Chris Rock, Collection: Luigi Mangione
snl/youtube; Jeff Swensen/Getty ImagesChris Rock He wasn't afraid to address the headlines in his latest news Saturday Night Live Opening monologue.
On the Saturday, December 14, episode, Rock, 59, addressed the death of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson And his suspected killer Luigi MangioneWith some controversial jokes. The fourth-time host reacted to the situation at the beginning of his monologue, saying the media seemed to be focusing their attention on Mangione's appearance rather than the alleged crime.
“We got Luigi. You know, that's good.” Rock said to the live audience. “I really feel sorry for the family. Everyone is focused on how good this guy looks. If he looks like… Jonah HillNo one will care. They already gave him the chair, he'd be dead.
“But he actually killed a man — a man with a family, a man with children,” Rock continued. I have my condolences. I have my sincere condolences to the healthcare CEO. This is a real person, you know? But you also have to say: “Sometimes drug dealers get shot.”
“I mean you saw The wire“Right?” Rock said sarcastically.
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Mangione was 26 years old Arrested on firearms charges in Pennsylvania on Monday, December 9, and will later be extradited to New York to face charges related to Thompson's death on December 4 at the age of 50. Mangione's lawyer said he intends to plead not guilty and wants to examine the evidence, according to CBS News.
Thompson was in New York attending an annual UnitedHealthcare investor meeting when he was killed. He is survived by his wife, Paulette, and their two sons.
Rock wasn't the only person to take responsibility for the CEO's death and his bad reputation online SNL this week. the Cold open Distinguished Cast Member Sarah Sherman Impersonation crime pending Nancy Grace It addresses the public's reaction to Mangione's arrest.
“And of course, everyone online celebrated the hard work that law enforcement did in catching this dangerous criminal,” said Sherman, 31, who plays Grace. “Just kidding, all you psychopaths made him a sex symbol.”
“It's true,” she continued, “healthcare killer Luigi Mangione has angered women and gay men alike.”
Sherman was joined by his fellow cast member Kenan Thompson In the sitcom, he played a character at the Pennsylvania McDonald's where Mangione was arrested.
“Well, Nancy, I've been eating McDonald's every day for three years,” Kenan said. “I've got type X diabetes. Blue cross? Bitch, I've got blue foot. You know what my health insurance plan is called? Hopefully it'll go away.”
Sherman's character also asked Keenan if he thought people were actually drawn to Mangione.
“Well, I mean you could look at him and tell he had…,” Thompson said. “I mean women like bad boys.”
Colin Jost As Mangione stated on “Weekend update“, mocking his arrest and his future in the news.
“This week, America continued the delicate and sensitive debate over who will play this man in the Netflix miniseries,” it began as Mangione's image flashed on the screen. “After police arrested Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the CEO shooting, they found a letter expressing his anger at corporate America. However, he had gone to Starbucks before the shooting and was then arrested at McDonald's. So perhaps his greatest crime was Hypocrisy The McDonald's where the shooter was arrested got 1-star reviews on Yelp to punish them for snitching First of all, who looks at a Yelp review for a McDonald's? McDonald's only “was open” five stars.
As an old photo of Ghost from when he was at a nerdy high school appeared, the presenter said: “Everyone who went to high school with the alleged shooter said they were shocked that he could become a killer. While everyone I went to high school with was shocked, I wasn't.” “I feel shocked.”
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