Pennywise Drops In on SNL's Halloween Weekend Update
Ben Marshall appeared as Pennywise, the killer clown from Stephen King's It, during the Halloween edition of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, according to Variety.
Weekend Update is the news-desk segment of NBC's sketch show, where anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che deliver jokes about the week's headlines. The Halloween broadcast leaned on politics and the holiday in equal measure.
Jost joked that Vice President JD Vance said he was jealous that President Donald Trump had never complimented his butt. The episode also included jokes about comments Trump had made about candidates' posteriors.
The segment's sharpest moment came from Che. Discussing Israel's election, he said: "This week, a record number of people voted in Israel's election, which is great to see, regardless of if you're on the right side, or the left side, or the genocide." Jost responded with a joking grimace, a reaction the broadcast captured on screen.
Weekend Update is a live, one-night-only format. Each joke goes out in the moment, and the segment's reach depends on clips and transcripts shared after the broadcast. Marshall's Pennywise cameo fits that pattern: a single appearance, tied to the holiday, that audiences could see on the night.
For viewers who missed it, the broadcast's jokes are the easiest way to catch up. Anyone looking for the full episode can find the Halloween edition through NBC's own listings.
