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James Austin Johnson

A Spot-On SNL Parody About Men Who Can’t Deal With Time’s Passage

October 11, 2026

Shane Gillis during his monologue on SNL.

The Clever Insight of the SNL ‘MAHAspital’ Sketch

March 15, 2026

A red-headed man in a doctor's outfit looks concerned.

The SNL Sketch That Captures the Absurdity of Life-Maxxing

December 14, 2025

James Austin Johnson and Ashley Padilla during the “Your Year Wrapped”

The Subtlety of the Macho-Men SNL Sketch

May 18, 2025

A man and a woman sit looking at each other across a bar table with glasses of wine.

The SNL Parody That Captured the Tariffs Chaos

Esther Zuckerman

April 13, 2025

Jack Black Knew Best

Esther Zuckerman

April 6, 2025

Jack Black in front of a Studio 8H sign

The SNL Election Sketch That Captured Voter Exhaustion

November 3, 2024

Maya Rudolph and Kamala Harris on “SNL”

The Politician Whom SNL Is Tiring Of

May 19, 2024

James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on “SNL”

The Most Unintentionally Piercing Moment of SNL

October 3, 2021

'Saturday Night Live' opens its 47th season with a Joe Biden-themed political cold open.