Scarlett Johansson Brilliantly Trolls Katie Britt’s SOTU Response in SNL Cold Open

Saturday Night Live has been struggling with its cold opens in recent months, but the show scored a major hit this week by mocking pretty much everything about this week’s State of the Union address, including the protracted pace at which Joe Biden (Mikey Day) made his way to the stage to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s general shenanigans. But the real star of Wednesday night—for all the wrong reasons—was Alabama senator Katie Britt, and her kitchen.

SNL pulled out the big guns by featuring two-time Oscar nominee (and wife of Colin Jost) Scarlett Johansson as Britt. The sketch was set up as part of a report from CNN’s Abby Phillip (Ego Nwodim), with Johansson turning it into an audition for what she deemed “the part of Scary Mom, and I’ll be performing an original monologue called ‘This Country is Hell.’”

“You see, I’m not just a senator,” Britt said, by way of introduction. “I’m a wife, a mother, and the craziest bitch in the Target parking lot. I’m worried about the future of our children, and this is why I’ve invited you into this strange, empty kitchen. Because Republicans want me to appeal to women voters, and women love kitchens.”

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