Aziz Ansari spoofed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live Cold Open. Ansari mastered Patel’s signature unsettling wide-eyed look. The long-awaited casting was bound to happen, especially with Patel’s latest controversies.
The episode opened with Ashley Padilla as press secretary Karoline Leavitt attempting to speak while construction happens above her. This was a direct reference to the Trump ballroom that is currently in construction. Although this is all for comedic intents and purposes, the controversial ballroom is being built on the former East Wing of the White House—not above the press briefing room.
