The country is desperate for a laugh and President Trump is providing more than enough material. But without Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy reprising their roles as the celebrity president and his irritable press secretary, the writers at Saturday Night Live fell short this week.

The comics rolled out a stale satire into a mockumentary trailer called Courage, Compassion, Country: The TBD Story. The edgy and original punchline? Republicans are idiots for not acting more like Democrats.