SNL ‘mourns the loss’ of TikTok by mocking users’ reaction to US ban - Latest episode aired as social media app went dark
Live cold open saw James Austin Johnson returning as Donald Trump, two days before the inauguration, this time talking about the TikTok ban. About an hour before the show aired, TikTok really did go dark as a new U.
Live cast member Michael Longfellow speaks for the masses in new Weekend Update, asking how we can live without TikTok.
The skit’s premise revolved around MSNBC ’s coverage of inauguration weekend, with Rachel Maddow (played by Sarah Sherman) and other network anchors attempting to concentrate on Trump’s policies. However, they found themselves repeatedly sidetracked by his outrageous proposals and posts on Truth Social.
The funny folks of Saturday Night Live had plenty of current events to riff on this week, with Saturday’s episode coming shortly before Donald Trump’s inauguration and while TikTok was going offline amid a ban in the United States. And in a press ...
In the first 'SNL' episode of 2025, the Cold Open starred Sarah Sherman as Rachel Maddow chatting Trump, TikTok and LA's WildFires
The company turned off its app for its 170 million US users on Saturday. Users are flocking to other corners of the internet to react.
TikTok said service will be restored in the U.S. after President elect Trump vowed to issue an executive order Monday. Catch up on coverage of the TikTok ban.
TikTok restored its US services on Sunday, easing the concerns of content creators who make their living off the platform — at least for now.
The unfolding saga around the popular video-sharing app TikTok took another turn Sunday as the company restored service to users based in the United States.
TikTok is back online in the US after a last-minute promise from President-elect Trump. But TikTok creators now fear he will lean on the app to serve his own interests, Io Dodds reports
As the show celebrates its 50th season, look back at some of its most fiery, shocking and groundbreaking performances. Credit... Supported by By Christopher R. Weingarten From the age of the 8 ...