Matt Damon’s Brett Kavanaugh Roasts Trump Allies in SNL’s Latest Bar Cold Open

Matt Damon’s Brett Kavanaugh is back, and he’s still as unapologetically brazen as ever. On the May 9 episode of Saturday Night Live, Damon reprised his now-legendary impression of the Supreme Court Justice in a “Bar Cold Open” alongside Colin Jost’s Pete Hegseth and Aziz Ansari’s Kash Patel. The trio’s barroom banter was a razor-sharp satire of the Trump administration’s most notorious scandals and controversies.

The sketch opens with Hegseth boasting about his signature “reverse Irish Car Bomb” drink while lamenting that none of Trump’s crew drinks as much as he does — a claim quickly proven false. Then Kavanaugh slams his gavel on the bar, ordering “six Bud Lights and three shots of Jamo,” before joking about women covering their drinks, a pointed nod to his own multiple sexual assault allegations. Hegseth fires back referencing his own 2017 sexual assault investigation, which ended with a $50,000 payoff to the accuser. The two then bond over their shared histories of controversy and brag about “starting a war” and ending abortion rights, highlighting the dark underbelly of their political legacies.

Aziz Ansari’s Kash Patel enters with a proud announcement: he’s created his own custom FBI bourbon — a real product, according to multiple sources cited by The Atlantic, though the FBI insists Patel followed ethics rules in distributing it. This absurd detail perfectly encapsulates the surreal corruption and self-dealing that defined Trump’s inner circle.

The punchline comes when Kavanaugh drops a bombshell: “We’re gonna let Trump do a third term.” When Hegseth points out the obvious constitutional problem, Kavanaugh casually explains that Trump “found the original Constitution and at the end he wrote, ‘Sike!’” It’s a biting joke about the administration’s blatant disregard for democratic norms and legal limits.

This isn’t Damon’s first rodeo as Kavanaugh. Colin Jost, who plays Hegseth, originally recruited Damon for the role in a last-minute 2018 cold open. Damon flew cross-country with just three hours to prepare, quickly mastering the impression that has since become a staple of SNL’s political satire.

The sketch’s irreverent tone and sharp commentary cut through the usual political spin, exposing the hypocrisy and abuse of power that continue to plague Trump’s allies. It’s a reminder that holding these figures accountable requires not just facts but fearless humor that refuses to look away.

Watch the full “Kavanaugh Hegseth Patel Bar Cold Open” on NBC or stream it anytime on Peacock. It’s a must-see for anyone tracking the ongoing saga of corruption and authoritarianism in the Trump era.