Typically the perfect type of comedy is the callback.
To open up Saturday Evening Reside‘s latest episode (with host Jack Black and musical company Elton John and Brandi Carlile), the long-running sketch comedy present opted to supply commentary on President Trump’s current tariffs. At one level, SNL leaned into the truth that one of many reciprocal tariffs that the POTUS instated affected the Heard Island and McDonald Islands… that are inhabited largely by seals and penguins.
They usually labored within the phrase “Get Me To God’s Nation” whereas SNL solid member James Austin Johnson did his Trump impersonation.
In case you missed it, the phrase has rapidly was an web sensation (and meme) over the previous week. There’s a great probability you’ve seen “Get Me To God’s Nation” throughout your social media feed ever since Wallen made headlines along with his early exit. The plethora of memes about it have been extremely entertaining, and if you’re nonetheless at midnight about the way it got here to be, let me catch you up.
Final Saturday, the nation music famous person was the musical visitor on Saturday Evening Reside. Clearly his look was made in an effort to assist promote his new album, I’m The Drawback, and corresponding tour. However all indicators pointed in the direction of him being not-all-that interested by being “Reside From New York!”
Wallen grew to become a trending subject on-line – and nonetheless is every week later – as a result of throughout SNL’s signature finish of present sendoff (the place the solid, host and musical visitor all say goodbye to the viewers and hug and chat), the nation music singer gave his pleasantries to host Mikey Madison after which walked proper off the stage.
As you may see right here:
Thanks, Mikey Madison and @MorganWallen! Goodnight! pic.twitter.com/FDlInhhHqb
— Saturday Evening Reside – SNL (@nbcsnl) March 30, 2025
Due to that exit – with out speaking to any of the SNL solid behind him – many assumed that Morgan Wallen couldn’t wait to get out of New York Metropolis. And his Instagram story that he posted shortly after his early departure all however confirmed that perception. The “Whiskey Glasses” singer shared an image from the airport in New York and captioned it with this:
“Get Me To God’s Nation.”
Morgan Wallen on Instagram Tales after his #SNL performances pic.twitter.com/S89xjcgIqs
— Saturday Evening Community (@thesnlnetwork) March 30, 2025
So now you’re aware of the “Get Me To God’s Nation” phrase, proper? I’m positive you already had been earlier than, however simply wished to catch you up.
As a result of in the newest episode of SNL, they opened up with a Donald Trump sketch and immediately referenced Morgan Wallen’s message that he posted to his Instagram story. Whereas speaking concerning the McDonald Islands that President Trump hit with tariffs, Johnson’s impression spilled right into a “Think about McDonald Island” joke.
That they had a cardboard mock up (much like the one displaying reciprocal tariffs that Trump really held this previous week) of what McDonald’s Island may seem like – match with french fry bushes, dancing McNuggets, and a Massive Mac in a hula skirt.
And on the very finish, they inserted a meta joke that referred to as again to SNL‘s musical visitor from the earlier week:
“No nation is protected from my tariffs. I even put tariffs on an island that’s uninhabited by people. It’s referred to as Herd and McDonald Island. Ooh, McDonald Island… I’d love to go to there, proper? Are you able to think about that? A Massive Mac in a hula skirt. Hula-la.
I had them mock up some paintings of McDonald Island. Do you thoughts bringing that out? There we go. I need to go to there. Get me to God’s nation, proper? Keep in mind that?”
Trump supplies an replace on his current tariffs pic.twitter.com/vsX224eBWf
— Saturday Evening Reside – SNL (@nbcsnl) April 6, 2025
Guess there’s no higher strategy to tackle the Morgan Wallen early exit then crack a joke about it the very subsequent week, eh?
Saturday Evening Reside double-dipped on the callback and likewise referenced the nation star’s early exit within the signature Weekend Replace portion of the present. Colin Jost poked enjoyable on the Wallen controversy whereas evaluating it to the inventory market plunge:
“Cash is leaving the inventory market quicker than Morgan Wallen at goodnights.”
Weekend Replace with Colin Jost and Michael Che! pic.twitter.com/SpOxEgrncT
— Saturday Evening Reside – SNL (@nbcsnl) April 6, 2025
