NBC pulled out all the stops to celebrate Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary, but instead of delivering a hilarious, all-star tribute, the show tripped over itself, resorting to lazy, unfunny political cheap shots—with Trump supporters in the crosshairs, as usual.
A Few Laughs, A Lot of Cringe
The show had some entertaining moments, including Eddie Murphy’s spot-on Tracy Morgan impression and a playful immigration joke featuring Steve Martin and Martin Short.
But instead of sticking with classic sketches and honoring the legacy of comedy, SNL went with what it does best these days—pushing tired, woke propaganda.
Tom Hanks Revives Anti-Trump Stereotypes
The low point of the night? Tom Hanks reprising his “Doug” character from Black Jeopardy—a stereotypical, redneck, Trump-supporting “racist”.
At first, the bit started decently enough, with host Darnell Hayes (Kenan Thompson) playing off different contestants. But then, out of nowhere, Hanks’ character appears in a MAGA hat, and it was right back to the same old smug, leftist messaging—that Trump supporters are bigots, hypocrites, and rubes.
At one point, Doug refuses to shake the host’s hand, playing into the ridiculous narrative that MAGA means racist. The crowd predictably ate it up, but conservatives watching at home weren’t laughing.
Conservatives Fire Back
The backlash was swift and brutal.
Tom Hanks went on SNL dressed like a slob mocking millions of Trump supporters – portraying them as dumb, racist, rednecks.
Keep it up libs. You'll never win another election again. pic.twitter.com/MigX4rE0Sa
— Sara Rose ??? (@saras76) February 17, 2025
One user on X blasted the skit:
“SNL ran a skit tonight w/Tom Hanks as a MAGA racist…he literally recoils when a black game show host reaches to shake hands. So wrong—MAGA isn’t racist! SNL knows they can keep pushing these stupid stereotypes for laughs. Sick.”
Sara Rose chimed in:
“Tom Hanks went on SNL dressed like a slob mocking millions of Trump supporters—portraying them as dumb, racist rednecks. Keep it up libs. You’ll never win another election again.”
Even Outkick founder Clay Travis called out SNL’s outdated smear campaign, pointing out the real numbers:
“Fun fact: Trump’s 2024 election win was the LEAST racially divisive American election since 1964.”
And the data backs that up:
- Trump won 16% of the Black vote—up from 12% in 2020.
- He doubled his share of young Black men—3 in 10 Black men under 45 voted Trump.
- Trump also secured 42% of the Hispanic vote, up from 32% in 2020.
That’s not exactly the MAGA = racism narrative the left has been selling.
SNL’s Problem? It’s Not Funny Anymore
The sad part? SNL used to be fearless. The show mocked everyone—Democrats, Republicans, pop culture icons. But today, it’s just another Hollywood mouthpiece, afraid to land real punches unless it’s against the right.
They had 50 years of material to pull from, and yet this was the best they could do?
At least the Martin Short deportation gag—where SNL played off Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”—was actually funny. Too bad the rest of the show wasn’t.
The Bottom Line
SNL’s 50th anniversary should have been a celebration of comedy, not a lecture from the woke mob. Instead, it proved exactly why the show isn’t what it used to be.
And Tom Hanks’ desperate anti-Trump skit? Just another example of Hollywood’s inability to move on from 2016.
