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'SNL': Scarlett Johansson Makes Surprise Cameo as Katie Britt to Mock GOP's State of the Union Response

The actress made an unexpected appearance in this week's cold open sketch.

As soon as Katie Britt finished the GOP response to President Biden's State of the Union speech, commenters online were instantly predicting that Saturday Night Live would be mocking it during this week's cold open. But tonight, I'll be auditioning for the part of scary mom," Johansson's Britt explained, "And I'll be performing an original monologue called 'This Country Is Hell.'" The appearance from Johansson (who also played Ivanka Trump in past surprise cameos) is easy to understand, considering she's married to SNL head writer Colin Jost, it's cool to see the show bringing on some star power as the election season begins to heat up.

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