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Woman petitions SNL for chance to play Marjorie Taylor Greene after viral lookalike moment

"Every day somebody comes on and says, 'you look like Marjorie Taylor Greene,' which I can see. I do see it."

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Woman petitions SNL for chance to play Marjorie Taylor Greene


It was the alliteration heard around the world. During a recent hearing House of Representative members got into a bit of a verbal scuffle after Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) made a catty comment about Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). The comment was made when Crockett was reading something aloud and appeared to stumble over her words a bit. Greene took the opportunity to inform the Texas representative that she may be able to read better if she wasn't wearing fake eyelashes.

This comment prompted Crockett to call for a point of order to ask a hypothetical question about House decorum. "I'm just curious, to better understand your ruling. If someone on this committee then starts talking about someone's bleach blonde bad built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?"

Yikes. Shots fired, and some poor teacher who goes by Educator Andrea on TikTok is catching the strays thanks to her resemblance to the controversial congresswoman. But don't worry, Andrea's taking it in stride by shooting her shot to get her chance at a SNL skit leaning into the impressive alliteration Crockett let fly during the House Oversight Hearing.

"Bleach blonde bad built butch body," Andrea uncomfortably laughs starting out her video. "It wasn't about me, ok. However everyday I come on this freaking app and every day I make my little jokey jokes and I don't talk about politics and we just vibe here on my page."

The teacher goes on to explain that every day she's "catching strays" from people saying she looks like Marjorie Taylor Greene, which she concedes the resemblance. It's why she decided to jokingly plead to the infamous late night sketch comedy show to give her a shot at playing her lawmaking dopplegänger. Commenters agree that she looks like Greene and try to help her out with her new found aspiration by tagging Saturday Night Live.

See for yourself if she looks like Greene:

@educatorandrea I mean. I could do it. #fyp #teachertok #teachersoftiktok ♬ original sound - Educator Andrea

"Now sis!!! I love the pitch to SNL lmbo," someone writes.

"I never noticed until you said something, that's unfortunate," another says.

"I never thought that!!!! And I refuse to until you're on SNL," one person laughs.

"Saturday Night Live GET THIS WOMAN A SCRIPT," someone else demands.

Andrea does kinda look like Marjorie Taylor Greene but maybe she'll get lucky and after all the tags in her comment section SNL will get her on the air to reenact the now viral exchange. A girl can dream and Andrea is shooting for the stars. She tells Upworthy that if by chance SNL contacts her, "I’d have to break out my acting skills."

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Ramy Youssef perfectly walked the tightrope of religion, politics and humor in SNL monologue

Genuine, skillful, heartfelt and funny—a very impressive feat.

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Ramy Youssef at the 2017 MPAC Media Awards

Actor and comedian Ramy Youssef pulled off an incredible feat in his March 30, 2024 Saturday Night Live appearance, mixing religion, politics and humor in a way that disarmed and united people. Some people are calling it one of the best SNL monologues ever, and it's genuinely impressive to watch.

How often have you seen someone manage to talk about religion, prayer, the upcoming election, and something like the bombardment of Palestine in a way that isn't offensive, obnoxious, or overwrought and that's also funny? Never, right?

Youssef somehow did all of that in an 8-minute stand-up comedy routine that was equal parts warm, genuine, heartfelt and humorous.

He started off talking about it being a holy weekend, with Ramadan, Easter and Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" album dropping. "There's just so many religions celebrating at once," he quipped. "I'm doing the Ramadan one," he added.

Youssef is a Muslim and he shared that one of the things people don't always know about Muslims is how loving they are. After some giggle-worthy examples, he pointed out that there's "all this division, but it's not where you think it is." He spoke about his fear as a Muslim who speaks Arabic in rural upstate New York, yet made it funny. He referenced the Biden campaign in a way that poked fun of identity politics. He celebrated the idea of having a transgender woman president, but what really got people talking was how he ended his monologue.

To wrap it up, he took a more serious—and yet still somehow funny—turn towards prayer for the suffering of the people of Palestine, the hostages in both Palestine and Israel along with his friend's divorce and dog. It's truly a masterclass delivering meaningful commentary with smart, relatable humor.

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People on YouTube are raving about it.

"Ramy proving you can be irreverent and funny while also spreading love instead of hate," wrote one commenter.

"Ya know.... comedy about religion is touchy.... and he nailed it. Nice work, sir," wrote another.

"Gave me chills. The silence when people realized the depth...and Ramy's generosity in bringing us back with Mr. Bojangles...*perfection*," shared another.

"I have nothing but heart emojis for this man," shared another.

Some people said the monologue brought tears to their eyes. Others remarked at how impressive it was that he covered so many topics that would normally have people gunning for him, but his endearing manner and calm, tactful delivery tempered negative reactions to those topics.

Youssef played a role in the Oscar-nominated "Poor Things" film and had an award-winning special on Hulu, but many SNL watchers still weren't familiar with him. "Don’t know who that guy is, but he performed like standup like a vet. Very impressive. Congrats to him," wrote one person. "No idea who this kid is but I'm impressed.. owning that stage is no small feat. Kid did great," wrote another. (Youssef is 33, so not really a kid by most measurements, but still.)

It's a very narrow line to walk to successfully pull off either religious or political humor, especially in a time of high tensions, so the fact that he nailed both with near flawless balance is really something.

You can follow Ramy Youssef on Instagram.


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Scarlett Johansson recreates Katie Britt's historically weird State of the Union speech

The 'SNL' sketch nailed one of the more truly bizarre moments in modern politics.

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Scarjo "auditions for scary mom" with “an original monologue called ‘This Country is Hell."

When Republican Senator Katie Britt made her questionable at best rebuttal to Thursday’s State of the Union, it was pretty much expected to become the subject of a “Saturday Night Live” skit. It was practically a parody in itself, so absurd it didn’t even land well with her own party.

But to everyone’s surprise—and delight— “SNL” nabbed Scarlett Johansson to play Britt (perhaps as a favor to her husband Colin Jost?), and she absolutely nailed the senator’s laughable-yet-borderline-terrifying original delivery during the show’s cold open.

Donning an near-exact replica of Britt’s cross necklace and emerald green blouse, Johansson “auditions for the role of scary mom” with what she calls “an original monologue called ‘This Country is Hell,” an obvious nod to the outright fiction of Britt’s rebuttal.

Complete with oddly placed giggles, astonished eyes conveying worry like an Oscar depended on it, and “getting weirdly seductive for no apparent reason,” Johansson flawlessly recreates Britt’s now infamous speech, especially the part where she “pivots out of nowhere into a shockingly violent story about sex trafficking. And rest assured, every detail about it is real. Except the year, where it took place and who was president when it happened.”

And this of course takes palace in the kitchen, just as Britt’s did, “because Republicans want me to appeal to woman voters, and women love kitchen.

Things take an even darker turn when Johansson mimics the tea-cup hypnosis scene from Jordan Peele’s “Get Out”—a reference made even creepier by how accurate it is—before assuring the American people “we hear you, we see you, we smell you. We're inside your kitchen right now looking through your fridge.”

And while the sketch received a ton of positive feedback, especially regarding Johanson’s performance, this comment takes the cake:

“When the source material is 500% stranger than the parody - we're in new territory.”


Watch the full segment below. And if you’ve missed Britt’s stranger-than-fiction original video, give it a whirl here.

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SNL hilariously nailed reality for parents with its Macy's holiday ad spoof

This is the realest fake ad ever.

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Saturday Night Live's fake Macy's ad is all too real for parents.

The holidays are supposed to be a magical and cozy time of joy and togetherness, when families gather for annual Christmas card photos and dress up for holiday events, with everything feeling merry and bright…right?

Tell that to parents trying to wrangle their little cherubs into scratchy sweaters, uncomfortable dress pants and inexplicably difficult-to-put-on snow boots.

The ideal vs. the reality of the holiday season is the premise of an Saturday Night Live spoof ad that aired in 2019 and is making the rounds on social media. It starts as a normal Macy's holiday sale commercial would—seriously merry and bright—then devolves into a hilarious representation of the behind-the-scenes reality parents deal with every year.

"Tis the season for wrestling your wiggly little monster into thick winter clothes," a woman says in an upbeat, sing-songy tone, before announcing sale prices on "hard, shiny shoes that hurt" and "holiday rompers she'll never get off in time."

Watch how SNL nails it:

"The romper one is real. I damn near had to get cut out of one of them things," wrote one commenter on TikTok.

"Now that I'm the parent of a young child, this made my night," wrote another.

"The couple arguing about the boots is the most relatable thing," shared another. "Nothing tests a marriage more than getting your kids ready to leave for something."

"'You don't wear jeans to church' is ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERCENT my dad," shared another.

Several commenters loved how the little girl was laughing while the parents were arguing over the boots, which others had to go back and watch again to catch.

"Clothes they'll hate create the memories you'll love." That about sums up dressing kids up for the holidays, doesn't it? Fabulous job on this one, SNL.

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