‘SNL’ Cold Open Features Sarah Sherman as Rachel Maddow on the LA Wildfires, the TikTok Ban and Trump

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Sarah Sherman opened the first “Saturday Night Live” episode of 2025 by portraying political commentator Rachel Maddow. In the sketch, Maddow hosted an MSNBC panel, which included Marcello Hernandez as Ari Melber, Ego Nwodim as Joy Reed, Heidi Gardner as Stephanie Ruhle and Andrew Dismukes as Chris Hayes. The panelist began discussing the forthcoming inauguration, […]