Forgive and overlook? Perhaps not at Saturday Night Live.

One week after Morgan Wallen turned heads by abruptly strolling off the present's stage in the midst of its weekly goodnights, the solid of SNL made positive they obtained the final giggle. The newest episode included not one, however two references to Wallen's controversial departure.

Throughout Weekend Update, cohost Colin Jost roasted the singer whereas unpacking America's perilous monetary state within the wake of President Donald Trump's tariff selections.

"This was the worst week for the inventory market for the reason that summer season of 2020. However you need to bear in mind, again then, the president… was additionally Trump," Jost started. "Simply up to now two days, buyers have misplaced over $6 trillion."

He then quipped, "Cash is leaving the inventory market quicker than Morgan Wallen at goodnights."

The joke earned a hearty giggle from the stay viewers as Jost took an extended pause to stare instantly into the digital camera.

Earlier within the present, one other SNL star poked enjoyable at Wallen's broadly circulated social media second. Hours after he hightailed it out of Studio 8H, the nation singer shared a photograph to his Instagram Tales of a non-public jet, captioning the picture, "Get me to God's nation."

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This didn't go unnoticed by followers or SNL solid members, and per week later it's nonetheless on their minds. Within the present's chilly open, James Austin Johnson, enjoying President Trump, referenced the caption whereas boasting about his tariff plan.

"I even put tariffs on an island uninhabited by people. It's referred to as Heard and McDonald's Island," he mentioned, then continued down a brand new monitor. "McDonald's Island. I’d love to go to there. Are you able to think about that? Massive Mac and a hula skirt."

Pulling out a mock-up of the island, Johnson's Trump appeared on the burger in a hula skirt and mentioned, "Get me to God's nation, proper?"

When the group burst into laughter, he added, "Do not forget that? Wow."

The jokes come per week after Wallen shared fast pleasantries with host Mikey Madison earlier than swiftly strolling off stage and previous the cameras, with the credit nonetheless rolling. A supply near the state of affairs informed Leisure Weekly that Wallen exited "the best way he entered and exited the studio all week throughout rehearsal and digital camera blocking," which is why he mentioned goodbye solely to Madison earlier than leaving.

The "Whiskey Glasses" singer has but to publicly touch upon the incident, however is referencing it by new merchandise. Days after the controversy started, Wallen's merch retailer started promoting T-shirts and hats that say, "Get me to God's nation."

In the meantime, some SNL solid members haven’t held their tongues concerning the stir Wallen precipitated. The day after his walk-off, SNL author Josh Patten posted a parody of Wallen's IG Story picture displaying a Krispy Kreme doughnuts supply truck with a "Get me to God's Nation" caption.

SNL solid member Kenan Thompson even spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the incident. "I don't know what goes by folks's minds after they resolve to do stuff like that. I don't know if he understood the project or not, or if he was actually feeling a sure type of manner," he mentioned. "You see any individual earlier than you get an opportunity to say hello or say good job or something like that, they simply dipping. I believed possibly he needed to go to the potty or one thing."

"It's undoubtedly a spike within the norm," Thompson added. "We're so used to all people simply turning round and high-fiving us, all people's saying, 'Good job, good job, good job.' So when there's a departure from that, it's like, hmm, I’m wondering what that's about? … Looks as if a sophisticated particular person, I assume."

Thompson additionally took situation with Wallen's IG picture and caption. "The 'God's nation' of all of it is unusual as a result of it's like, what are you making an attempt to say?" he mentioned. "You making an attempt to say that we’re not in God's nation? We're not all in God's nation? We're not all below God's umbrella? That's not essentially my favourite."

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