Comic Chris Rock returned to Saturday Evening Reside to host for a fourth time, and the new matter of the night was UnitedHealthcare CEO murderer, Luigi Mangione.
The night time kicked off with a cold-open skit joking about Mangione’s “intercourse image” standing, adopted by a monologue from Rock which addressed the scenario straight. “It was so arduous simply entering into the constructing tonight, a lot safety,” he informed the viewers, earlier than assuring them that regulation enforcement “obtained Luigi.”
Persevering with, Rock mentioned, “I actually really feel sorry for the household. I imply, everyone’s fixated on how handsome this man appears. If he seemed like Jonah Hill, nobody would care. They’d already given him the chair already.”
Rock then expressed once more that he has “actual condolences” for the CEO, earlier than joking, “However you additionally gotta know, typically drug sellers get shot. I imply, you’ve seen The Wire, proper?”
Elsewhere within the monologue, Rock touched on the re-election of Donald Trump, inserting some well-placed jabs on people who find themselves nervous that the President Elect can be “undignified” within the workplace.
“Dude, it’s the USA presidency,” Rock mentioned. “Come on, man. This isn’t probably the most dignified job on this planet… You understand the historical past of this nation? You understand how many rapists are in my pockets proper now? A cup of espresso in America prices seven rapists. Trump’s gonna get it down to a few.”
Watch the video of Rock’s full monologue beneath.
As for the remainder of the episode, Adam Sandler made a shock look, and musical visitor Gracie Abrams carried out her songs “That’s So True” and “I Love You, I’m Sorry.” For extra, remember to keep updated with all of our protection of SNL Season 50.