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SNL’s Colin Jost said Hegseth sketch was rejected for being too ridiculous — then it happened in real life

The Independent·Inga Parkel·17 days ago
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Saturday Night Live ’s Colin Jost has revealed that one of his sketch ideas, involving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth , was brushed off for being “too ridiculous.” Two weeks later, the scenario played out in real life. Jost, 43, recalled the bizarre moment during Thursday’s segment of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “We were pitching ideas for one of the cold opens, like, two months ago,” he explained. “And I was like, ‘Would it be funny if Hegseth just did that Bible verse that they have in Pulp Fiction ?’ Remember, they’re like, from Ezekiel...” Host Fallon chimed in, acknowledging: “Yeah, Samuel L. Jackson, 12:17.” “Yeah, we talked about it, and we were like, ‘That would be too ridiculous,’” Jost continued. “And it would take up all this time in the cold open. It would seem like we wouldn’t. “And then he for real did it!…

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