Saturday Night Live began with a cold parody of the approval of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine by the United States Food and Drug Administration on Friday. The sketch was a CNN show, with Wolf Blitzer (Beck Bennett) interviewing Dr Anthony Fauci (Kate McKinnon) and Dr Deborah Birx (Heidi Gardner). On Friday evening, the FDA approved emergency use authorization for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. It is not known when most Americans will have access to the vaccine, a point parodied in the SNL sketch.
At one point in the sketch, Blitzer asked Fauci how the vaccine will be distributed in the United States. “Here’s how we’re going to do it. First, the health workers – you are McSeemys, your McDreams, what have you got, ”Fauci began. “And then we have someone called Mildred, Horace, Blanche, Mabel or Walters,” Birx added. “We’re talking about super seniors, everyone who pays for Red Lobster with a dinner club card,” Fauci said. Birx said prisoners, teachers and the sick would then receive the vaccine. But everyone should wait until “July 202…” Fauci paused.
The discussion revolved around Fauci’s poor first pitch in a Nationals game after Fauci compared the pitch to President Donald Trump’s pandemic response. Fauci also explained that he had become a sex symbol during the pandemic. Fauci said the vaccine will be distributed to states in alphabetical order, starting with “A California” then “BNew York City”.
Kate McKinnon is everyone who wants to be. Dr Fauci and all my feelings on Dr Scarf. #SNL pic.twitter.com/9KhQDqFOpp
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This week’s episode of SNL was hosted by actor Timothee Chalamet, who starred in Call Me By Your Name and The Upcoming Dune. Bruce Springsteen and band The E Street performed in support of Springsteen’s latest album, Letter to You. Next week, former SNL star Kristen Wiig will host, as she stars in Wonder Woman 1984. Dua Lipa, who won Grammy nominations for her album Future Nostalgia, will perform.
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Is there a character Kate McKinnon can’t play Fauci Cold Open was amazing #snl
– kinger49 (@ kinger491) December 13, 2020
The Trump campaign and supporters of President Donald Trump have claimed that widespread electoral fraud led to the victory of President-elect Joe Biden, although there is no evidence that discovering a fraud would nullify the election. During the week, the Supreme Court rejected efforts by Republicans in Pennsylvania and Texas to overturn the election. The Texas trial had the support of more than 100 Republican members of the House and more than a dozen Republican attorneys general.
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#SNL spoofing the moment when Fauci (Kate Mckinnon, not the real one) threw the first pitch at the Nats game and equating that to how they will hand out the vaccine was a little funny ????
– Amul (@lumanicious) December 13, 2020
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