Searxng/Saturday Night Live March Celebrity SNL's Kenan Thompson as Charles Barkley hijacks a March Madness panel for wild rants on politics, Iran, and NASA's Artemis II mission. April 5, 2026 AceShowbiz - In the latest "Saturday Night Live" cold open, the March Madness panel show was hilariously interrupted by Kenan Thompson's portrayal of Charles Barkley, who diverted the conversation toward pressing political issues and NASA's Artemis II mission.