Chris Rock harshly criticized Bill Clinton in a monologue on Saturday Night Live, while slamming liberals who are concerned about President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
With this line, hailed as one of the funniest opening monologues in recent memory, Rock prioritized comedy over politics and criticized both sides of the political spectrum.
“There’s a lot going on in the news, oh my gosh, the world is so crazy,” Rock said as he began his seven-minute opening act.
“This year has been a bad year for our people, black people,” Locke said, referring to Kamala Harris’ loss in the November election.
But then, changing sides, Rock attacked President-elect Donald Trump several times.
“Trump had a good year,” Locke said. “Trump survived an assassination attempt, won the popular vote and was elected president again. He was just named Time’s Man of the Year. you know? Maybe a nicer guy would do that,” he jibed.
Locke said he was not at all shocked that Trump won despite all the controversy.
“A lot of people are scared. They’re like, ‘Oh my God, he’s going to lose so much integrity.’ When I say a lot of people, I mean nine New Yorkers who didn’t vote for him, okay?” Locke said, mocking liberals.
Chris Rock hosted Saturday Night Live for the fourth time, harshly criticizing Bill Clinton, but also criticizing liberals concerned about Trump’s inauguration.
Rock’s joke about Clinton appeared to be a reference to the former president’s reputation for scandal, namely the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Clinton and Lewinsky photo, 1995
He then quickly suggested that Trump was not the only villain in American history to occupy the White House.
“Come on, this isn’t the most dignified job in the world. We’ve had presidents who showed up to the inauguration with pregnant slaves, right? And I’m just talking about Bill Clinton,” Rock said in the most He said it in memorable words.
Mr. Locke’s joke suggested that both Mr. Clinton and Mr. Trump were part of a broader tradition of presidents behaving in ways that undermined their dignity.
‘you. This is America,” Rock joked. “I mean, you know the country we live in. You know the history of this country. Do you know how many rapists I have in my wallet right now? In America, coffee 1 A cup costs the price of seven rapists,” Rock said, bursting into laughter. “Trump is going to cut it down to three.”
Rock’s joke about Clinton appeared to be a reference to the former president’s reputation for scandal, namely the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
But his joke was that Thomas Jefferson deftly pivoted to Clinton and hinted at his own “scandalous” reputation, including that he fathered a child with an enslaved woman, Sally Hemings. , it was also based on the historical reality that American presidents throughout history have taken morally questionable actions.
Locke turns to Trump and explains how the president-elect will deport illegal immigrants while working with “Elon Musk, the No. 1 African-American in the world, the richest African-American in the world.” I joked that I was planning to start.
“Yes, he’s African-American,” Rock continued, noting that Musk is from South Africa.
Locke said he was not at all shocked that Trump won the election despite all the scandals.
Rock swiped both sides of the political spectrum and prioritized comedy over politics
Rock concluded his searing set by mentioning how President Joe Biden recently pardoned his son Hunter.
“Elon has more kids than the Cleveland Browns. Nobody knows how to weed people out like the South Africans do,” Locke said, to a roar from the audience.
“Oh, he’s serious. Trump isn’t playing. He’s got Elon. They’re going to put them on a rocket ship — they’re calling it ‘SpaceMEX,’ Mr. Rock is Mr. Musk’s company.” He made a joke about SpaceX and the Mexican border that most migrants cross to reach the United States.
Rock concluded the searing set by mentioning how President Joe Biden recently pardoned his son Hunter.
“I’ve got to hand it to Joe. He doesn’t move as fast as he used to, he doesn’t talk as fast as he used to,” Rock said, “but I can still use that middle finger,” he said with a laugh. Shocking forgiveness.
“Only animals would not forgive your son. Every parent in the world would forgive their son, except the Menendez brothers’ parents,” he joked.
The show was familiar territory for Rock, who appeared on SNL from 1990 to 1993 and hosted the show in 1996, 2014 and 2020.
Fans went wild over the monologue, with one person writing: “Happy monologue.” It’s one of the best this season. ”
Another added: “Best SNL opener in 50 years,” while a third added: “Chris Rock brought the heat in his opening monologue.”
One viewer praised the performance, saying, “Great opening. Good balance of humor,” while another said, “Chris Rock makes SNL great again.”
