Senators Ted Cruz and Katie Britt joked about being portrayed on Saturday Night Live after “hot” Scarlett Johansson played Britt for a State of the Union skit.
Sitting down on Cruz’s podcast, the two discussed their personal experiences being portrayed on SNL with the senator from Texas pointing out that at least Britt was “played by a woman.”
Listen:
“Scarlett Johansson is hot, and I am genuinely jealous … At least you were played by a woman … I’ve also been played by a woman. They cast Aidy Bryant as me … She looks pretty good in a beard, by the way.”
— Sen. Ted Cruz talks SNL portrayals with Sen. Katie Britt on his pod pic.twitter.com/xZTUBcb4MH
— The Recount (@therecount) March 13, 2024
“And by the way, the thing that was the coolest is you’re played by Scarlett Johansson,” Cruz leads off.
“I mean, how awesome is that?” Britt responds humorously.
“Okay, Katie, look, Scarlett Johansson is hot,” Cruz adds, eliciting delighted laughter from Britt. “And, alright, I am genuinely jealous cuz look SNL has come after me a bunch of times. They don’t ever have Tom Cruise play me! How come you get a gorgeous movie star? That is a real compliment that you oughta be pretty psyched with.”
Later in the clip Cruz pays a compliment to the woman who also played him on the show.
“By the way, in terms of Republican portrayals, like they have had some vicious ones. Let’s start off with: At least you were played by a woman,” Cruz said. “When SNL has had me, I’ve also been played by a woman.”
“They cast Aidy Bryant as me, and she’s really funny and like, coming off the whole Cancun thing they had her in cornrows and sipping a margarita, and it was hysterical; I thought it was awesome. She looks pretty good in a beard, by the way.” Cruz chuckled.
Johansson played Britt, who gave the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s SOTU address. The response was widely panned by both allies and critics and arguably overshadowed by former President Donald Trump’s more humorous take.
Watch:
Sen. Katie Britt delivers the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address pic.twitter.com/x7mDzO1sWP
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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