared as Best Supporting Actress nominee Jamie Lee Curtis, expressing excitement about the show but saying she had to go because it was time for bed.

SNL briefly parodied former hosts and Banshees of Inisherin nominees Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleason, showing Mikey Day and Molly Kearney as the actors speaking in complete gibberish.

Another aside featured Sarah Sherman as, in the show’s words, Michelle Williams’ Jewish acting coach for The Fabelmans.

The show will return on April 1 with host Quinta Brunson and musical guest Lil Yachty.