Bowen Yang appeared as former U.S. congressman George Santos during the “Weekend Update” segment on “Saturday Night Live.”
During the segment, co-host Colin Jost referenced the upcoming New York City marathon, which was set to happen soon. Reluctantly, he introduced Santos as “the world’s number one marathoner.”
“Can you believe I just finished the marathon?” Yang’s Santos remarked. Jost quickly replied, “The marathon is tomorrow.”
“Yeah, well, it’s a record. I already won!” Yang’s Santos confidently responded.
In October, President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of Santos, who had been sentenced to over seven years for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Since his release, the disgraced ex-politician has embarked on a media comeback tour.
“I’m going on all these shows to tell the truth about what it’s like in prison,” Yang said, portraying Santos.
“Well, wasn’t your prison only, like, minimum security?” Jost asked.
“That’s right, I was in jail with other white-collar criminals even though I’m Black,” Yang’s Santos replied.
“You’re not Black,” Jost told him.
“Are you accusing me of lying about my race, like Rachel Dolezal, that horrible woman who lied about being Black? Remember her?” Yang’s Santos asked. “‘Cause that was me.”
Later during their conversation, Yang’s Santos bragged about his wealth, saying he’s rich now because he “just took a trip to the Louvre.” He then unzipped his top to reveal a large necklace.
“Did you steal that?” Jost asked.
“Stole it back, you mean,” Yang’s Santos replied. “Because it belonged to my ancestors, the Zales.”
Elsewhere during the “Weekend Update” segment, co-host Michael Che referenced recent royal family news.
“Prince Andrew has been stripped of his royal title of ‘Prince’ due to his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, and Andrew says he can only become a prince again if he gets a kiss from a young princess,” Che joked, highlighting the dramatic fallout between King Charles and his brother.
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