After Tom Hanks’ latest Saturday Night Live performance, several online organizations said, “This is why SNL is in the toilet.”
Hanks appeared on SNL’s 50th anniversary episode for a Black Jeopardy section, portraying the role of Doug, a folksy, conservative guy who wears MAGA hats.
The popular game program Jeopardy is parodied in Black Jeopardy! Hanks briefly appeared as Doug during the segment when Kenan Thompson revived Black Jeopardy,
One of his most famous recurrent SNL skits. With a Southern drawl, Hanks said, “We wouldn’t be in this mess we’re in now if more people went to church.”
Thompson, who portrayed the host of the spoof program, agreed with Doug and approached him to shake hands. However, the figure wearing the MAGA hat seemed to flinch and utter,
