Yahoo News Theresa May mocked by Saturday Night Live during Brexit sketch with Matt Damon as David Cameron: 'No one in the world likes me'
US television show Saturday Night Live has poked fun at Theresa May in a skit mocking her Brexit troubles.
Theresa May played by Kate McKinnon starts the comedic sketch by copying the prime minister’s famed dance moves from her speech at the Conservative Party conference earlier this year.
She then tells the audience: “What a dreadful week it's been. My Brexit deal is falling apart, I almost got voted out and no one in the world likes me at all."
Kate McKinnon was also joined by Matt Damon who played David Cameron.
He was introduced by the prime minister as the man who “bounced and left me to clean up this mess.”
Damon then tells her: “You know what’s funny? People hate me but they really hate you. Even though I did Brexit. I mean you’ve got to laugh.”
The sketch then continues with Mrs May introducing her next guest Voldermort. She tells the audience: “He’s the one person in Britain, more reviled than me.”
However Voldermort appears to distance himself from her, worried about his public image.
The sketch was popular on social media.
Alexandra De Luca wrote on Twitter: “For once, staying up for SNL was a perfect choice because they had a Brexit sketch in which Voldermort was embarrassed to be associated with Theresa May and all my nightmares have been realised.”
While another user said: “I appreciate not too many Americans know how f***** the UK is under Brexit but I very much appreciated this.”
And Tom Ruzyllo commented: “You know Brexit is going swimmingly when it ends up as a sketch on SNL.
“Theresa May’s dance and Matt Damon as David Cameron is something I need to see more of.”
In a pointed swipe at the Labour heavyweight, the Prime Minister said a second referendum would amount to Parliament abdicating responsibility.
But the outspoken attack on Mr Blair came amid reports two of the Prime Minister's most senior allies are making preparations for a possible referendum on the final terms of the deal.
Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington, Mrs May's defacto deputy, has met Labour MPs to discuss a cross-party consensus on the idea of a new vote, according to the Sunday Times.
