Saturday Night Live satirizes Mitch McConnell’s Senate return

Saturday Night Live’s ‘Weekend Update’ segment featured satirical commentary on Senator Mitch McConnell’s recent return to the Senate. The sketches addressed footage of the 84-year-old senator, who had been absent for approximately three months following a fall and a bout of pneumonia.

Comedians Michael Che and Colin Jost riffed on a specific moment where McConnell, when asked by a reporter if he was appearing at a Senate vote ‘against his own will,’ responded by flashing a peace sign rather than speaking. Che joked that the gesture was intended ‘to show what he refuses to rest in.’