Live, From New York... Who Will Play Donald Trump?
All (logical) signs point to a Darrell Hammond reprise.
They say most things get better with age. So perhaps Darrell Hammond, age 59, is indeed the right way to go in two weeks when Saturday Night Live returns with a cold open that will no doubt be connected in some way to 69-year-old presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Last month, Page Six suggested that show announcer Hammond is in the running for a Trump return. The report was published a day after Mediaite resurrected some fun circa-2004 SNL skits, including one in which a plumber played by Trump pays a house call to a Trump played by Hammond.
If Hammond does wind up reprising Trump, will he change it up? The actor offered a clue earlier this year when he spoke to The Washington Post’s Hunter Schwartz:
“I’ve seen such a more energized Trump, a louder Trump, a more passionate Trump,” Hammond said.
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