Overview

• Saturday Night Live opened with a parody of the recent tense Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Volodymyr Zelensky, poking fun at its chaotic nature.
• Mike Myers portrayed Elon Musk as a chainsaw-wielding disruptor, mocking his leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency and his controversial mass layoffs of federal employees.
• Shane Gillis returned as host for the second time, but his performance was criticized as unremarkable, with jokes and sketches failing to resonate with the live audience.
• Critics praised Myers’s portrayal of Musk for its sharp satire, though the episode overall was described as uneven and lacking standout moments.
• The skit reflects ongoing fallout from the Trump administration’s policies, including Musk's mandatory productivity emails and controversial cuts across federal agencies.