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SNL’s ‘Bern Your Enthusiasm’ Gives Bernie Sanders the Larry David Treatment
SNL’s ‘Bern Your Enthusiasm’ Gives Bernie Sanders the Larry David Treatment
SNL’s ‘Bern Your Enthusiasm’ Gives Bernie Sanders the Larry David Treatment
If you're going to have the great Larry David host a full episode of SNL, there are two obvious areas of parody. First, you simply have to give him more to do as Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, whose unlikely showing in the recent Democratic presidential primaries have made David a regular guest star this season. Second, you need to riff on Curb Your Enthusiasm, his (possibly) late, great HBO sitcom that redefined cringe comedy. And in this case, SNL found a a way to combine the two.
SNL: Bernie Sanders and Larry David Finally Share the Stage
SNL: Bernie Sanders and Larry David Finally Share the Stage
SNL: Bernie Sanders and Larry David Finally Share the Stage
And like that, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders became the third presidential hopeful to appear on SNL this season. While Donald Trump hosted an entire episode last year and Hillary Clinton put in a brief appearance as a bartender counseling Kate McKinnon’s version of her, Sanders’ cameo is a bit more disconnected and bit weirder. Most importantly though, it puts him right next to guest host Larry David, who has been playing him in the show’s political sketches this season.
SNL: A Disturbing Totino’s Ad, Just in Time for the Super Bowl
SNL: A Disturbing Totino’s Ad, Just in Time for the Super Bowl
SNL: A Disturbing Totino’s Ad, Just in Time for the Super Bowl
Around this time last year, SNL presented a commercial parody centering around Totino’s Pizza Rolls, just in time for the Super Bowl. And it was a nasty piece of business, tearing apart the image of the NFL’s biggest game as a day for men and imprisoning Vanessa Bayer’s indefatigable housewife in the kitchen, where she was simply tasked with warming up more disgusting food. So when SNL aired another Totino’s sketch in last night’s episode, we simply assumed it would be a carbon copy of the first one. Boy, were we wrong.
SNL Preview: Larry David Curbs Your Enthusiasm to Watch Live
SNL Preview: Larry David Curbs Your Enthusiasm to Watch Live
SNL Preview: Larry David Curbs Your Enthusiasm to Watch Live
Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David has been no stranger to SNL in recent months, between the 40th Anniversary and his Bernie Sanders impression, but this Saturday will be a well-deserved homecoming for the former staff writer. Or not, as David doesn’t really want you to watch anyway, judging by the first promos.

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