On Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, tucker carlson — portrayed by Jeremy Culhane — launched a blistering, comic attack on Sunday’s Oscar nominees and what he described as a left-wing agenda playing out at the awards show.
Tucker Carlson Skewers ‘Sinners, ‘ ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Bugonia’
Playing an exaggerated version of the commentator, Culhane’s tucker carlson opened by deriding contemporary movie choices and urging viewers to “go to the movies” as a kind of cultural surrender. “Let’s all go to the movies. Huh. Really? Yes, why don’t we grab some popcorn and watch American culture collapse. What are we doing? What’s going on?” he said.
He singled out specific films in the nominees list. On Sinners, the sketch repeated the character’s mockery: “leftist woke America’s favorite movie this year is about sinning. Huh. Really?” For Hamnet, he quipped that the title was politically correct at the expense of its predecessor: “Oh, Hamnet, because we’re not allowed to say ‘Hamlet‘ anymore, ” continuing, “They took the ‘L’ and gave it to the ‘GBTQ. ’ What are we doing? What’s going on?”
When Bugonia came up, the character complained with incredulity: “I guess heterosexual women aren’t allowed to have hair anymore, ” and then nostalgically asked, “Whatever happend to the great American film?” while name-checking Gone With the Wind and the “first 20 minutes of Forrest Gump. ”
Weekend Update Exchange With Colin Jost
The bit included back-and-forth with Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost. Jost interjected a brief question about one film’s plot, asking whether a scene involved bullying, and the Carlson character affirmed the detail gleefully: “Yes, ” he confirmed, cackling. The sketch also had Culhane’s character punctuate remarks with repeated “excuse me” as Jost listened without interrupting.
Throughout the segment, Jeremy Culhane’s tucker carlson traded pointed criticisms and comic non sequiturs that highlighted the sketch’s parody of culture-war commentary on awards-season coverage.
Oscars Night Timing and Red Carpet Notes
The sketch ran in the lead-up to Oscar-night programming. The awards show itself is set to kick off at 7: 00 pm ET, with red carpet coverage beginning around 5: 30 pm ET. Prominent attendees noted for arrival in advance of the telecast include Alicia Silverstone, Rose Byrne and Marlee Matlin.
The Weekend Update appearance framed the awards as a focal point for debates about politics in entertainment, using satire and caricature to lampoon the polarizing commentary that often surrounds the ceremony.
As the Oscars build toward the telecast, the SNL sketch is among several late-night takes that have mined the nominees and the cultural conversation for comedic material.
