‘Saturday Night Live’ welcomes a new Joe Biden after Jim Carrey departs

This weekend on “Saturday Night Live,� cast member Alex Moffat stepped into President-elect Joe Biden’s shoes, filling a role vacated by Jim Carrey earlier in the day.

“Though my term was only meant to be 6 weeks, I was thrilled to be elected as your SNL President... comedy’s highest call of duty,� Carrey wrote on Twitter on Saturday. “I would love to go forward knowing that Biden was the victor because I nailed that s—. But I am just one in a long line of proud, fighting SNL Bidens!�

Moffat’s Biden was introduced in a cold open focused on Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. He emerged halfway through the sketch, doing a Willy Wonka-style somersault after hobbling in on a cane and an orthopedic boot.

“You look different somehow,� Bennett said. “Yep, I’m like Colonel Sanders,� Moffat replied. “Every time you see me, I’m a different guy. There’s a good chance that by this time next year, I’m going to be Mario Lopez. Now where are the vaccines at?�

Before Carrey, Jason Sudeikis, Woody Harrelson and John Mulaney have all portrayed Biden, to varying degrees of success. “SNL� returns Jan. 23, after Biden’s inauguration.

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