James Austin Johnson returns as C-in-C on 'SNL', now to roast Biden

Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) The 'Saturday Night Live' cold open took aim at U.S. President Joe Biden, the box-office heat of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' and America's weariness after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, reports 'Variety'.The sketch saw 'SNL' featured player James Austin Johnson, the comedian who owes his global fame to his memorable Donald Trump impersonations, returning to the role of the Commander-in-Chief, who expressed his frustrations earlier in the week in a news conference with reporters about the intensity of the Omicron surge.Speaking from behind a lectern, Johnson's Biden found a handy scapegoat to blame for rising infection rates in regions around the country: 'Spider-Man', the durable superhero whose latest big-screen outing has topped the Covid-battered box-office in recent weeks, says Variety."One simple thing you can do to make this whole virus go away: Stop seeing 'Spider-Man'," Johnson's Biden said with zealous conviction. The President drew the connection that "everyone has seen 'Spider-Man' like eight times" and "everyone also has Covid."
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