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Alex Galbraith

"SNL50" angers MAGA with Hanks sketch

"Saturday Night Live" used its 50th anniversary to bring back many of its most famous cast members and guest hosts and the show's writers made the most of that opportunity. In a long night full of reprises for the series' most beloved characters, only one managed to stick out in the minds of Donald Trump's most fervent supporters. 

Guest star Tom Hanks reappeared on the long-running sketch "Black Jeopardy" as Doug, a poor, Southern MAGA true-believer who finds a surprising amount of common ground with the show's Black contestants. The sketch's typical premise — in which white contestants are left stumped by clues that are lay-ups for the Black competitors — was first turned on its head by Hanks in 2016. 

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