Last night’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” started with a simple question: What still works?

Turns out — not much. In the cold open, cast member Kate McKinnon played the host of a talk show interviewing the viral breakout stars of the 2021 newscycle. All the big names were there: the Republican Party, the stock market, Twitter, Facebook, the vaccination program. It was truly a who’s who of American clusterfucks.