Actor Tom Hanks faces major backlash after mocking Trump supporters on Saturday Night Live.
Hanks played the character “Doug,” who is portrayed as an uneducated, racist Trump supporter.
During one part of the skit, Hanks refuses to shake host Keenan Thompson’s hand because he’s black.
Take a look:
Hollywood actor Tom Hanks appears on SNL as a racist Trump supporter while wearing a MAGA hat, and hesitating to shake a black man's hand.
They're still playing the same card. It's honestly tiresome. pic.twitter.com/eveojEbrA9
— Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) February 17, 2025
For its 50 year anniversary special, SNL had Tom Hanks play a racist Trump supporter afraid to shake a black man’s hand. Fun fact: Trump’s 2024 election win was the LEAST racially divisive American election since 1964. pic.twitter.com/0gdocaaktH
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) February 17, 2025
Here’s what The New York Post reported:
America’s sweetheart Tom Hanks was crucified by conservatives over his “disgusting” portrayal of a simple, Trump-supporting racist on the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special.
ADVERTISEMENTThe two-time Academy Award winner returned to the stage Sunday night as “Doug” — a dumb, MAGA hat-wearing contestant on the recurring bit “Black Jeopardy,” where the butt of the joke is Hanks’ character and the black contestants discovering their similarities.
During the sketch, Doug, who first appeared on the comedy show in 2016, refuses to shake hands with the game show host, Darnell Hayes, played by “SNL” longtimer Kenan Thompson.
“Don’t like that, whoa, whoa, whoa,” Doug blurts, before eventually shaking Hayes’ hand.
“Maybe I’ll start a show for you to come on and we’ll call it ‘White Jeopardy,’” Doug later quips.
SNL decided it was a good idea to depict Tom Hanks as a “Racist Trump Supporter” in a MAGA Hat afraid to shake a black man’s hand.
Donald Trump just won a landslide election and has never been more popular with Americans.
They have learned nothing.pic.twitter.com/HST1DXcM4L
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 17, 2025
Per Fox News:
Actor Tom Hanks’ appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for its 50th anniversary special sparked controversy online after Hanks portrayed a White Trump supporter wearing a MAGA hat and sporting a rural accent.
In the skit, Hanks’ character appears on a parody game show called Black Jeopardy. After he gets a correct answer and is congratulated, Hanks initially refuses to shake the Black host’s hand, played by Kenan Thompson.
“For its 50-year anniversary special, SNL had Tom Hanks play a racist Trump supporter afraid to shake a black man’s hand,” Outkick founder Clay Travis wrote on X Monday. “Fun fact: Trump’s 2024 election win was the LEAST racially divisive American election since 1964.”
You can watch the full segment here:
Black Jeopardy! #SNL50 pic.twitter.com/QFKKTRWeer
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2025
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FUNNY? Dana Carvey Returns To "SNL" Playing a New Character
Just when Saturday Night Live was STARTING to show signs of being actually funny again, they crash the car into a ditch as Dana Carvey returned to the show again last night but this time playing someone other than Joe Biden.
Yes, this week Dana Carvey took a shot at an Elon Musk impression.
Look, I'm all for roasting both sides....
Make fun of Biden, Harris, Trump, Elon, I don't care, just make it FUNNY!
And I don't know, I just don't think this was very good.
What do you think?
Here's a short clip:
Dana Carvey debuts his Elon Musk. #SNL #coldopen pic.twitter.com/E6ncivWpcB
— LateNighter (@latenightercom) November 10, 2024
And here's the longer clip....
Full sketch:
Triggered SNL Cast Mocks President Trump & Elon Musk in a Bizarre Post-Election Message
“Now, thanks to the Supreme Court, there are no guardrails. Nothing to protect the people who are brave enough to speak out against him.” pic.twitter.com/PZe4JpRuRL
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) November 10, 2024
Is that funny?
Here's a throwback to when Elon himself hosted the show....
This was good:
Elon Musk on SNL: "I reinvented electric cars and I'm sending people to Mars on a rocket ship. Did you think I was also gonna be a chill normal dude?"pic.twitter.com/clpJee4TEL
— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) October 15, 2024
Meanwhile, I think this post is exactly right....
They're going to try and destroy Elon next, but I think they vastly underestimate how many of us have his back:
They're coming for Elon. But they're wildly underestimating how hard many of us have @elonmusk's back right now.
Also, Dana Carvey's impression of Musk as a dolt is pathetic. What a moronic casting decision by #SNL to pick the guy who just played sleepy Joe (81) to now play Elon… https://t.co/ELOGT6hAbz
— Jennifer Bukowsky (@esqonfire) November 10, 2024
Elon Musk was not amused, posting the following on X in response:
SNL has been dying slowly for years, as they become increasingly out of touch with reality.
Their last-ditch effort to cheat the equal airtime requirements and prop up Kamala before the election only helped sink her campaign further. @nbcsnl
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 10, 2024
It was just getting funny again, I'm so sad they ruined it again.
Wait....Saturday Night Live Is Funny Again?
So Saturday Night Live is suddenly funny again?
And all it took was dropping the far-left ideology and actually writing jokes about the people who themselves are a walking joke?
Imagine that!
I mean, come on folks, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz and all the rest of these goofballs are comedy gold and even Saturday Night Live finally realized there was just too much comedy perfection here to continue to ignore.
And it's brought in some big names too....
Dana Carvey is back to play a pitch-perfect Joe Biden, absolutely incredible.
Jim Gaffigan is showing up each week to play Tim Walz.
And even Maya Rudolph came back to her old stomping grounds to play another pitch-perfect Kamala.
It's pure comedy gold, and I'm an equal opportunity offender here, find the comedy where it is....even the Trump impression is dead on and hilarious!
This is one of the funniest sketches they've done in a long time, watch here:
Family Feud: Election Edition pic.twitter.com/x03aYhHKTX
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) October 13, 2024
Here is the first time two weeks ago that we got Dana Carvey as Joe Biden:
In Actually Funny Sketches, SNL Skewers Biden, Harris and Walz!
And last week was hilarious too....
In case you missed it, here's that link:
WATCH: SNL’s Hilarious Roast of Tim Walz, Dana Carvey’s Biden Steals The Show!
And there was also another sketch from last week that had me rolling....
The Mile High Burger Challenge.
So funny!
But even better than that is the classic "Lisa from Temecula".
Have you seen this one?
This has me dying laughing every time I watch it, one of the best sketches SNL has ever done.
You know it's good when she makes every person in the sketch break character and laugh, including herself.
If you need a laugh, please enjoy:
Keep it up SNL....
Stick with being funny, we don't need your politics.
Just be funny.
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