An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows A whopping 91% of jokes delivered on “Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update segment this season targeted conservatives, while 82% of characters during the show's cold opens mocked President Donald Trump or fellow Republicans, according to a new analysis by Media Research Center's NewsBusters, Image 2 shows A woman speaking at a White House press conference on Saturday Night Live, Image 3 shows Two men in suits laughing heartily, one gripping the other's lapel

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‘SNL’ can’t stop making fun of conservatives, Trump — and unbelievable data proves it

Updated 4 hours ago
New York Post
Fox News
2 articles•2 sources
Summary

A whopping 91% of jokes delivered on “Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update segment this season targeted conservatives, while 82% of characters during the show's cold opens mocked President Donald Trump or fellow. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Fox News, New York Post.

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New York Post

New York Post

5/10
Leaning right

Factual: mixed · Credibility: medium

Fox News

Fox News

5/10
Strongly right

Factual: mixed · Credibility: medium

Original reporting (2)
An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows A whopping 91% of jokes delivered on “Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update segment this season targeted conservatives, while 82% of characters during the show's cold opens mocked President Donald Trump or fellow Republicans, according to a new analysis by Media Research Center's NewsBusters, Image 2 shows A woman speaking at a White House press conference on Saturday Night Live, Image 3 shows Two men in suits laughing heartily, one gripping the other's lapel
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/16/2026

‘SNL’ can’t stop making fun of conservatives, Trump — and unbelievable data proves it

Live from New York! It’s time to bash Republicans on Saturday Night! A whopping 91% of jokes delivered on “Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update segment this season targeted conservatives, while 82% of characters during the show’s cold opens mocked President Donald Trump or fellow Republicans, according to a new.

Conservatives targeted overwhelmingly for ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ political jabs, analysis finds
Fox News
Fox News
Strongly right
5/16/2026

Conservatives targeted overwhelmingly for ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ political jabs, analysis finds

NBC's "Weekend Update" anchor Michael Che made an assassination joke at the expense of President Donald Trump on Saturday's installment of "SNL." A whopping 91% of "Saturday Night Live" jokes targeted conservatives this season, according to a new analysis by Media Research Center’s NewsBusters , and President Donald.