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‘SNL’ Icon Makes Surprise Return to Skewer Sex-Mad CEO
The Daily Beast • • general
Key Points:
- Bowen Yang impersonated former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the latest Saturday Night Live cold open, mocking Huang's recent resignation amid allegations of extramarital affairs with a suspected Chinese spy.
- Yang's Huang character humorously advised other tech CEOs, including Elon Musk, on avoiding scandal, while making jokes about stock market crashes and personal indiscretions.
- The sketch featured host John Mulaney teaching billionaire tech CEOs how to identify genuine romantic interest versus potential spies, highlighting the absurdity of their power and influence.
- Other tech figures portrayed included Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and Dario Amodei, with comedic exchanges emphasizing their pale, eccentric personas and the occasional tech failures affecting the public.
- The cold open followed fan speculation about who would play Huang, with Marvel star Simu Liu publicly expressing interest in the role.
