'Run, Jeffery, run': SNL takes on Sessions's Russia ties

"I always say, life is like a box of chocolate," said Saturday Night Live'sKate McKinnonas U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions as Tom Hanks' Forrest Gump.

"Sure are a whole lot of brown ones in there."

In the first episode since Feb. 12., SNLtook on Sessions' recent Russia-related troubles in the cold opening, using a Forrest Gumptrope to poke fun at his inability to remember a meeting with the Russian ambassador.

"I didn't know what to do, so my lawyer said, 'Run, Jeffery, Run,'" saidMcKinnon's Sessions. "I started running and running."

The skit was timely but shallow, relying heavily on the spoof trope.

Supporting characters taketurns in the famous "box of chocolates" bus stopscenein which "Sessions" describes a tough week that "started with a congressional hearing."

At one point,the Sessions/Gumpcharacter fist bumps witha shirtless VladimirPutin.

Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer had hosting duties, and Father John Misty was the musical guest.

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