On April 12, 2026, Saturday Night Live (SNL) had a very funny cold open that made fun of Donald Trump, Tiger Woods, Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and more. Host Colman Domingo made the chaos even funnier with his sharp jokes. The sketch, which aired on NBC, was full of political satire and timely jabs at headlines from 2026. It made SNL a must-see show.
James Austin Johnson did his amazing Donald Trump impression again, this time making fun of the former president’s latest golf drama with Tiger Woods. “Not even Tiger Woods can fix my swing or my charges!” Trump made a joke in the bit that mixed real-life golf scandals with election talk. The crowd went wild when the sketch switched to a fake Melania Trump (played by Bowen Yang), who avoided rumors about Epstein with deadpan glamour: “I fly private, not Lolita Express—deal with it.”
The SNL Trump sketch quickly became popular all over the world, with fans praising the show’s daring Epstein joke that hinted at unsealed documents without going too far. Colman Domingo, who had just won an Oscar for Rustin, hosted with charm and joined a Sing Sing reunion musical number that got the Studio 8H audience on its feet. “From prison drama to prime time—that’s the American dream,” Domingo joked.
Heidi Gardner’s spot-on parody of Tiger Woods, making fun of his Masters comeback in the face of personal scandals, and Ego Nwodim’s viral take on celebrity trainwrecks were also great. According to Nielsen, SNL’s cold open ratings went up 15% from last week, showing that political humor is still the best.
