Melania Trump gatecrashes a barbecue

Opening sketch from SNL UK

Emma Sidi played Melania Trump  in the opening sketch of Saturday Night Live UK last night – randomly crashing a barbecue to insist that she definitely isn’t buddies with disgraced pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

In reference to the First Lady’s press conference this week, which apparently came out of nowhere, she told the strangers:  ‘I’m here to stop you nasty people spreading rumours about me’

‘We weren’t doing that, we weren’t even talking about you,’ came the reply,

Melania then admitted she was lonely, explaining: ‘I have no friends, since they all randomly died in a maximum security prison…’

Published: 12 Apr 2026

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