Tom Hanks Returns As David S. Pumpkins For ‘Saturday Night Live’ Halloween-Themed Opener Interrupted By Donald Trump’s Midterm Malaise
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- Variety·2h agoInde Navarrette Takes Swipe at Shane Gillis During ‘SNL’ Monologue
Following a Trump-centric cold open that featured the return of Tom Hanks’ David S. Pumpkins, “Saturday Night Live” host Inde Navarrette took the stage at Studio 8H for her first opening monologue. It was a fitting choice to have the star of the year’s breakout horror hit…
Read at Variety → - Deadline Hollywood·2h agoTom Hanks Returns As David S. Pumpkins For ‘Saturday Night Live’ Halloween-Themed Opener Interrupted By Donald Trump’s Midterm Malaise
Tom Hanks returned to Saturday Night Live as David S. Pumpkins for a Halloween-themed opener, suddenly interrupted by Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) as he implored supporters to try to prevent a potential midterm drubbing. “The midterms are on Tuesday, and the polls say…
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