SNL opened with a trip back in time “to that profound moment of moral clarity, almost a thousand years ago, which laid such a clear foundation for what our laws should be in 2022'
Photo: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images There isn’t anything particularly funny about the leaked Supreme Court draft decision that would dismantle Roe v. Wade, but Saturday Night Live found a way. Instead of opening with a more modern political spoof, the May 7 show hosted by Benedict Cumerbatch went all the way back to the 13th century, putting Justice Samuel Alito’s references in painfully depressing, and funny, context.
Noting that the draft opinion referenced 13th century laws against abortion, SNL opened with a trip back in time “to that profound moment of moral clarity, almost a thousand years ago, which laid such a clear foundation for what our laws should be in 2022.” No surprise, the sketch cuts to three white men — Cumberbatch, Andrew Dismukes, and James Austin Johnson — who, in all their wisdom, decide that they need to make a law against abortion “like the law we have against pointy shoes.
The sketch continued to throw out mentions of absurd, centuries old laws and customs — like “throwing left-handed children into the river” or that Cecily Strong’s character is “almost of the child-bearing age of 12.” The sketch ends with Kate McKinnon — who is either an “ogre” or a “woman in her thirties” depending on who you ask — who arrives with a vision of the future.
This wasn’t the only time SNL touched on the controversial Roe v. Wade draft. Jokes were aplenty during the “Weekend Update” segment, which also included an uncanny Justice Amy Coney Barrett impression from McKinnon. And, the cast all gathered for the goodnights wearing “1973” t-shirts — marking the year Roe v. Wade was decided.
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