Will Ferrell opens SNL as George W. Bush to remind folks ‘I used to be as soon as essentially unfriendly’

Saturday Night Stay host Will Ferrell revived his iconic impression of President George W. Bush on this week’s opening monologue.

“It’s I, George W. Bush, and likewise that it’s probably you’ll bear in mind that the ‘W’ stands for, ‘Whazzaaap?!’” started Ferrell’s Bush, who was as soon as addressing the nation from his Texas home the save he constructed an Oval Explain of job assure for those instances when he wants to faux he’s level-headed the commander-in-chief.

After recapping what he’s been up to since leaving the White House (oil artwork and getting his MFA from the College of Phoenix), Ferrell addressed the truth that his approval ratings are at an all-time excessive since Trump took on the presidency.

“The level is, I’m all straight away popular AF,” he mentioned.

On the opposite hand, he quick outlined why folks shouldn’t wish he was as soon as lend a hand in the Oval Explain of job. “I appropriate wished to tackle my fellow People tonight and remind you guys that I used to be as soon as essentially unfriendly — like, historically no longer appropriate,” mentioned Ferrell. “I ranking why you don’t like this most standard man. Heck, I voted for Jill Stein your whole map. But please don’t peruse lend a hand at my presidency and deem, [singing to Montell Jordan’s song] ‘Right here’s how we make it.’”

He also went on to preserve some photography at every Vice President Mike Pence and frail Vice President Dick Cheney.

“You take grasp of to must evaluate VPs for a second? I’ve heard some complaints about Mike Pence, nonetheless if you knew half the stuff Cheney was as soon as up to, you’d preserve ‘no cakes for gays’ in a heartbeat,” he mentioned. “Some disclose Mike Pence is heartless, nonetheless bear in mind Dick Cheney was as soon as actually heartless. At this level, it’s appropriate LEGOs in there.”

One other highlight of the sketch was as soon as how Ferrell addressed the Russia investigation: “Lend a hand in my day, we didn’t let Russians rig our elections. We old style the Supreme Courtroom like People.”

Forward of the monologue ended, Leslie Jones joined Ferrell onstage as Bush’s Secretary of Explain Condoleezza Rice to lend a hand him voice a parody of the All in the Family theme song.

Look clips from the sketch in the above tweets.