'SNL' tackles pro-Palestine campus protests: 'I'll tell you what ain't free: Columbia'

‘SNL’ tackles pro-Palestine campus protests: ‘I’ll tell you what ain’t free: Columbia’


Saturday Night Live” addressed the pro-Palestine protests happening at college campuses across the country. The comedy skit show focused on the perspective of the parents paying exorbitant tuition for their children to skip classes to establish encampments.

A pro-Palestinian protest erupted on Tuesday at Columbia University, where dozens of demonstrators barricaded themselves in the university’s Hamilton Hall. There were 112 people arrested at Columbia on Tuesday, 32 were not affiliated with the university, according to an NYPD official.

There are reports that Columbia University is reconsidering holding commencement ceremonies because of security concerns stemming from the pro-Palestinian protests.

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This week’s cold open of “SNL” had parents of college students discussing the ongoing protests which have gotten aggressive in several instances.

Actors Kenan Thompson, Heidi Gardner, and

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