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‘SNL’: John Mulaney Roasts RFK Jr. In Opening Monologue, Makes Out With Jeremy Culhane During 7th Hosting Gig
John Mulaney hosted Saturday Night Live for the seventh time, drawing on his past as a show writer for jokes about his family, generational complaints and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The episode also featured a sketch in which Mulaney and Jeremy Culhane repeatedly kissed after drinking beer, alongside several parodies and topical sketches.
Mulaney worked at SNL from 2008 to 2013 and has won four Emmy Awards. His monologue included a joke about his father being on the autism spectrum and a roast of Kennedy, while Weekend Update addressed the FAA’s historic grounding of planes on Friday. Other sketches covered cosmetic surgery, family caregiving, New York transport and the city’s carriage ban.
In short
- John Mulaney hosted SNL for the seventh time.
- His monologue included a roast of RFK Jr.
- Sketches spoofed New York transport and cosmetic surgery.
Explained simply
Saturday Night Live, often called SNL, is a long-running American television comedy show. Each week a guest host performs in sketches and a monologue, while the cast also presents recurring segments such as Weekend Update, a parody news bulletin.
John Mulaney is a US comedian who wrote for SNL from 2008 to 2013 before becoming a stand-up comic and actor. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a member of the prominent Kennedy family and a US political figure; jokes about him draw on his public profile.
SNL often uses comedy to refer to current affairs and everyday debates, so its sketches can reflect topics in the news as well as the host’s own life. Knowing Mulaney’s former role on the show helps explain why his return may include jokes about its style and history.