Matt Damon plays Brett Kavanaugh on 'SNL' season opener

“Saturday Night Live” kicked off its 44th season by offering its take on the divisive Senate Judiciary hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford.

Saturday's premiere of the NBC sketch comedy show used Kavanaugh's portion of Thursday's hearing as fodder for its cold open - complete with a cardboard cutout of hearing attendee Alyssa Milano and mock renderings of Kavanaugh's ”beautiful, creepy calendars.”

The sketch featured Matt Damon as Kavanaugh, while “SNL” alum Rachel Dratch portrayed Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Cast member Aidy Bryant appeared as attorney Rachel Mitchell, while Cecily Strong and Alex Moffat played Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Grassley. And adding yet another impression to her roster, Kate McKinnon channeled the fury of Sen. Lindsey Graham.

“I'm here tonight because of a sham - a political con job orchestrated by the Clintons, and George Soros, and Kathy Griffin and Mr. Ronan Sinatra,” Damon's Kavanaugh shouted during the sketch, contorting his face at times and angrily turning pages.

“I am usually an optimist: I'm a keg-is-half-filled kind of guy,” Damon's Kavanaugh continued, referring to the role beer played in the Thursday questioning.

The sketch also spoofed the optics surrounding attorney Mitchell. Bryant's Mitchell was referred to as a “human shield” and “female assistant” during the sketch.

“I'm here mostly for Twitter,” Bryant's Mitchell says. Before she even begins, she's interrupted and sidelined.

And there was McKinnon's turn as Graham, launching into Graham's fiery defense of Kavanaugh before declaring: "This is my audition for Mr. Trump's Cabinet and also for a regional production of ‘The Crucible.'"

When Strong's Feinstein asked Damon's Kavanaugh whether he has the right temperament to be on the U.S. Supreme Court, the response was charged.

“I went to Yale!” Damon's Kavanuagh shouted. “I worked my butt off to get here. I busted my buns. I lifted weights … if you think I'm angry now, you just wait till I get on that Supreme Court - ‘cause then you're all going to pay.” He then reaches for a “can of water,” shotgunning it before signaling the start of the show.