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Aidy Bryant’s Ted Cruz apologizes for Cancun trip on 'SNL', viewers say she 'deserves all the Emmys'

Aidy Bryant who is part of the cast on the late-night variety series ‘Saturday Night Live’, decked up in cornrows and baggy clothes and landed on Britney Spears's show (played by Chloe Fineman)

Apart from Rege-Jean Page and Bad Bunny, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Episode 13 of Season 46 also saw Aidy Bryant dressed up as Republican Senator Ted Cruz who is in the middle of weathering a controversy in Texas. Cruz has been in the news off-late after he flew to Cancun, Mexico for a vacation with his family while most of the state of Texas faced a massive power outage and severe snowstorm. He was also slammed for hiding behind his daughters to avoid criticism.

Aidy, who is part of the cast on the late-night variety series ‘Saturday Night Live’ since 2012, decked up in cornrows and baggy clothes and landed on the show of Britney Spears played by another cast member Chloe Fineman. The Internet also had their own share of fun as they rushed to Twitter to express how much they enjoyed her performance and how she completely nailed it.

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Aidy Bryant brutally mocks Ted Cruz

Aidy, who has earlier mocked Cruz on the show, was at it again when she landed on the talk show where celebrities on apology tours are hosted. Aidy opens with, “Hola, everyone!” Getting completely into her role of Cruz, she says, “I’m not tan. I just cried myself red over my fellow Texans. And that’s why I drink in their honor. Fineman as Britney then replies, "Texas is going through a huge criseseses. You literally abandoned it and flew the Cancun for a family vacaysh,” to which Aidy’s Cruz reverts, “That’s right. And now I’m in a little bit of hot water, which I’m told is the thing no one in Texas has.”

Britney then sticking to the format of her show asks Cruz, “Would you like to apologize?” “Absolutely. I deeply regret my actions over the last couple days. Mostly flying United. I’m sorry. I’m pretty bad at human stuff,” replies Cruz. Britney quickly asks Cruz, “Why people are calling you a coward, to which 'Cruz' answers, “Coward’ is the nicest word I heard. But let me ask you this. Would a coward have the cojones to blame his actions on his young daughters?” 

‘Aidy Bryant nailed it.’

'SNL' surely enjoys a massive fan following and as soon as Aidy’s segment aired on NBC, viewers rushed to Twitter to express how well she pulled off the job. One user said, “Aidy Bryant and the Weekend Update really roasted Ted Cruz’s ass to a crisp tonight lmfao #SNL” Another shared, “The spring season of #snl has been so much better now that #aidybryant is back. She is a delight.” One added, “Chubby Aidy Bryant trying her best to impersonate Ted Cruz, just like SNL.....failure. #SNL” The next one said, “This is one of the most hilarious sketches I’ve seen in a while. Ted Cruz ROASTED. Aidy Bryant nailed it. #SNL” One concluded, “The scary part is how much she looks like him.”  Among the tweets there were plenty of calls to award Aidy with one saying: "Playing Ted Cruz, Aidy Bryant deserves all the Emmys. #SNL"