Analysis | SNL combines coronavirus and the Democratic debates in overstuffed cold open

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Analysis: SNL combines coronavirus and the Democratic debates in overstuffed cold open

With Super Tuesday fast approaching and coronavirus commanding the headlines, “Saturday Night Live” combined the two in a bloated but often funny cold open.

One of those people turns out to be Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, played by Kenan Thompson. After reminding the American people that he’s “the brain surgeon that they put in charge of house development,” he happily announces that the coronavirus “is something I actually do know about, and rest assured, in my expert opinion, it’s gonna be.” He then shows a photo of the Disney cartoon character Stitch, which he has confused with the virus.

Suddenly, the cold open becomes a mash-up of a Democratic debate spoof and a White House news conference spoof, though without a clear throughline. Before long, the stage filled with several celebrity guests offering their now-familiar impressions of the candidates — and one new one.Up pops Kate McKinnon’s Sen. Elizabeth Warren , telling Bloomberg she’s “number one in your nightmares” and, beginning with the truth before moving onto increasingly absurd claims, says he “supported George W. Bush.

Meanwhile, Larry David reprises his Sen. Bernie Sanders , who says he doesn’t trust Buttigieg because he’s “a hand-cougher. He coughs right into the hand, not the elbow!” and rants against Purell because “on the label, it says it kills 99.99% of germs. What happens to the top .

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