Chris Rock took aim Luigi Mangione on “Saturday Night Live” this week, making a wild joke that compared the alleged CEO’s character to the actor. Jonah Hill.
The comedian took the stage for his cold open while hosting “SNL” and immediately fell into the famous assassination of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Brian Thompsonsaying she felt bad for the man’s family.
Chris then noted how everyone in the country was fixated on Mangione’s good looks before punching in… “If he looked like Jonah Hill, no one would care. They’d already give him the chair, he’d be dead.”
Oh!
After that, Chris turned serious for a moment, reminding the audience that Thompson was a “real man” and a father to children, while offering his condolences to the CEO’s family.
But then Chris joked. “You should go too. “You know, sometimes drug dealers get shot.”
Oh again
Chris ended his cold snap after about 8 minutes, during which he covered a variety of trending news topics.
One, Chris teased Joe Biden to pardon his son, and also struck Jake Paul to beat his much larger opponent, Mike Tysonduring their boxing match.
Funny stuff!