{"id":33995,"date":"2025-11-16T17:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T17:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=33995"},"modified":"2025-11-16T17:52:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T17:52:58","slug":"see-macgruber-return-to-snl-for-epstein-files-sketch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=33995","title":{"rendered":"See MacGruber Return to &#8216;SNL&#8217; for Epstein Files Sketch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWill Forte\u2019s MacGruber returned to <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> in a sketch that riffed on the Trump administration\u2019s attempts to keep the Epstein files unsealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tTrapped in an FBI black site control room with a ticking time bomb, host Glen Powell\u2019s character reveals that he\u2019s being targeted because he\u2019s in possession of the explosive files \u2014 \u201csomething so sensitive, something so powerful that people will go to any lengths to stop me\u201d \u2014 which MacGruber wants to take a look at before dismantling the bomb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cFor far too long, the rich and powerful have lived by a different set of rules than the rest of us, but it\u2019s time for a reckoning,\u201d MacGruber says before opening the files. \u201cLet\u2019s take a look at these bottom feeders.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHowever, MacGruber quickly learns that he too is in the Epstein files, and instead of dealing with the bomb, he starts shredding the papers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe bomb explodes, but the scene picks up again with another copy of the Epstein files, and once again MacGruber opts to make some redactions instead of diffusing the plasma bomb. \u201cWhy don\u2019t we just forget about this list, because it\u2019s just a distraction,\u201d MacGruber says, echoing the White House talking points, before another scene-ending explosion.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe scene begins a third time, with MacGruber finally revealing he\u2019s in the files. \u201cAll over it, like every third page, I\u2019m not on,\u201d he admitted. \u201cLook, I worked on the ground crew, servicing the aircraft, I knew nothing about what was going on, but I saw a lot of very important people getting on that plane, sold them a lot of low-grade cocaine, some crystal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAfter some reflection, MacGruber says he\u2019s finally ready to reveal some of the powerful people on the list, but utters only one name \u2014 \u201cDeez Nutz\u201d \u2014 before the bomb explodes for the final time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Forte\u2019s MacGruber returned to Saturday Night Live in a sketch that riffed on the Trump administration\u2019s attempts to keep the Epstein files unsealed. 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