It was less of a concept or observation than a baffling, unexpected contract: If you go with this extremely silly sketch ...

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On "SNL," the sketch involved Aykroyd and Belushi ... You can hear the genuine shock in the audience when Obama takes off his, well, Obama mask, and reveals that it's really him underneath.

Then, in 2004 — 20 years after “SNL” gave Jesse Jackson the Studio 8H stage — Donald was brought in to host following the success of his reality competition series “The Apprentice.” The Obama Years.