It’s a rare occasion that something so monumental occurs that will push SNL to stray from its usual pattern of politically-themed cold opens to let another sketch open the show, but that’s exactly what happened on the show’s March 9 episode. SNL’s…
It’s a rare occasion that something so monumental occurs that will push SNL to stray from its usual pattern of politically-themed cold opens to let another sketch open the show, but that’s exactly what happened on the show’s March 9 episode. SNL’s R. Kelly Cold Open took the already infamous interview, given by Gayle King for CBS This Morning, and gave it the parody treatment by allowing longtime cast member Kenan Thompson to don a fake beard and mock the R&B singer’s behavior in the face of questions about allegations of sexual assault.
The real interview that the sketch is based on showed Kelly getting emotional when confronted with the allegations made widely known by the Lifetime docu-series Surviving R. Kelly, as well as the 10 counts of sexual abuse he was charged with in the state of Chicago. One especially heated moment say Kelly turn to the camera and say “That’s stupid! Use your common sense.
