'Saturday Night Live' spoofs Cohen's congressional testimony

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I know that I was wrong,' Ben Stiller's Michael Cohen said, 'and I know it because I got caught.'

, enlisting the talents of Ben Stiller to reprise his role as President Donald Trump's former personal attorney.

The comedy showcase opened with a scene from Wednesday's Capitol Hill spectacle, with Kenan Thompson playing U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, who presided over the Cohen hearing and laid down the rules.Musical guest Thomas Rhett, host John Mulaney, and Kate McKinnon during Promos in Studio 8H on Feb. 28, 2019.Cohen opened his testimony, in which he accused Trump of being a racist, by saying,"I had some help from the guys who wrote Green Book.

He acknowledged lying before Congress during previous testimony, but Cohen promised this time would be different."I know that I was wrong," he said,"and I know it because I got caught.""I can see the perfect sky is torn," he said."Thank you." Cast member Melissa Villaseñor portrayed U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York:"I was going to ask carefully researched questions," she said.

 

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Lol,very entertaining

The best skit was the JussieSmollettHoax Shark tank lawyer.

Stiller could always play Cohen good.

More authentic then the real hearings. Praise be.

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