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‘SNL’ Vs Al Franken: Weekend Update Takes On A Former Writer

Though it reserved its best sexual harassment joke for Jeremy Piven, Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update” didn’t entirely forget its old regular visitor from the Al Franken Decade.

“Now, I know this was taken before Franken took public office,” said “Update” co-anchor Colin Jost about the now infamous picture of Franken posing in a mock-grope position over a sleeping Leeann Tweeden, “but it was also after he was a sophomore in high school.”

After Jost made a self-directed shot at sketch comedy, co-anchor Michael Che took over, decrying the partisan side-taking in the Al Franken vs. Roy Moore debate. “I think they’re all bitches,” he said.

“Update” saved its best for Jeremy Piven, though, with Jost joking, “More than a dozen women have now accused actor Jeremy Piven of sexual assault spanning more than 30 years. The allegations were revealed in the shocking documentary Entourage.”

Take a look at the “Update” segment above (the Franken jokes begin at the 0:26 mark). How do you think the show did by its old contributor, Al Franken?

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LymuZ8abvmc&w=605&h=340]

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