‘SNL’ Cold Open Mocks Trump Allies, Taylor Swift Makes Cameo
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SNL is a famous TV comedy show. It makes jokes about news and famous people.
In a new episode, SNL made fun of some politicians. One actor played Pete Hegseth. He drank a funny drink. The joke used actor Tom Holland's name too. Tom Holland plays Spider-Man in movies.
The show also joked about Mitch McConnell and JD Vance. They are both politicians in the United States.
A cold open is the funny scene at the start of SNL. It usually happens before the show's real introduction.
Singer Taylor Swift made a surprise visit on the show. Fans were very happy to see her.
The show also gave some promotion to Donald Trump near the end. Promotion means saying good things about someone to help them.
Vocabulary10 words
- SNL
- a popular American comedy TV show
- cold open
- the funny scene at the start of a show, before the real introduction
- promotion
- saying good things about someone or something to help them
- politician
- a person who works in government
- cameo
- a short, surprise appearance by a famous person
- episode
- one show in a TV series
- comedy
- something made to be funny
- actor
- a person who plays a character in TV or film
- joke
- something said to make people laugh
- famous
- known by many people
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1. A comedy TV show 2. Taylor Swift 3. True
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_____ is a famous TV comedy show. It makes jokes about news and famous people.
In a new episode, SNL made fun of some _____. One actor played Pete Hegseth. He drank a funny drink. The joke used actor Tom Holland's name too. Tom Holland plays _____ in movies.
The show also joked about Mitch McConnell and JD _____. They are both politicians in the United States.
A _____ is the funny scene at the start of SNL. It usually happens before the show's real introduction.
Singer Taylor _____ made a surprise visit on the show. Fans were very happy to see her.
The show also gave some _____ to Donald Trump near the end.
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