SNL cold open sees Scarlett Johansson hilariously spoof Sen. Katie Britt's ... trends now
Saturday Night Live wasted no time in mocking this week's State of the Union speech, focusing most of its attention on the Republican rebuttal, which this year came from 42-year-old Alabama Senator Katie Britt.
Britt was mocked online following the event as her tone shifted from one of dark and ominous to bright and breezy. Some said her performance was similar to an SNL skit or simply bad acting, of the type found in a Lifetime movie.
On Saturday night she was portrayed by 39-year-old actress Scarlett Johansson in a surprise appearance and hilarious take on the senator, proving that her sense of humor really is wasted in the superhero movies she's known for.
'Good evening America, my name is Katie Britt, and I have the honor of serving the people of the great state of Alabama. But tonight, I'll be auditioning for the part of 'Scary Mom.' I'll be performing an original monologue called 'This Country is Hell'', Johansson's Britt began.
'You see, I'm not just a senator, I'm a wife, a mother and the craziest b***h in the Target parking lot, worried about the future of our children.'
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Alabama GOP Senator Katie Britt's State of the Union response was spoofed by Scarlett Johansson on SNL which parodied the politician's dramatic tone
Alabama Senator Katie Britt's performance was roundly mocked online on Thursday night
Mikey Day played Joe Biden at the podium, in an energetic State of The Union speech
She explained her being in a kitchen - because 'women love kitchen.'
'I'm worried about the future of our children and this is why I've invited you into this strange, empty kitchen. Because Republicans wanted me to appeal to women voters and women love kitchen,' she said.
'You know, my husband Wesley and I spend a lot of time in this kitchen — worrying. Kitchens are where families have the hard conversations like the one we'll have now about how mommy freaked out the entire country,' she joked.
Johansson's Britt went on to stress how she is a mother and how 'like any mom, I'm going to do a pivot out of nowhere into a shockingly violent story about sex trafficking. Rest assured, every detail about it is real except
