{"id":22142,"date":"2025-02-19T01:55:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T01:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22142"},"modified":"2025-02-19T01:55:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T01:55:24","slug":"what-tom-hanks-actually-said-during-controversial-snl-sketch-that-left-trump-supporters-outraged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22142","title":{"rendered":"What Tom Hanks actually said during controversial SNL sketch that left Trump supporters outraged"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This weekend, famous faces from all areas of the entertainment industry gathered for the\u00a0SNL50: The Anniversary Special<\/em>, which took place on Sunday evening (16 February) to mark 50 years of\u00a0Saturday Night Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The show featured a number of sketches from different\u00a0celebrities<\/a>, but it was one skit by Tom Hanks that proved to be rather controversial among Republican viewers in particular.<\/p>\n

Part of Hanks’ performance was to pay tribute to past\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0characters<\/a>\u00a0and sketches that hadn’t aged well.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Republicans<\/a>\u00a0were horrified by his act, with many taking offence.<\/p>\n

What was Hanks’ sketch?<\/h2>\n

In the act, Hanks reprised his role of Doug from\u00a0Black Jeopardy!<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The original sketch had appeared in a 2016 episode of\u00a0SNL<\/em>, where Hanks played\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0supporter, Doug.<\/p>\n

In the scene, Doug wears a MAGA baseball cap and refuses to shake hands with Darnell Hayes, played by Kenan Thompson.<\/p>\n

He also mentions starting a show ‘for you to come on’, which he calls ‘White Jeopardy’.<\/p>\n

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Hanks’ joke divided opinion (Chris Haston\/NBC via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

What did he say during the sketch?<\/h2>\n

In the sketch, Doug appears on the game show\u00a0Black Jeopardy!<\/em>\u00a0but when he answers a question correctly, host Darnell approaches him to shake his hand and congratulate him.<\/p>\n

But Doug is reluctant, uttering ‘oh no no, oh no no’.<\/p>\n

Darnell says: “You’re welcome back on\u00a0Black Jeopardy<\/em>\u00a0any time,” to which Doug responds: \u201cOh well, alright well, thank you, my my my brother… Maybe I\u2019ll start a show for you to come on and we\u2019ll call it \u2018White Jeopardy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hanks has been criticised by Republicans (Theo Wargo\/NBC via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Many Republicans on\u00a0social media<\/a>\u00a0were quick to criticise the sketch, as one person wrote: \u201cTom Hanks went on\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0dressed like a slob mocking millions of\u00a0Trump<\/a>\u00a0supporters…. Keep it up libs. You’ll never win another election again.\u201d<\/p>\n

While another said: \u201cTom Hanks was just disrespecting every Republican on SNL as he was dressed up as a Trump supporter with a MAGA hat.\u201d<\/p>\n

And a third added: “Tom Hanks and SNL thought it would be hilarious for him to put on a MAGA hat and act out a stereotype of half the country in a desperate attempt to cope with Democrats crushing defeat in November. Not surprising no one watches SNL or NBC anymore.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a fourth claimed: “After watching Tom Hanks do a sad mockery of me & every other Trump supporter on SNL’s 50th anniversary show I know I’ll never watch another of his performances or movies.”<\/p>\n

Tyla has reached out to Hanks’ rep for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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