91% of SNL's political Weekend Update jokes this season targeted Trump, conservatives: study
Upstract [Unofficial]
May 17, 2026
Of the 226 political jokes made by anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che, 205 were aimed at conservatives. The report found that 91 percent of the show’s political jokes on Weekend Update targeted conservatives, while 82 percent of political portrayals during cold opens mocked President Donald Trump…
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