The real-life raccoon that got wasted in a Virginia liquor store got more time in the spotlight via Sherman’s portrayal.

Colin Jost recently stepped away from the " Weekend Update " desk to reprise his role as an angry, aggro Pete Hegseth.

Melissa McCarthy returned for to host for the sixth time.

Colin Jost reprised his blistering impression of embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Jost, who rarely appears on Saturday Night Live outside of “Weekend Update,” portrayed Hegseth as an aggressive,

Colin Jost impersonated the defense secretary in a Pentagon press conference about the U.S. military strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats.

"Let's say, if I had a drink for every Venezuelan we've killed, I'd really like that number of drinks," said Donald Trump's fog of warred Secretary of Defense/War tonight in Saturday Night Live's unusually high temperature cold open.

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After a two-week hiatus and a Thanksgiving celebration, Saturday Night Live finally returned in the first week of December with a bang. The cold open .

Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update pulled no punches on President Donald Trump this week, with anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che skewering him over his connections to the Epstein emails released this week. SEE ALSO: Donald Trump crashes Epstein email ...

Sarah Sherman dressed up as the viral drunk raccoon who broke into a Virginia liquor store in a “Saturday Night Live” skit. “Here to explain their actions is that drunk raccoon,” comedian Colin Jost said during the “Weekend Update” segment.

Colin Jost dusted off his acting chops on this week’s Saturday Night Live, dropping in outside of “Weekend Update” to revive his blistering impression of embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — and the show did not go easy on him.