New York (CNN Business) "Saturday Night Live" took on the biggest story of the week by tackling the congressional hearing of President Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen.

The NBC variety show opened with Kenan Thompson playing representative Elijah Cummings. Thompson's Cummings asked those in the hearing to stay professional and to not "ooh and ah" if they heard something outrageous. "This is not 'Married with Children,'" he told the crowd.

"Alright, now for any other president this hearing would be the most damning and humiliating day of their lives," Thompson's Cummings began. "But for Trump, it's just Wednesday."

"SNL" then brought out actor Ben Stiller to play Cohen, who opened the hearing by reading a prepared statement.

"Thank you for inviting me here today to correct the record under oath," said Stiller's Cohen. "Of course, the first time I testified was also under oath, but this time I, like, really mean it."

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