Scarlett Johansson parodies Sen. Katie Britt’s GOP State of the Union response in ‘SNL’ cold open
Scarlett Johansson poked fun at Sen.
Scarlett Johansson poked fun at Sen. Katie Britt during this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open, parodying the Republican’s response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
In a Thursday-night speech from her kitchen, the real-life Britt lambasted Biden over a border crisis she said he “invited” and a country she said was more dangerous than it was four years ago.
In a dark turn, Britt appeared to blame Biden for the death of Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student who the president, in an unscripted moment, had said was murdered by “an illegal.” She also told a story about a victim of human trafficking, which she implied happened during Biden’s tenure — a story she received criticism for.
Johansson parodied the senator’s response to Biden’s address, saying, as Britt, that she’s auditioning for the part of “scary mom.”
“And I’ll be performing an original monologue called ‘This Country is Hell,’” Johansson said. The actor added that she’s concerned about “the future of our children.”
Rating: 5