"Trump (James Austin Johnson) acts as host for the ceremony, which he hopes will distract from what all my little freaks and psychos in ICE are doing and my dead purple hands. He joins vice-president (for now) JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane) to give himself the first award. This is followed by horrifying monsters Aunt Gladys (Sarah Sherman) from the movie Weapons and White House adviser Stephen Miller (Andrew Dismukes) handing out the award for best ass kisser to Kristi Noem (Ashley Padilla)."
"Then, Trump's close ex-friend Elon Musk (Mike Myers) accepts an honorary award for Lifetime Achievement in Comedy (even if he doesn't always intend it), glitching out while also paying tribute to some of the things we lost over the last year: the East Wing of the White House, Nato, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and more. A solid skewering of Trump's insatiable lust for recognition, as seen by his pathetic acceptance of a re-gifted Nobel Prize from that woman whose name I already forgot."
"Johnson and co's focus on Trump's obvious and grotesquely physical and mental deterioration have been a welcome addition to the character. It's also nice to see Myers back, as he's mostly managed to nail the second-hand embarrassment always wafting off Musk. That said and especially in light of ICE agents killing a second civilian in Minneapolis the show could have and should have gone harder at the administration, especially Noem, Miller and Vance, all of whom have acted as face for DHS's campaign of terror."
A mock awards ceremony features Trump as host, awarding himself and interrupting others to satisfy his craving for attention. JD Vance appears as vice-president for the self-congratulatory bits, while monsters and advisers hand out cynical prizes. Kristi Noem is presented as a recipient before Trump commandeers the moment. Elon Musk accepts a glitchy Lifetime Achievement in Comedy award and lists symbolic losses from the year. Performances highlight Trump's physical and mental deterioration and resurrecting second-hand embarrassment around Musk. The sketch draws praise for its portrayals but faces criticism for not more forcefully confronting ICE-related violence and administration figures.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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