In this SNL sketch, Charles Barkley interrupts the March Madness chat to make the surprisingly salient point that he hopes that the war in Iran will end soon, because “war is turrible.” Barkley has a way of saying that word. He continues to chime in with his political views instead of opinions about basketball, such as being happy Pam Bondi was fired, or how weird Kristi Noem’s husband looks in those pictures with him having balloons in his shirt. And the segment surprisingly ends with Kristi Noem herself joining the basketball show, talking about how much she misses working in the White House.
2. Trump Warns Iran To Accept His Ultimatum Or Face His Next Ultimatum – The Onion
The Onion captures the seemingly endless rhetoric of President Trump trying to end the war in Iran in this piece. He warns that this speech will lead to another one, as the article puts it, “put down your weapons or I will ask you to put down your weapons later.” At the end of the article, Iranians learn not to test Trump’s patience, or that patience will be longer than the Iranians initially anticipated.
3. Rescued F-15 Pilot Asks If They Can Go Back For His Airpods – The Babylon Bee
The Babylon Bee manages to combine the war in Iran with a funny look at the priorities of youth culture, as an airman who was rescued from the war zone asks if they can go back for his AirPods. His rescuers point out that going back for them would be certain death, but other than that, an AirPod rescue sounds like a good idea. This doesn’t stop the airman from also asking if they can rescue his water bottle with his favorite stickers on it.
4. Trump Seizes Vatican, Arrests Pope As War Criminal – The Humor Times
Trump’s rhetoric of war mongering reaches new and exotic locations, as the President orders a strike on the Vatican when the Pope criticized the war in Iran. Trump also tries to outsmart the biblical ritual of washing feet by wearing fancy Oxford shoes that protect his feet from getting dirty. The article ends with a classic joke about the President, as there are rumors of a big golf course in the new “American Vatican.”
5. Sir Keir Starmer Is Here To Inspire Britain – SNL UK
Knowing that his previous speeches about Iran were kind of boring, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer recruits footballer Harry Kane to give a speech, who rambles about how great a waterway the Strait of Hormuz is. Starmer adds to his celebrity power with Academy Award-winning actress and British comedian Olivia Colman, who jokingly thinks the war in Iran is kind of sexual, what with all the oil play. The PM tries to end it with an inspiring cameo from children’s cartoon character Peppa Pig, but the nicest thing she can muster is that life is short, and we’ll all be dead soon enough. An excellent showcase for the show’s celebrity impressions.
