Surprise, surprise: “Saturday Night Live” proved to be reliably left-leaning in its most recent show.

The show’s increasingly lazy writing took on the recent arrest of Roger Stone and the temporary deal to end the partial government shutdown amid a stalemate between President Donald Trump and Democrat lawmakers to finance a border security wall between the United States and Mexico.

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“Father of the Bride” and “Cheaper by the Dozen” star Steve Martin made an appearance in the show as Stone. Martin’s Stone was appearing on a parody version of Tucker Carlson’s Fox News program, “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

Carlson, played by Alex Moffat, praised Trump for ending the government shutdown — while also mocking him.

“Our top story tonight: President Trump’s heroic end to the shutdown,” Moffat’s Carlson said. “It did take him 35 days, but he was finally able to get no wall.”

In addition to Martin’s appearance as Stone, Cecily Strong played Fox News host and Trump supporter Jeanine Pirro in the segment.

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“Tucker, we have to take a Marie Kondo approach to cleaning up this country,” said Strong’s version of Pirro, referring to the Japanese organizational expert. “If something doesn’t spark joy, throw it out. And you know what doesn’t spark joy in me? Guatemalans.”

When Martin appeared as Stone, he did his best to make the conservative commentator and strategist look like a fool.

“What a fun couple of days,” said Martin as Stone. “I’m loving the ride. Go, Nixon!”

“Mr. Stone, I think what you’re really trying to say is that you’re a feeble old man, right?” Moffat’s Carlson said in an attempt to create a legal defense for Martin’s Stone.

“The whole experience was so harrowing. And afterward I could only manage one radio interview. And a speech from the steps of the courthouse. And two appearances on television. It’s horrible!”

“Oh, yeah, right,” said Martin’s Stone. “The pity thing I want to go to. I’m just a poor, helpless old man. I’m 66. I’m almost as old as Sting.”

“And that’s why it was so awful the way the police raided your home,” said Moffat’s Carlson. Many have criticized police for the seemingly excessive force used to raid Stone’s residence.

Martin’s Stone replied, “Exactly. The whole experience was so harrowing. And afterward I could only manage one radio interview. And a speech from the steps of the courthouse. And two appearances on television. It’s horrible!”

Martin’s Stone also said he was financing his legal campaign by selling merchandise. (In actuality, Stone is selling merchandise based on his current legal predicament.)

“I set up a donation page based on a phrase people everywhere have been yelling at me: ‘Hey Roger, go fund yourself,’” Martin’s Stone said.