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" weighed in on the United States' controversial TikTok ban in sketch about how TikTok users are defending the app.

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.

The Saturday Night 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 ...

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Like Keaton, musical guest Billie Eilish also became one step away from joining SNL’s Five Timer’s Club that night. In addition to appearing in a TikTok parody, the Oscar and Grammy winner ...