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“Saturday Night Live” Spoofs Gordon Sondland Again, This Time with Will Ferrell

Last week, the show briefly spoofed the Portland hotelier turned diplomat in a sketch presenting the presidential impeachment hearings as a soap opera. There, he was played by cast member Kyle Mooney. On Saturday, he turned up again, this time portrayed by a much bigger name: SNL alum Will Ferrell.

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Watch “Saturday Night Live” Spoof Gordon Sondland In a Sketch Portraying the Impeachment Hearings as a Soap Opera

About halfway through the sketch, Sondland, played by the criminally underused Kyle Mooney, appears to declare, “I know I said in earlier testimony that there was no quid pro quo, but that’s because I had…amnesia!”

Former U.S. Sen. Al Franken Will Speak in Portland This Fall

Former U.S. Senator Al Franken is coming to Portland on Oct. 2 for a talk at Revolution Hall.

Watch Owen Wilson Spoof Oregon Cult Leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh in a Parody of “Wild Wild Country”

Wild Wild Country has been satirized by the popular comedy show Documentary Now!

“Saturday Night Live” Pokes Fun at Portland Podcasters with “Poddys” Award Show Sketch

Saturday Night Live took aim at Portland podcasters over the weekend.

Saturday Night Live Takes on Oregon’s Rajneesh Cult in a Brilliant “Wild Wild Country” Parody

Since its release last month, the six-part documentary Wild Wild Country—which chronicles the rise and fall of Oregon’s Rajneesh cult through interviews with former Rajneeshees—has gained national acclaim.

A Paul McCartney Primer For Young People

He was in a band called the Beatles, which was fairly popular in its day, despite having a pretty embarrassing name when you think about it.

Hotseat: Brooks Wheelan

Not very many people are both a biomedical engineer and a Saturday Night Live alum. In fact, Brooks Wheelan might be the only person on earth with both on his resume.

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