How did you have a good time Halloween? Jim Carrey‘s Joe Biden kicked his off with a message to the American folks within the Saturday Night time Reside chilly open — this was, in fact, the final episode of the present earlier than the Nov. three election — the place he got here to learn a scary story of potential election outcomes. Naturally, it wasn’t lengthy earlier than he was visited by somebody who’s been in his precise place earlier than.
“It is a spooky time crammed with demons and darkness,” he mentioned firstly of his message. “Additionally, it is Halloween. For some Trump voters, it is the one day they’re going to put on a masks.” He shortly started speaking in regards to the election, including, “They are saying I am eight factors forward. Ballot numbers like that may solely go improper as soon as in a blue moon,” Carrey’s Biden says, at which level he appears out the window to see a blue moon. “That is somewhat troubling.”
He then pulled out a duplicate of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven, studying a modified model of the basic poem. “As soon as upon a midnight dreary, whereas Trump retweeted QAnon theories, and rifled via his Adderall drawer,” Carrey’s Biden joked. “I used to be writing my acceptance speech when one thing stopped me with a screech. ‘Twas a knock upon my chamber door.”
At which level Kate McKinnon‘s Hillary Clinton entered to warn Carrey’s Biden why he must be cautious going into the election.
“Raven, cease being such a drag, we obtained this one within the bag,” mentioned Carrey’s Biden. “That is what each pundit says from shore to shore.”
“Not Michael Moore,” McKinnon’s Clinton replied. “He mentioned voters are being undercounted within the polls. However even in the event you do win the election on Tuesday the election might nonetheless be stolen.”
“Come on,” Carrey’s Biden mentioned. “Nobody will dare. I might be sworn in honest and sq.. All of the votes might be accounted for.”
“Similar to Al Gore,” McKinnon’s Clinton added.
FiveThirtyEight‘s Nate Silver (Mikey Day) made an look too, working via the possibilities of Trump’s reelection earlier than figuring out that “our nation is haunted.” Ice Cube (Kenan Thompson) and Lil Wayne (Chris Redd) additionally joined Carrey’s Biden to elucidate why they had been voting for Trump: “Taxes.”
Beck Bennett‘s Mitch McConnell, sporting surprisingly purple arms, was subsequent up. Bennett’s McConnell advised Carrey’s Biden, “Do not inform anybody this, however I am sort of pulling for you. You are doing nice.”
The chilly open ended with Maya Rudolph‘s Kamala Harris becoming a member of Carrey’s Biden for the ultimate send-off. “Use your voice, and use your vote,” Rudolph’s Harris advised voters.
“This daylight financial savings time, let’s acquire an hour and lose a president,” Carrey’s Biden concluded.
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