Alec Baldwin’s President-Elect Trump Makes ‘SNL’ Debut

In the Nov. 19, 2016, episode of "Saturday Night Live," Alec Baldwin plays president-elect Donald Trump and actor Jason Sudekis plays Mitt Romney. The episode's cold open -- set at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey, where Trump is holding meetings this weekend -- kicked off with Baldwin's Trump telling Kate McKinnon's Kellyanne Conway that he could not have won the election without the campaign manager's help.

Alec Baldwin returns as Trump on ‘SNL’ tonight

The actor will return to play President-elect Trump on "Saturday Night Live" for the first time since the election, according to a source close to the show. Last week's episode of "SNL" included many memorable moments including Kate McKinnon opening the show dressed as Hillary Clinton playing a somber performance of "Hallelujah" and a poignant opening monologue from host Dave Chappelle.

‘Hillary Clinton’ sings a somber tune to open a post-election ‘SNL’

"Saturday Night Live" broke from its usually funny take on the presidential election with its first post-election episode this past weekend. Instead of a sketch, Kate McKinnon dressed in character as Hillary Clinton and sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" while playing a piano to open Saturday's episode.

‘SNL’: Kate McKinnon’s Clinton Performs Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’

In its first episode since Trump's election victory, McKinnon sat down at the piano to pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter. Saturday Night Live addressed Donald Trump's new role as president-elect in its own way in its first episode since election night.

SNL: Benedict Cumberbatch Hosts, Solange Performs

Vladimir Putin stands arm-in-arm with Donald Trump on the Nov. 5, 2016 episode of Saturday Night Live. In its final episode of the 2016 presidential election campaign cycle, Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon and special guest Alec Baldwin came together for one last cold-open face-off as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

With election looming, Hollywood votes for escapism

In this image released by Sony Pictures, from left, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon from the film, "Ghostbusters." Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump helped fuel the backlash against Paul Feig's female-led "Ghostbuster" remake, voicing his disgust for the gender switch on Instagram.

Saturday Night Live mocks Trump and Clinton in final debate sketch

The people at "Saturday Night Live" are probably the only ones in America who don't want this election season to end anytime soon. Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon returned to play Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton again last weekend and, as we're come to expect, it was hilarious.

For ‘SNL,’ Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving

In this Oct. 15, 2016 photo provided by NBC, Alec Baldwin, left, as Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, and Kate McKinnon, as Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, perform during the during the "Debate Cold Open" sketch.

‘SNL’ and Alec Baldwin take on Trump’s hot mic comments

That's how Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump opened this weekend's episode of "Saturday Night Live" -- just one day after a 2005 recording surfaced of Trump making vulgar comments about women. The long-time variety show kicked off with a debate sketch between Mike Pence and Tim Kaine.

The Art of the Steal: Imitating Donald Trump

"Margot Robbie" Episode 1705 -- Pictured: Alec Baldwin as Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and Kate McKinnon as Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton during the "Debate Cold Open" sketch on October 1, 2016 -- Alec Baldwin, in his new guise as Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live," declared during the cold-open presidential debate lampoon last week he was "going to be so good tonight" that it would bring, um, great pleasure to all watching. The actor didn't elicit the intense physical reaction his Trump promised, but he did spur plenty of laughter.

Alec Baldwin is winning as Donald Trump on a SNLa

No debating: Alec Baldwin stole the show Saturday in his new role as Donald Trump when "Saturday Night Live" spoofed the recent presidential debate. Facing off against Kate McKinnon as she impersonated Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton, Baldwin delivered an orange-faced, blustery impression of her GOP rival.

Alec Baldwin is winning in new ‘SNL’ role as Donald Trump

In this Jan. 13, 2015 file photo, actor Alec Baldwin attends a special screening of his film "Still Alice" in New York. No debating: Baldwin stole the show Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, in his new role as Donald Trump when "Saturday Night Live" spoofed the recent presidential debate.

Critic: Fallon lost all credibility with Trump interview

If Jimmy Fallon had any credibility left as a thinking comedian with a point-of-view, he lost the last shred of it Thursday night. Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump appeared on "The Tonight Show" for a few minutes to talk up his campaign, in the midst of one of the mendacious and evasive 24-hour periods of his political career to date.

Insult dog Triumph, fake Roger Ailes star in Hulu special

Robert Smigel, the writer-comedian who brings the Triumph puppet to life, worked the Republican and Democratic conventions for "Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016," debuting Aug. 11 on Hulu. He brought an Ailes impersonator to the Republican event in Cleveland.

Sexist ‘Ghostbusters’ Backlash Coincides With 2016 Gender Divide

On Wednesday, the all-female stars of the summer reboot of "Ghostbusters" appeared on the same episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" as Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, and the confluence of gender politics and the cultural zeitgeist was not lost on the show's host. "Get your Woman Cards ready," DeGeneres tweeted in anticipation of the show, while an apparent Clinton supporter shared an image of the presidential contender dressed in a Ghostbusters uniform, with her likely Republican rival Donald Trump cast as the gluttonous apparition "Slimer."