The "Saturday Night Live" cold open this weekend tackled Sen. Ted Cruz’s criticism of Big Bird for encouraging kids to get the coronavirus vaccine on Twitter after the "Sesame Street" characters ...

Ted Cruz became a punching bag on social media last week after he criticized Big Bird (yes, the iconic Sesame Street character) for getting the COVID-19 vaccine, labeling the act “Government ...

Saturday Night Live took comedic aim at Ted Cruz's recent anti-Sesame Street rant in this week's cold open. Aidy Bryant reprised her celebrated impression on the Republican senator for special ...

Following a week in which Ted Cruz grabbed headlines for his Twitter attacks on Big Bird for spreading vaccine “propaganda,” Saturday Night Live used its cold open to skewer the Texas senator. Aidy ...

In an episode hosted by Jonathan Majors, this week’s Saturday Night Live cold open took Ted Cruz to a fictional version of Sesame Street. After Cruz spent the week attacking Big Bird on Twitter for ...

Saturday Night Live opened last night's show with a send-up of Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who earlier this month said a tweet from a children's television character — in which Sesame Street's Big ...

Sen. Ted Cruz decided to battle Big Bird on Twitter for promoting the COVID-19 vaccine for kids, and of course, "Saturday Night Live" took on this A-list feud by sending up GOP politicians, Britney ...

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