‘SNL’ Takes on Chris Pratt’s Mario, Herschel Walker and Kanye in Game Show Opening Sketch
variety.comWilson Chapman editor “Saturday Night Live” lampooned the seemingly endless barrage of bad headlines in in the opening sketch of Season 48’s second episode.
Bowen Yang starred in the opener as a game show host for “So You Think You Won’t Snap,” a program which features contestants being read real-life headlines in an attempt to make them snap, whether that means breaking a glass or punching an assistant.
Also in the sketch was Heidi Gardner as a yoga teacher who is forced to watch a video of President Joe Biden talking about his mental state on CNN; Chloe Fineman as a an apolitical mom outraged by Chris Pratt’s voice acting in the “Super Mario Bros” movie; Kenan Thompson as a contestant who loses it at the very mention of Elon Musk; and Devon Walker as a contestant who is confronted by a barrage of negative news involving Kanye West.
Watch the sketch below. let’s play so you think you won’t snap! pic.twitter.com/lGkfzBEewc The Oct. 8 episode was hosted by Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, whose co-stars with Colin Farrell in the upcoming Martin McDonagh comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin.” Gleeson, who is gaining Oscar buzz for his role in the film as a man living in a small Irish community, promoted the episode with a memorable behind-the-scenes promo that featured him skating through the sketch comedy show’s Studio 8H set.
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