'SNL' star Che blasts Kevin Hart roast's white writers — after he turned down job



"Saturday Night Live" actor Michael Che mocked Netflix's Kevin Hart roast for having too many white writers after backing out of the production himself.

Che, who chose not to participate in the show due to a scheduling conflict with "SNL," Variety reported, posted online two days later about white writers writing for a roast about a black comedian.

'White guys and black people joke different.'

Even though veteran comic Jeff Ross told Variety on Monday that, like all roasts, "nothing was off limits," Che followed up on Instagram on Tuesday with critiques about the jokes that were made.

Shoe-in

"White guys and black people joke different. Black guy[s] roast like, 'Look at this n***a's shoes!'" Che began. "White roasts are like, 'Slavery, math, slain teens, sex crimes, slurs, family secrets.' White guys don’t give a f**k about they shoes."

That post has since been removed, as was Che's second post, which again focused on the race of the comics on the show.

"Let's do a roast celebrating the career of the most successful black comic in the last 10 years," Che wrote. "I love that! Who should we get to write it?" In the next slide of the post, Che showed a picture of five white writers hired by Shane Gillis: Nick Mullen, J.P. McDade, Mike Lawrence, Dan St. Germain, and Zac Amico.

Che followed the picture up with the text, “C'monnnnnnnnn ... that's not funny?"

Not only would the implication be that black comedians who performed, like Katt Williams, did not write their own jokes, but that there weren't other black comics who wrote for the show; he was completely wrong.

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Roast so white?

Che's choice of writers to mention may have been selectively curated, however. Not only did the production have 17 different writers listed on the IMDb page — several of whom were black — there were an additional 17 comedians who provided "special material."

Comedian David Lucas, who is black, confirmed on his Instagram page that this refers to additional writers.

"God is Great I was one of the Writers on the Roast of Kevin Hart," Lucas wrote, alongside a picture of the credits that featured his name.

Along with Lucas were several other black comedians like Jerron Horton, Spank Horton, and Myke Wright. The writing group also included female writers like Vannesa Ramos and Madison Sinclair.

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Sorry, not sorry

After seemingly receiving backlash over his comments, Che put out a new statement saying, "Im sorry I said those writers were white."

"They're not," he added. Followed by, "Please respect my family's privacy at this time."

Che also liked a fan comment that joked that it takes a real man to admit when he's "not wrong."

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'SNL' cast member admits to ‘pantsing’ 6-year-old boy in viral Vanity Fair video — clip immediately edited



“Saturday Night Live” cast member Chloe Fineman is facing intense backlash after she admitted in a Vanity Fair game show video that she was fired as a teenage camp counselor for "pantsing" a 6-year-old boy as a prank.

“I was fired as a camp counselor. I pantsed a boy, and he wasn’t wearing underpants, and then a giant school bus drove by,” she recounted, noting that the boy was “6” when this incident happened.

When her fellow cast members reacted in shock, Fineman continued, “No, it was a different time! Like he would be like, ‘Hey, can I have a hug?’ and I'd go to hug him and then he’d like lift my shirt like a d**k. And then I was like, ‘I'm going to get back at you,’ and so we were on a hike, and I was like, ‘Hey, Ollie, go look over there, it's a hawk,’ and then I yanked his pants down. He wasn't wearing underwear. His little ding-a-ling was out.”

Although Vanity Fair has since edited out some of Fineman’s most controversial statements — specifically her admission that the boy was 6 and her use of the term “ding-a-ling” — Sara Gonzales has the fully intact clip. On a recent episode of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered,” she played the unedited video and reacted to it.

“Chloe [Fineman] thought that she was being funny when she admitted to sexually assaulting a child,” says Sara, lamenting the devolution of "SNL" from genuinely good comedy into woke, preachy politics.

“It wasn’t a ‘different time’ then. There was not a time where adult camp counselors could pants 6-year-olds,” she continues.

Sara notes that there’s been unsurprising silence from the left on Fineman’s disturbing comments.

“Not a peep. The same people who were like, ‘The Epstein files, we hate child predators, release the files’ — but nothing to say about this woman admitting that she sexually assaulted a 6-year-old. This is crazy,” she condemns.

“Is she going to be removed from 'SNL'? Are the cast members going to continue to work with a sexual predator?” she asks. “Probably, because the left has no morals and no values. They only wish to use those morals and values against you.”

To watch the original, unedited Vanity Fair clip and hear more of Sara’s commentary, watch the video above.

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Bad Bunny: Learn Spanish if you want to understand my Super Bowl performance



Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny delivered part of his monologue in Spanish last weekend on "Saturday Night Live."

The appearance came after the artist, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, was named by the NFL as the Super Bowl LX halftime performer.

'I think everyone is happy about it. Even Fox News.'

Ocasio opened the sketch comedy show by telling the audience he is very happy to be performing at the Super Bowl, "and I think everyone is happy about it," he joked. "Even Fox News." Clips from Fox News anchors like Sean Hannity and Jesse Watters were played, spliced together to say, "Bad Bunny is my favorite musician and he should be the next president."

The host went on, "I'm very excited to be doing the Super Bowl, and I know that people all around the world who love my music are also happy."

At this point, Bad Bunny began speaking in Spanish.

Even though "Saturday Night Live" has always been an English broadcast and much of the controversy surrounding the Super Bowl appointment is due to the fact that his music is predominantly in Spanish, the singer delivered several lines of the monologue in the foreign language.

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"Especially all the Latinos and Latinas across the world, and here, in the United States, all those who have worked to open doors," he continued, according to a translation by Newsweek.

Bad Bunny received raucous applause as he remarked, still in Spanish, "It's more than an achievement for myself; it's an achievement for all of us. It shows our footprint, and our contribution to this country, that no one will ever be able to take away or erase."

He concluded with a line that was seemingly intended to mock his critics, switching back to English: "And if you didn't understand what I just said, you have four months to learn."

The announcement that the 31-year-old will perform at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, in February took the internet by storm last week, especially since he said in September that he has avoided U.S. tour dates due to possible immigration enforcements at his concerts.

Providing "many reasons" as to why he did not "show up in the U.S.," Bad Bunny said "there was the issue of — like, f**king ICE could be outside."

"And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about," he added, according to the Guardian.

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Doja Cat, host Bad Bunny, and special guest Jon Hamm during "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Photo by Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images

Adviser to the Trump administration Corey Lewandowski was asked last week about Ocasio's concern for illegal immigrants and their possible deportations. He confirmed in an interview that ICE agents will be at Super Bowl LX.

"There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else," Lewandowski explained.

Bad Bunny has also been criticized for mocking President Trump in a July 4 music video in which he draped the Puerto Rico flag over the Statue of Liberty and used an audio clip of an impersonation of the president.

Ocasio endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election and said he was offended by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's joke about Puerto Rico that was made at a Trump rally.

While performing in Spanish has become a sort of resistance effort by activists, especially at sporting events, it's important to remember that Latin America did not start speaking Spanish until it was colonized.

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Trump scores free prime-time ad slot after NBC's 'SNL' skit scandal with Harris



Former President Donald Trump secured a free election promotion on NBC following complaints that the network attempted to give opponent Kamala Harris a boost with voters by featuring her on "Saturday Night Live." The network was accused of violating the Federal Communications Commission's "equal time" rule.

Trump's advertisement aired on Sunday evening after NASCAR's Xfinity 500 and the NFL's Minnesota Vikings-Indianapolis Colts football game.

'Just remember, Kamala and her friends broke it.'

The ad featured a "special message" from Trump to sports fans.

"We're two days away from the most important election in the history of our country. We've got to save our country, and it needs saving — it's in very bad shape," Trump stated. "The worst economic numbers in generations were just announced two days ago. We're losing jobs; we're losing everything, including viability."

Trump warned viewers that America is currently headed toward an economic depression.

"We've never seen anything like it, at least for the last 40 years," he continued.

Trump called for closing the borders, lowering taxes, and eliminating inflation.

"Just remember, Kamala and her friends broke it," he added. "I'll fix it."

"Go and vote," Trump concluded.

The ad directed viewers to a webpage with a form to obtain voter location and registration information.

NBC was forced to give Trump the free airtime after featuring Harris for a minute and a half in a cold open sketch for "SNL," the show's final episode before Election Day, Blaze News reported.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr called the skit "a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC's Equal Time rule."

"The purpose of the rule is to avoid exactly this type of biased and partisan conduct - a licensed broadcaster using the public airwaves to exert its influence for one candidate on the eve of an election," Carr continued. "Unless the broadcaster offered Equal Time to other qualifying campaigns."

NBC filed an Equal Time notice with the FCC late Sunday after the pushback.

Carr told Fox News Digital that the network's filing confirms that it "views the Harris 'SNL' appearance as a free use of their facilities and airwaves within the meaning of the federal Equal Time rule."

Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung told Fox News Digital that Harris' cringeworthy sketch indicated her campaign is desperate to appeal to voters.

"Kamala Harris has nothing substantive to offer the American people, so that's why she's living out her warped fantasy cosplaying with her elitist friends on 'Saturday Night Leftists' as her campaign spirals down the drain into obscurity. For the last four years, Kamala's destructive policies have led to untold misery and hurt for all Americans. She broke it, and President Trump will fix it," Cheung told the news outlet.

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Trump focuses on top issues, Harris makes 'SNL' appearance



Just two days from Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are going into the homestretch with contrasting campaigns.

Trump traveled from the Rust Belt to campaign in North Carolina and Virginia on Saturday, largely focusing on top issues like the economy and immigration.

'Over the past 4 years, Kamala has orchestrated the most egregious betrayal that any leader in American history has ever inflicted on our people.'

"If Kamala wins, you are 3 days away from the start of a 1929-style economic depression," Trump said in a post on X. "If I win, you are 3 days away from the best jobs, the biggest paychecks, and the brightest economic future the world has ever seen. ... I will massively cut taxes for workers and small businesses — and we will have NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, and NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY benefits!"

"As we rescue our economy, I will also restore our borders," Trump said in another X post. "Over the past 4 years, Kamala has orchestrated the most egregious betrayal that any leader in American history has ever inflicted on our people. She has violated her oath, eradicated our sovereign border, and unleashed an army of gangs and criminal migrants from prisons and jails, insane asylums and mental institutions around the world, from Venezuela to the Congo — stealing countless American lives."

Harris also spent time in the Sun Belt, campaigning in Georgia and North Carolina. Harris has refocused on policy issues like immigration, noting that she has served as attorney general of a border state.

"I was attorney general of a border state," Harris said in a post on X. "Strengthening our border is not new to me."

Under Harris' purview as "Border czar," there have been over 8.7 million migrant encounters across the southern border alone, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Harris also reminded voters of her goal to "restore reproductive freedom" and implement a $6,000 child tax credit, as well as her "economic plan" that "taps into the aspirations of the American people."

Harris also made a surprise appearance on "Saturday Night Live" alongside Maya Rudolph. Many pointed out that the skit looked like a recreation of Trump's 2015 appearance with Jimmy Fallon, both of which showed the presidential hopefuls speaking to their reflection, played by one of their co-hosts.

"It is nice to see you, Kamala," Harris said to Rudolph. "And I'm just here to remind you, you got this, because you can do something your opponent cannot do. You can open doors."

While her appearance sparked a huge amount of online discourse, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr criticized Harris' appearance as a violation of the FCC's "Equal Time rule."

"The purpose of the rule is to avoid exactly the type of biased and partisan conduct — a licensed broadcaster using the public airwaves to exert its influence for one candidate on the eve of an election," Carr said in a post on X. "Unless the broadcaster offered Equal Time to other qualifying campaigns."

The campaign season took another unexpected turn last night when Ann Selzer released a poll alongside the Des Moines Register showing Harris three points ahead of Trump in Iowa. This is a huge turnaround for Harris compared to the four-point deficit she was facing in the state, according to a previous poll from Selzer.

Iowa is not considered a swing state but has had a split voting record. Trump won the state in both 2020 and in 2016, but former President Barack Obama won the state in 2012 and 2008.

At the same time, many criticized this poll as a fluke, calling it a last-ditch attempt to "demoralize Trump voters." Notably, major projections have all included Iowa as a red-leaning state.

"No President has done more for FARMERS, and the Great State of Iowa, than Donald J. Trump," the former president said in a Truth Social post on Sunday. "In fact, it’s not even close! All polls, except for one heavily skewed toward the Democrats by a Trump hater who called it totally wrong the last time, have me up, BY A LOT."

Trump is set to campaign in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia today. Harris will make multiple campaign stops in Michigan.

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Shane Gillis turns down 'Saturday Night Live' Trump role — five years after the show fired him



"Saturday Night Live" recently wooed comic Shane Gillis to portray former President Donald Trump on the late-night institution's 50th season — but this time around it was the short-lived cast member's turn to say "You're fired!"

Gillis revealed his former employer's offer — as well as his refusal thereof — during a recent appearance at the Skankfest comedy festival in Las Vegas.

In the last few years, Gillis has become known for his Trump impression. Last July he showed it off on the wildly popular comedy podcast "Kill Tony"; that episode garnered more than 20 million views on YouTube.

Comedian Luis J. Gomez told the crowd, “Nobody thought [Gillis] was coming to this festival this year.”

Gillis replied, "Explain why."

Gomez answered, “Because he was offered to play Trump on the entire season of 'SNL' and he turned it down to f***ing be here, folks.”

Gillis added, “They said, ‘Are you serious? You’re going to say no?’"

Gillis joked that he told "SNL" executive producer Lorne Michaels that he had to be at the comedy festival.

Almost exactly five years ago, Gillis scored his first "SNL" job offer — which was promptly rescinded just four days later after reports that Gillis had made "racist" remarks during a September 2018 episode of his "Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast."

At the time, Gillis apologized to "anyone who was actually offended" and said, "I respect the decision they made. I am honestly grateful for the opportunity."

Gillis was quick to rebound from his public "SNL" dismissal. Along with fellow comedian John McKeever, he created the sketch show "Gilly and Keeves," which racked up tens of millions of views and featured a sketch with Gillis portraying Trump attending a speed-dating event.

In September 2021, Gillis released his very first comedy special – "Shane Gillis Live in Austin." The special has more than 33 million views on YouTube.

In 2023, Gillis released his "Beautiful Dogs" special on Netflix, which introduced his impressive Trump impression to the masses. The special has a 92% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was the third-most-watched comedy special on Netflix.

In February, Gillis got a deal with Netflix for six episodes of his self-funded comedy series titled "Tires." "Tires" boasts an 87% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and was the top show on Netflix for a couple of days. In May, Netflix announced it would renew "Tires" for a second season and air another Gillis comedy special.

In the last few years, Gillis has become known for his Trump impression. Last July he showed it off on the wildly popular comedy podcast "Kill Tony"; that episode garnered more than 20 million views on YouTube.

Gillis finally made it to the "SNL" stage last February, when he hosted the show — and performed as the 45th president hawking his limited-edition sneakers.

In lieu of Gillis, "SNL" has comedic actor James Austin Johnson playing Trump this season. Alec Baldwin previously played the role.

In September, Michaels said there was a need to "reinvent" Trump because of his performance at the presidential debate.

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