‘Saturday Night Live’ Special Cold Open Features Cast Members And Their Moms Sharing “Heartwarming Stories” For Mother’s Day

Ted Johnson
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Saturday Night Live skipped its traditional cold open and instead went with brief bits featuring cast members and their moms, in honor of Mother’s Day.

“As you know, it is Mother’s Day in about 29 minutes,” said Kenan Thompson.

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“So still plenty of time to buy a gift,” said his mother, Ann.

“I told you mom, my children are my gift to you,” he responded.

“So me babysitting them is my gift. How generous,” she said, with a bit of sarcasm.

Then, Thompson explained that “with so many upsetting stories in the world right now, we thought we would take a break from a regular cold open and hear some heartwarming stories from our moms instead.”

Then his mom responded, “Really? That is too bad. I was excited to see who was going to play Stormy Daniels.”

The opener was a different kind of cold open— funny and heartwarming at the same time, all the more because line readings weren’t polished. But it is not the first time they have done a Mother’s Day tribute, having done one in 2018 and 2021.

Some highlights featured Mikey Day’s mom telling her son, “You’ve already given me the greatest gift of all: that Beavis and Butthead sketch.”

Colin Jost appeared with his mom with matching blonde haircuts, complaining that their segment was being cut out for the sake of time. “Wait a minute, if I don’t have a line, I don’t get paid,” his mom said.

“How do you think I feel?” Jost said. “I spent days growing this out.”

The sketched finished with Bowen Yang and his mother, who said of all the parents there, “We are from all over the country, from every side of the political spectrum, but we can work in harmony. We love all our children with all our hearts.”

“Oh wow, that is really sweet, mom,” Yang said.

His mom then added, “I have a Tom Brady joke too. Tom Brady is so handsome, he should give me a call.”

Watch the SNL cold open in the video above.

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