- “Saturday Evening time Keep” has tackled the social media response to the arrest of Luigi Mangione.
- Mangione was charged with killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
- The sketch featured a character saying he’s gotten “the horniest DMs” due to wanting like Mangione.
“Saturday Night Live” kicked off its latest episode with a cold open that took on the internet’s response to Luigi Mangione, the suspect inside the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, who was charged with second-degree murder in reference to Thompson’s demise, has emerged as a heartthrob in certain corners of the internet.
In a sketch parodying the current “Crime Tales with Nancy Grace,” the “SNL” cast tackled the social media response to Mangione, with Sarah Sherman having fun with Grace.
Recapping Mangione’s arrest at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania earlier this month, Sherman said: “In spite of everything, all people on-line celebrated the exhausting work of laws enforcement in apprehending this dangerous felony.”
“Merely kidding! Y’all psychos made him a intercourse picture,” she added, sooner than describing Mangione as wanting like “Dave Franco with Eugene Levy’s eyebrows.”
“I indicate, really, what’s occurring on this nation? Y’all, this man is simply not a intercourse icon. This man is — and I can’t say this any clearer — a murderer,” she said.
Sherman later interviewed a character carried out by longtime cast member Kenan Thompson, asking him if he might think about people have been drawn to this “attractive slayer.”
“I indicate, women love harmful boys,” Thompson replied.
“Once more inside the day, you possibly can probably impress your earlier lady with a bit poem, now you acquire to jot down down a manifesto,” he continued, seemingly referencing the handwritten note Mangione had in his possession when he was arrested.
The sketch then launched an individual who had been “affected rigorously by this story,” carried out by cast member Emil Wakim.
Speaking as a person who “happens to look like Luigi Mangione,” Wakim said: “Yeah, this whole issue’s sort of been a roller coaster for me.”
“On one hand, I protect getting tackled by bounty hunters, nonetheless alternatively, I’ve gotten a number of of the horniest DMs in my life,” he added.
As a result of his digital footprint, plenty of Mangione’s life has been specified by public since his identification and arrest.
“Saturday Evening time Keep” illustrated their sketch by along with a shirtless {photograph} of Mangione that has gone viral as a result of it was uncovered by internet sleuths.
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Since his arrest, a Mangione look-alike contest has been held in New York City, Spotify playlists have been dedicated to him, and fanfiction featuring him has moreover been written.
As Enterprise Insider beforehand reported, Mangione-themed merchandise has also been popping up online.
