Saturday Night Live seized the moment to address the Morgan Wallen controversy through a comedic lens, delivering a series of jokes on the matter during their latest episode.
In the previous week’s show, country star Morgan Wallen made an appearance as a musical guest on SNL, performing two of his songs without any immediate issues.
However, the controversy began when Wallen made a swift exit from the stage as the show credits started rolling.
Typically, this is when the staff, cast members, and guests gather on stage, engaging in post-show celebrations.
Wallen, though, seemed to have different plans, opting to leave the stage and later posting an image of his private jet on social media with the caption: “Get me to God’s country,” referring to Texas.
In last night’s episode (April 5), SNL’s cast took the opportunity to humorously address the episode.
During the Weekend Update segment, comedian Colin Jost remarked: “This was the worst week for the stock market since the summer of 2020. But you have to remember — back then — the president was also Trump.
“Just in the past two days, investors have lost over $6 trillion. Money is leaving the stock market faster than Morgan Wallen at goodnights.”
The show didn’t stop with just one joke about Wallen – they made another subtle reference at the start of the show.
In the cold open, James Austin Johnson impersonated President Donald Trump, making mention of Wallen’s ‘God’s country’ social media post.
He quipped: “I even put tariffs on an island uninhabited by humans. It’s called Heard and McDonald Island.
“McDonald Island. I would love to visit there. Can you imagine that? Big Mac and a hula skirt. Get me to God’s country, right? Remember that?”
While many cast members were happy to jest about Wallen’s actions, veteran cast member Kenan Thompson had reservations about the “God’s country” comment.
He remarked: “The ‘God’s country’ of it all is strange because it’s like, what are you trying to say? You trying to say that we are not in God’s country? We’re not all in God’s country? We’re not all under God’s umbrella? That’s not necessarily my favorite.”
Thompson further commented, “I don’t know what goes through people’s minds when they decide to do stuff like that. I don’t know if he understood the assignment or not, or if he was really feeling a certain kind of way.”