Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Trial Cold Open - SNL

Johnny Depp (Kyle Mooney) and his lawyer (Aidy Bryant) show evidence in the courtroom.

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[Koofy]

I can't believe the actual trial is funnier than the scripted SNL skit...

[calmingvoice]

They could have literally just reenacted the part about the muffins word for word and it would have been funnier.

[Khushi-Shah]

They really had "my dog stepped on a bee" right in their fûcking corner and this is the best they came up with.

[siosio]

The funniest part was when Kenan said “Damn I hate this job” because of how much he sounded like he meant it

[lukemartin]

This skit will go down in SNL history as one of their biggest missed opportunities.

[seajaimiller]

The fact that the “Real” trial is funnier then this skit is hilarious.

[justinboros]

5 Minutes of my life that I will never ever get back. Thanks SNL.

[laurenc]

So easy to watch this without laughing.

[JeanPaulBeaubier]

I don't get the impression that anyone who wrote this was actually really watching the trial

[i.l.m.]

There are literally hundreds of TikToks about this trial that are funnier than this cold open.

[WillPrestonD]

its a good job they put a laughter track over this

[anitaspencer]

Not only did someone originally pitch the idea for this sketch, thinking it was funny, but then people also had to collectively decide that it was a good idea to make it happen. Some people worked to write it, and then some of them even decided to act it out in front of a live audience, and potentially to millions of others across the world. And they all said "Yes, this is a GOOD idea". That's the minimum of all the layers that sketch had to go through before it got to us.

[lmaoqasim]

That moment the actual entire trial is funnier than this sketch.

[Ohsolovely]

This sketch had so much potential but the writers dropped the ball. SO much to work with

[andrewrai]

The real trial was waaaay more funnier and entertaining!

[SH-okov]

Me watching the trial:😅😭🤣🪦
Me watching this skit of the trial:😐😑

[kristasimpson]

Did a team of writers really gather together and agree that this is good enough to air? 😅

[lee.is.here]

Man...they completely missed the mark on the lawyers from Amber's side. One of them literally objected to their own question.

[xzcvzxvxcvz]

I hope I remember to say “Damn! Smell like boo boo in hea!” when I step into work tomorrow

[astropioneer]

I love how genuinely happy everyone is when they do the "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!!!" bit at the end.