Saturday Night Live wasted no time in mocking this week’s State of the Union address, focusing most of its attention on the Republican rebuttal, which this year came from 42-year-old Alabama Sen. Katie Britt.
Britt was mocked online after the event when her tone changed from dark and ominous to bright and lighthearted. Some said her performance was similar to an SNL skit or just bad acting, the type you find in a Lifetime movie.
On Saturday night, she was played by 39-year-old actress Scarlett Johansson in a surprise appearance and hilarious take on the senator, proving that her sense of humor is truly wasted in the superhero films she’s known for.
“Good evening America, my name is Katie Britt and I am honored to serve the people of the great state of Alabama. But tonight I will auditioning for the role of ‘Scary Mom.’ I will be performing an original monologue called ‘This Country is Hell,'” began Britt van Johansson.
“You see, I’m not just a senator, I’m a wife, a mother and the craziest b***h in the Target parking lot, concerned about the future of our children.”
Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt’s State of the Union response was spoofed by Scarlett Johansson on SNL, who parodied the politician’s dramatic tone
Alabama Senator Katie Britt’s actions were roundly ridiculed online Thursday evening
Mikey Day played Joe Biden on stage, in an energetic State of The Union speech
She explained that she was in the kitchen because “women love the kitchen.”
“I worry about the future of our children and that’s why I invited you into this strange, empty kitchen. Because Republicans wanted me to appeal to women voters and women who love cuisine,” she said.
“You know, my husband Wesley and I spend a lot of time in this kitchen worrying. In kitchens, families are having the hard conversations like the ones we’re about to have about how Mom panicked the whole country,” she joked.
Johansson’s Britt further emphasized that she is a mother and that “I, like any mother, am going to take a turn out of nowhere into a shockingly violent story about sex trafficking.” Rest assured, every detail of it is real, except the year it happened and who was president when it happened,” she continued.
During the real-life Republican response on Thursday night, Britt told a story about a sex trafficking victim that she used as fodder to criticize the current chaos at the southern border under the Biden administration.
Johansson’s Britt also tried to sell her “beautiful bejeweled cross necklace” midway through her speech, with a nod to the QVC shopping channel midway through her speech.
Scarlett Johansson hilariously spoofed Senator Katie Britt’s State of The Union performance, left, while the real Britt can be seen, right
Scarlett Johansson plays Katie Britt who delivers the Republican rebuttal, her mood shifting from dark and emotional to bright and lighthearted
Britt was sometimes on the verge of tears as she sat at her kitchen table as she delved into the policies that President Joe Biden emphatically defended and made an emotional appeal
The story was about a woman Britt met in Texas and told how she had been trafficked by the cartels.
However, the story was somewhat misleading, as the person referenced was never trafficked across the border, while the events referenced took place in Mexico many years ago, during the presidency of George W. Bush (2001-2009).
The fact is not lost on Johansson’s Britt when she asked, “Ask yourself: are you better off today than you were four years ago, in the good old days of 2020?” The year that nothing bad happened.’
Johansson then managed to mimic Britt’s bizarre mannerisms, warning viewers, “Now I’m going to get weirdly seductive for no apparent reason.”
Johansson’s Britt also tried to sell her “beautiful bejeweled cross necklace” midway through her speech, with a nod to QVC midway through her speech.
“It goes with everything, and you can wear it from church to the club,” she joked.
Johansson’s sketch saw her referencing the film’s “Get Out” pun, while Johansson could be seen stirring a teacup with a spoon
The cameras cut to Kenan Thompson, clearly terrified, with a single tear running down his cheek
During the skit, Johansson’s Britt told viewers, “It’s like I say to my kids every night, we’re soaked in the blood of patriots in a castle made of bones.” Good night children!’
Johansson’s sketch saw her referencing the movie “Get Out,” in which Johansson could be seen stirring a teacup with a spoon as the cameras cut to Kenan Thompson, clearly terrified, with a single tear running down his cheek.
She concluded her speech by mimicking some of the senator’s real words: “The American people who are struggling right now know this: We hear you. We’ll see you. We smell you. We are now in your kitchen looking through your refrigerator. And what is there on the top shelf? Migrants.’