The latest episode of Saturday Night Live opens with the long-awaited return of Dana Carvey’s Church Lady character from his 90s heyday. The judgmental old biddy says goodbye to 2024, “the most satanic year in history”, and directs her ire at the likes of the Hawk Tuah girl (“Instead of ‘hawk tuey’ you need to walk to-y a church”), Wicked (“Lions and tigers and sluts, oh yes!”) and Sabrina Carpenter (“You know who was the best carpenter? Jesus!”).
We then move on to the interview section of her show, where she introduces scandal magnets Matt Gaetz (Sarah Sherman) and Hunter Biden (a returning David Spade, sporting a surprising silver fox look). Gaetz is only there for a minute, but Biden and the Church Lady get in some good sparring (the best being a clever bit about Jesus “walking around in a robe with no underwear hanging out with prostitutes”). Biden is the recipient of the Church Lady’s popular catchphrase, “Well, isn’t that special.”
