“It’s My Body and My COVID”

Pete Davidson is taking up Aaron Rodgers‘ COVID controversy. Days after the Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback made headlines for mendacity about his vaccination standing after testing optimistic for COVID-19, Davidson portrayed Rodgers throughout Throughout Saturday Night Live‘s Nov. 6 chilly open. In the course of the phase, Davidson’s Rodgers is interviewed by Fox Information’ Choose Jeanine Pirro (performed by Cecily Strong).

“Now, Aaron, you’re not vaccinated. So what? Who the hell cares?” Sturdy started. “It’s your physique, your alternative. And please by no means use that quote for every other situation.”

Davidson’s Rodgers responded: “It’s my physique and my COVID… I can provide it to whoever I need. However out of the blue the woke mob is coming after me.”

“I by no means lied [about being vaccinated],” he continued. “I took all my teammates right into a huddle, received all their faces three inches away from my moist mouth and instructed them, ‘Belief me, I’m roughly immunized. Go crew!’”

The soccer star added that “on the finish of the day, my report continues to be 7-1, which means of the eight folks I’ve contaminated, seven are advantageous.”

SNL‘s newest chilly open additionally marked the introduction of James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump, who popped as much as take accountability for Virginia Governor Elect Glenn Youngkin’s (Alex Moffat) current victory. Johnson’s Trump refused to cede the interview to Youngkin, asking for 60 seconds to provide his ideas on the whole lot from the gubernatorial election to the brand new movie Dune.

“I believe you’ve received plenty of risk with Dune,” Johnson added. “I see plenty of risk — two, three, 4, 15 films. And albeit, I see plenty of risk with Virginia.”

Saturday Evening Dwell airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Present as much as watch a clip from Saturday’s episode.

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