Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) approves of Scarlett Johansson’s depiction of her on “Saturday Night Live,” saying it’s “great” that the “Black Widow” actress was selected to parody her State of the Union response last week.
“I was actually pretty excited about that,” Britt stated about Johansson’s casting in an interview on Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) “Verdict” podcast. “I thought, you know what, obviously [you] know we’re going to be the cold open, like how is this going to work out? And you wonder, who in the world is going to play you,” Britt told Cruz..
“I mean, how great is that?” she inquired.
“In “SNL’s” opening segment following the senator’s delivery of the Republican reaction to President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday, they made fun of Britt.
Johansson In a gesture to critics who had ridiculed Britt for seeming overly dramatic, Johansson stated on the NBC comedy show, “My name is Katie Britt and I have the honor of serving the great people of Alabama. But tonight I’ll be auditioning the part of scary mom performing an original monologue called ‘This Country is Hell.’” Britt confessed to Cruz on Wednesday’s podcast, “A bingo card of 2024 for Katie Britt—I did not have this on it. And certainly didn’t have Scarlett Johansson playing me.”
The 42-year-old lawmaker mentioned she may have gained some points with her kids because of Johansson’s impersonation.
“I said, ‘You know, look, it could be worse. I mean, Scarlett Johansson. Here you have Black Widow—they bring in someone from ‘Avengers’ to play me in the cold open. I’m here for it,” she expressed.
“And I am genuinely envious because, look, ‘SNL’ has come after me a bunch of times. They don’t ever have Tom Cruise play me!” he added.
“How come you get a gorgeous movie star? That is a real compliment that you ought to be pretty psyched with,” Cruz told Britt.
“At least you are played by a woman,” the Texas Republican commented, remembering how the show selected cast member Aidy Bryant to portray him in 2021.
“She’s really humorous,” Cruz said of Bryant. “I laughed. I thought it was great. And she looks pretty good in the beard, by the way. It’s a good look.”
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) approves of Scarlett Johansson’s depiction of her on “Saturday Night Live,” saying it’s “great” that the “Black Widow” actress was selected to parody her State of the Union response last week. “I was actually pretty excited about that,” Britt stated about Johansson’s casting in an interview…
“At least you are played by a woman,” the Texas Republican said, recalling how the show tapped cast member Aidy Bryant to portray him in 2021.
“She’s really funny,” Cruz said of Bryant. “I laughed. I thought it was awesome. And she looks pretty good in the beard, by the way. It’s a good look.”
