"Unfunny swing at being edgy" — Internet reacts to SNL's Colin Jost and Michael Che in Kamala Harris and Trump drag on THR cover 

As the popular TV show, Saturday Night Live AKA SNL celebrates its 50th anniversary, its hosts, Colin Jost and Michael Che were photographed on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter. Social media users were left shocked to see the two hosts as the 2024 US Presidential election candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on the cover page.

Social media users pour in their reactions as SNL hosts feature on the cover page of The Hollywood Reporter. (Image via X)

Amidst the election whirlwind, Saturday Night Live's and The Hollywood Reporter's choice of making Michael Che appear as Trump, and Colin Jost look like Kamala Harris has garnered a lot of responses from the masses.

An X user, @PopCrave shared the image of The Hollywood Reporter cover, and one netizen commented on it by stating:

“Feels like an unfunny swing at being edgy.”

Furthermore, many others also reacted by criticizing the cover, as the netizens stated that the drag was not funny.

“I diagnose them with Cringe,” commented one social media user.

“Do people find this funny,” wrote another X user.

“SNL, it’s that show your grandparents used to watch,” stated another internet user on the post.

“SNL hasn’t been funny since 2012,” mocked another.

Some others also got excited about the upcoming episode.

"These two are unstoppable," wrote another user.

"Great one," said another.

"These two are unstoppable, THR cover is well deserved!" wrote one user.

Furthermore, The Hollywood Reporter also shared the cover picture comprising of the SNL hosts claiming that the two will “skewer the craziest presidential contest in American history.”

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SNL Season 50 to air from September 28, 2024

While many netizens criticized the cover featuring the Saturday Night Live hosts to honor the 50th season, others are extremely excited about the show returning for its 50th season on September 28, 2024. As per NBC, the first episode airing on September 28, 2024, will feature Jean Smart, and it would be interesting, as it would be her first time hosting the show.

Furthermore, the first episode will also feature Jelly Roll as the musical guest. Thereafter, Nate Bargatze along with Coldplay are expected to feature in the episode airing in the second week, that is, on October 5, 2024. In the month of October, Ariana Grande, and Michael Keaton would also be seen as hosts, while Billie Eilish and Stevie Nicks would be seen as musical guests.

For the unversed, SNL, AKA Saturday Night Live started in October 1975 and has had a fixed pattern ever since it was released. With a celebrity guest as a host, each episode has a few sketches, and the musical guests join the show.

Throughout the years, the show has won several awards and nominations, including the Primetime Emmy Awards, Writers Guild of America Awards, Peabody Awards, and many more.