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Saturday Night Live got back to basics this week, kicking off the show with “live” coverage of what could be the final January 6th committee hearing. And after a brief introduction from Kenan Thompson as Chairman Bennie Thompson—no relation—Heidi Gardner debuted her solid Liz Cheney impression.
“Whether you’re a Republican who’s not watching or a Democrat who’s nodding so hard your head is falling off, one person is responsible for this insurrection: Donald Trump,” Gardner’s Cheney said. “And one person will suffer the consequences: me.” Next she explained that she got her “backbone made of steel” from growing up with an especially tough dad, joking, “I guess you could say I have Big Dick Cheney energy.”
The big highlight of the sketch, however, was neither Cheney nor an appearance by James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump, but some never-before-seen footage of Nancy Pelosi—an expert Chloe Fineman, taking over from Kate McKinnon—and Chuck Schumer—Sarah Sherman, in some truly inspired casting—as the Capitol riot was underway.