Aziz Ansari On Fire As FBI Director Kash Patel In ‘SNL’ Cold Open: “Incapable & Incompetent”

“In summary, war is awesome!”

A week after taking the stage as a part of Deadline’s Contenders TV shindig in L.A., Ashley Padilla took center stage in SNL’s cold open tonight in NYC as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Then, in what may would assume was the comedy twist she quickly handed things over to Colin Jost for another pitch perfect parody stint of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

“Okay, everyone’s always asking me, when is this war gonna be over?” the Weekend Update co-host as the ex-Fox News host exclaimed. “That’s like asking, when is sex gonna be over? Answer, when the man is done.”

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