‘SNL’ Cold Open Addresses Campus Protests and Riffs on Canceled Graduations
variety.comAnne McCarthy As college campus protests ignite across the U.S. over the Israel-Palestine conflict, “SNL” weighed in with its cold open this week as Kenan Thompson played an incredulous parent of a Columbia University student.
Michael Longfellow acted as a reporter for Spectrum News New York 1 on “Community Affairs,” shining light on the ongoing protests throughout the country and their impact.
Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner and Thompson were seated as parents weighing in on the state of the nation on college campuses. Longfellow’s character says, “College students have been protesting Israel’s actions in Gaza on campus across the nation.
Tonight, we’ll be discussing with my guests who are parents of college students here. Day played a New School parent, Gardner played a Hunter College mom and Thompson played a Columbia University dad.
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