SNL cold‑open sketch features Aziz Ansari as Kash Patel amid political satire
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- Category: Entertainment
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-03 00:24 UTC
- Sources: Rolling Stone, Variety
Rolling Stone and Variety both cover the Saturday Night Live cold‑open where Aziz Ansari plays fictitious FBI director Kash Patel. Rolling Stone focuses on Ansari’s exaggerated denials about alleged drinking habits, while Variety adds that co‑host Colin Jost’s character Pete Hegseth joined the sketch to discuss Iran and rising prices. Both sources agree the sketch lampooned current U.S. political controversies.