https://decider.com/2017/12/18/snl-where-are-the-recurring-characters/

With Alec Baldwin’s Trump dominating the show, it seems like recurring characters have been relegated to “Weekend Update.” ALSO: How SNL writer Julio Torres came up with the Avatar font viral video "Papyrus.” (http://ew.com/tv/2017/12/19/snl-writer-julio-torres-avatar-sketch/)

Well, politics are front and center right now. But SNL always had a lot of politics on the show.