Will this be the last season of “ Saturday Night Live ” to skewer former President Donald Trump? That remains to be seen, but what is known now is that the classic sketch comedy show has no plans to take its foot off the gas when it comes to knocking him down to size. Speaking in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the show’s creator and longtime producer, Lorne Michaels , discussed how he, the writers, and the cast are choosing to shift their parody of the infamous presidential nominee but maintains that comedy will always come before politics. “Trump has morphed.
James [Austin Johnson], who I think is brilliant, played Trump as the sort of diminished Trump. The guy at the back of the hardware store holding court, and that played because it felt relevant. But we are going to have to reinvent it again because, well, you saw the debate,” Michaels said.
“One of the great parts of show business is that you can’t come back with the same show. So, all of these characters have to be reexamined, and if it makes sense and feels relevant, you know you’re on the right track. But if it feels like you’re talking to the audience and want to be supported because your values are the same as their values, you really shouldn’t be in comedy.
” Michaels is referencing not the poor showing from President Joe Biden in the debate back in June , but the face-off between current nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Trump two weeks ago , in which the former pres.