“SNL” takes on a cameo-filled skit that pokes fun at TikTok trends and Trad Wives. “SNL” takes on TikTok trends and Trad Wives with a cameo-filled skit

Saturday Night Live took on all the current TikTok trends in a parody with some funny cameos in the October 19 episode.

The nearly four-minute skit, aptly titled “TikTok,” began in a vertical iPhone view as someone texted their “BAE” to “GET OUT NOW” before scrolling through his social media thread.

Videos began flashing of everything from a cute dancing cat to Marcello HernándezThe viral “Espresso” cover of a fitness girl (newcomer). Ashley Padilla) pumps up her followers while trying to sell them products.

Then there was a foodie, played by Kenan Thompsonoffers an honest review of chicken covered in fruity pebbles in his car and – of course – a traditional woman (Heidi Gardner) prepared meals for her family while she was heavily pregnant.

“As a 22-year-old mother of 10, I like to do everything by hand,” Gardner said as she put together her law degree to make paper for her children to color.

Chloe Fineman played the “Call Her Daddy” podcast host. Alex Cooper while Bowen Yang took influencers Harry Daniels as he sang along Maya Rudolph'S Kamala Harris, James Austin Johnson'S Donald Trumpand the episode's musical guest Billie Eilish.

“Here’s some rent, please stop following me,” Elish told him.

Hernandez interviewed Trump as Danny Nahbrah And Mikey Day danced as a weatherman through thunderstorm reports Nick Kosir. And Ego Nwodim has already insulted Chili's on Jefferson Avenue Dana Carvey'S Joe Biden booed in the Oval Office.

All of these parodies went down when the scroller received text alerts from the Harris-Walz campaign as well as “BAE,” who eventually told him, “You literally missed the birth of our son!!!”

Then a photo appeared of what appeared to be Gardner as the aforementioned pregnant traditional wife.

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The video was later posted to the show's YouTube page with the description: “Mindlessly scrolling through TikTok is the perfect distraction from becoming a dad.”

Saturday night's episode was hosted by Michael Keaton with musical guest Eilish performing her songs “Birds of a Feather” and “Wildflower.”

Alec Baldwin also returned to the show — not as Trump, but as Fox News' Bret Baier, who interviewed Rudolph as Harris for the cold open.