“Often, we ask whether or not there might be rain on Purim, however this yr we’re asking if there might be ballistic missiles,” stated Eretz Nehederet host Eyal Kitzis on the Wednesday night time broadcast of the Israeli comedy present on Keshet 12.
It was one other week the place the writers had to determine learn how to make enjoyable of the standoff between the US and Iran.
The producers determined to carry again US President Donald Trump (Omer Etzion) and depicted Channel 12’s Washington correspondent Barak Ravid, getting a name from him in the midst of his State of the Union tackle, which occurred the night time earlier than.
Trump had really spoken to Ravid by telephone earlier this week, and on Eretz Nehederet, the president was pleasant to the reporter, saying, “Now the place was I? Giving a speech,” after which went into considered one of his stream-of-consciousness rants about singer Nicki Minaj’s fingernails.
Kitzis stated that since, within the midst of the longest State of the Union tackle in US historical past, Trump had time to speak about Minaj’s nails, he should have time to reply just a few questions concerning the Iranian scenario.
After Kitzis talked about the army buildup within the space, Trump responded warmly, saying, “Sure, my stunning armada. Nice armada. Ya gotta love armada. It’s armada-f***er, man.”
‘I’m going to inform Khamenei, no extra video games’
Requested how the armada would assist stress Iran’s Supreme Chief, Ali Khamenei, to signal an settlement, Trump answered, “I’m going to inform Khamenei, no extra video games, your time is up. It’s the ultimate deadline. Hit it, JD.”
US Vice President JD Vance, who was sitting behind him, took out a keyboard and performed, “The Ultimate Countdown.” Trump sang alongside, however modified the phrases barely, singing, “It’s the ultimate deadline.”
Khamenei (Yaniv Biton) answered, complaining that Kitzis had requested how he was doing in his bunker, which he discovered demeaning. The Iranian chief went on to say the settlement was near being signed.
“There are just a few small gaps… They need us to surrender our weapons; we need to take them aside with our weapons,” he stated.
“We wish a reactor for peaceable functions. We wish atomic bombs for peace. And ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads… for peaceable functions.” Requested what sort of peace that might be, he responded, “Peace on Israel.”
Trump interrupted to say, “Mr. Khamenei, it’s important to signal the deal. Say the magic phrase. I’m supplying you with 48 hours.”
After some extra bars of “The Ultimate Countdown,” he continued, “So what do you say?” Khamenei responded with a easy, “No.” Trump shot again, “You made me do it. Should you gained’t signal within the subsequent 48 hours, I’ll … provide you with another week!” Khamenei answered within the detrimental once more.
Trump answered, “You requested for it! Should you gained’t signal in a single week, I’ve no alternative however to offer you one other month!” Khamenei requested the president to ship him “The Ultimate Countdown” on a disk.
Khamenei went on to complain about having to cover underground and play with a stuffed monkey doll. “After they took away the Houthis and Hezbollah, that is all that I’ve left,” he stated, including, “It’s like kissing my mom, nevertheless it has much less fur than she does.”
He then introduced out considered one of his sons, who can be in hiding, they usually did a podcast. Khamenei berated his son for being too apologetic, saying, “I killed 30,000 protesters and didn’t even say ‘Oops.’”
Asking his son what he was planning on doing as soon as they might reside aboveground once more, the son stated he was pondering of going into advertising.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Mariano Edelman) arrived, however he didn’t have any solutions both. As a substitute, he introduced his spouse, Sara (Alma Zack), and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s visiting Israel, on stage.
Modi needed to depart forward of the Iranian assault, however he was offered with a letter that he learn aloud, which turned out to be the textual content of a 25-year-old McDonald’s business about strolling on sizzling coals, an advert that was criticized as ethnic stereotyping.
The comedy present pivoted to different occasions from this week, together with how journalist Lucy Aharish (Shani Cohen) and her husband, actor Tsahi Halevi (Eli End), have been harassed by a right-wing protester who doesn’t like the concept of combined Arab-Jewish {couples} and is in opposition to all the things the opinionated Aharish has to say that’s important of the federal government.
Nationwide Safety Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (Orel Tsabari) joined in to berate her, saying if she didn’t cease talking Arabic, she would find yourself at Abu Kabir Forensic Institute, i.e. that she can be killed.
Because the theme music performed from Fauda, one of many exhibits he appeared in, Halevi stepped as much as her protection, mentioning to Ben Gvir that he’s an elite undercover military unit, in contrast to Ben Gvir and his buddies.
Aharish extolled her husband’s many virtues, saying that each girl would envy her, besides the one who married Halevi’s Fauda costar, Idan Amedi.
Different segments included one through which Israel’s champion kickboxer, Ahavat Hashem Gordon, who defeated a boastful Turkish opponent in a contest this week, got here onstage and fought Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Eli End).
On the finish, Kitzis stated the present can be again with a Purim present in per week, “If it’s Trump’s will,” however that we nonetheless have a beautiful nation.
