Tucker Carlson Impression Returns to 'SNL' to Skewer Summer Blockbusters

Jeremy Culhane brought back his Tucker Carlson impression for the third time on "Saturday Night Live," using the first "Weekend Update" of Season 52 to review the summer's biggest blockbusters.

The segment opened with Carlson on Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," referencing the film's specialty Imax 70mm format. "The Hollywood cabal shoots its filth with millimeters — or as I like to call it, the gay inch," Culhane's Carlson said. He then offered his verdict on the epic: "I like 'The Odyssey.' It's so nice to see Greek people do something other than make women feel uncomfortable."

Next came the year's biggest movie — or rather, Carlson's invented version of it. "Everybody loves 'Spider-Man: Brand New Gender,'" he declared.

"That's not what it's called," Colin Jost corrected him. Carlson was already composing a theme song: "Spider-They, Spider-Them uses whatever bathroom it feels like."

The bit shifted to the film's stars and their recent marriage. Carlson congratulated them, then stopped himself mid-sentence: "I now pronounce you Mr. and Mrs. — huh? She refused to take his last name."

Jost pointed out that Zendaya "doesn't have a last name." Carlson pressed the point anyway. "But where did it go? And who took it? And why?" he asked. "Sorry kids, you don't get two names anymore. You only get one name, like a dog. That's the rule. That's the goal now."

Asked about "Obsession," the pundit framed it as a political artifact. "The left's idea of a horror movie — that a woman is forced to love a man," he said. "Oh, no, help! I'm being chased by a heterosexual relationship! Is this what we want? I don't. Do you? You shouldn't. But you do. Why? Is that allowed? Maybe."

Carlson then equated "Minions and Monsters" to "Trump's cabinet," before undercutting himself deadpan: "That's right. I've turned on Trump. I'm so brave."

He closed with a raunchy pun on "Toy Story 5." "You've got a friend in me?" Carlson asked. "And his name is Woody?"

Culhane debuted the Carlson impression during Season 51 of "SNL" and has now reprised the character three times on "Weekend Update." The recurring slot suggests the impression has become a fixture of the desk segment — and with Hollywood's fall awards season approaching, the fake pundit will have no shortage of new targets.