LR: Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon and Bryan Cranston; Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump was absent from this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, but that didn’t stop it from skewering the president-elect — this time, with help from Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston.
The cold open featured CNN anchor Jake Tapper interviewing Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s senior adviser — played by SNL‘s Beck Bennett and Kate McKinnon, respectively.
Referring to the background of Trump’s cabinet picks, Bennett’s Tapper asks, “Are these bad picks?”
Then, in a nod to incoming White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s connection to the alt-right movement, McKinnon’s Conway says, “No Jake, they are not bad. They are alt-good.”
“We have some breaking news tonight,” says Bennett’s Tapper. “President-elect Trump has just made his choice for the head of the DEA, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency, and it’s a high school science teacher from New Mexico named Walter White.”
Enter Cranston, whose iconic Breaking Bad character, Walter White, was a drug kingpin who manufactured meth.
“Walter is amazing,” gushes McKinnon’s Conway. “He came highly recommended by Steve Bannon.”
Says Cranston’s White, with a sly smile, “Oh yeah, Steve’s the best. We’ve had some times.”
Ask Bennett’s Tapper, “Where did Mr Bannon find you?”
“In the comments section of Breitbart,” says Cranston’s White, in a nod to the website Bannon previously ran.
Later in show, guest host WWE star John Cena played the president-elect in a pre-recorded segment that delivered a Trump’s-eye-view of the world, mocking the size of Trump’s hands and his affinity for slamming the accuracy of mainstream news organizations.
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