Bowen Yang performed U.S. Representative George Santos, who discovered himself on the middle of an investigation into his marketing campaign donation spending, through the “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update.
Santos was discovered by a House Ethics Committee report back to have spent tens of hundreds of marketing campaign {dollars} on designer garments and footwear, Botox, OnlyFans, private journeys and on line casino roulette tables. More than $40,000 from his marketing campaign’s checking account was discovered to haven’t been reported to the Federal Election Commision and used for private bills.
As Santos, Yang joined Weekend Update co-host Colin Jost to debate the unlawful spending. “George, that is severe. They’re calling on your expulsion,” Jost stated. “Well then, woman, ‘expul’ me!” Yang’s Santos replied.
“Isn’t Congress sort of like OnlyFans anyway? People paying you to do nasty issues on a tragic, unhealthy livestream?” he stated, making an attempt to defend himself.
Much like the true Santos, Yang’s character couldn’t cease getting caught in absurd lies, akin to starring in “Lady Marmalade 2” with Pink, Christina Aguilera, Myá and Lil’ Kim, being on the Stonewall riots, going to Martha Stewart’s Friendsgiving and inventing the “Pitch Perfect” cup tune.
Jason Momoa hosted the most recent “Saturday Night Live” forward of his new DC film, “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” which is swimming to theaters on Dec. 22. It’s the lengthy awaited sequel to his first “Aquaman” movie from 2018 that was successful with followers and grossed greater than $1 billion on the field workplace. Momoa beforehand hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 2018, his internet hosting debut, with Mumford and Sons as his musical visitor.
In addition to the “Aquaman” sequel, Momoa appeared because the colourful villain Dante Reyes in Universal’s “Fast X” earlier this 12 months. He additionally reprised his Aquaman function within the post-credits scene of “The Flash.”
This season of “Saturday Night Live” has to this point had Pete Davidson, Bad Bunny, Nate Bargatze and Timothee Chalamet as hosts, plus Ice Spice, the Foo Fighters and Boygenius as musical company. Bad Bunny pulled double obligation and each hosted and carried out. Singer Tate McRae performs on Momoa’s episode. There has additionally been an inflow of celeb cameos this season, together with Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Pedro Pascal, Lady Gaga, Mick Jagger, Alec Baldwin, Christopher Walken and extra.
