Weekend Updates Colin Jost and Michael Che took aim at Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the entire Republican Party during their latest Saturday Night Live segment. The co-hosts analyzed and satirized Kavanaughs Thursday appearance in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which he faced scrutiny from Democratic senators over his alleged sexual assault of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
[Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford] appeared Thursday in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in a classic debate of she said/he yelled,' Jost cracked to open the piece. Highlighting a series of clips in which Kavanaugh noted his love of beer, lifting weights and working out, the comedian added, Based on his testimony, I guess Kavanaugh thought the hearing was about whether he was cool in high school I gotta say youre not really helping yourself in a drunken assault case when you yell about how much you like drinking and how strong you were at the time.
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Jost and Che contrasted Kavanaughs emotional, explosive testimony with Dr. Fords more composed delivery.I just want to remind everybody that all this yelling and crying happened at this dudes job interview, Che observed. I mean, typically when youre asked about a sexual assault and your drinking problem at a job interview, you dont get the damn job!
He continued, I dont know if Mr. Kavanaugh actually has a history of assault or if he actually has a drinking problem. But I know that he might. And you shouldnt be on the Supreme Court if you might. You shouldnt be on The Peoples Court if you might. Sometimes might is enough. I dont want to pet your dog if he might bite me. I dont want to leave you in my house if you might be a crackhead. I dont want to have sex with you if you might have dated Charlie Sheen.
The comics also cracked jokes about Kavanaughs 1982 calendar (You know if you have calendars from 1982, it does not prove youre innocent. It proves youre a hoarder) andhis high school yearbook (The Devils Triangle is not a drinking game. But speaking of drinking games, if you took a shot for every time Kavanaugh lied about his yearbook, youd be as drunk as Brett Kavanaugh was in the summer of 82).
Kavanugh could be the deciding vote on issues concerning the very people he makes feel unsafe, Che said. It would be like letting the coyote deciding on roadrunner rights. Or letting all-white cops police an all-black neighborhood.