Posted on 12/23/2024 12:47:15 PM PST by servo1969
NEW YORK, NY — In a move intended to capitalize on his popularity with the show's audience, NBC announced that UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione would host next week's episode of Saturday Night Live.
The show, which was originally scheduled to air a rerun this weekend due to the Christmas holiday, switched gears and swung a deal to secure Mangione as host after learning how beloved the accused murderer was by viewers.
"We know what our audience wants," said SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels. "Once we heard the tremendous ovation Luigi received when he was mentioned on last week's show, we knew we had to bring him in to host. Viewers love seeing their heroes featured in prominent roles, and nothing is more prominent than hosting Saturday Night Live. We just hope he likes the jokes we write for him, because… well, you know."
Despite Mangione's lack of showbiz experience and pending murder charges, cast members expressed excitement about working with him. "It should be a great episode," said longtime performer Heidi Gardner. "We're always eager to work with celebrities who are really popular with the audience, and I don't know if we've ever had anyone as popular as Luigi. Plus, have you seen him? He's a total smoke show. It'll be fun. Hopefully, we all make it out alive."
At publishing time, expecting Mangione's episode to be a hit, producers were also making calls to line up future hosting spots for Son of Sam, Casey Anthony, and the BTK Killer.
Bullseye!
The problem is that the headline isn’t so unbelievable today.
The Bee ought to post an article on how Mangione is the new spokesman for the Coalition for Better Medical Insurance Coverages LTD.
Slogan: Reform or Die.
Especially true as many FReepers somewhat justified Mangione’s actions.
“Never would have happened if....”
I guess I’m fortunate that I haven’t noticed Freepers doing that. But we certainly have a contingent that seems very bitter about medicine, pharma, etc., in general.
If producer Lorne Michaels could do this, he would, without hesitation because it would boost ratings.
He might even be thinking of having an actor play the part of Luigi, orange jumpsuit and all, for a cold opening segment. Amoral scum that he is.
Too soon!
Quite.
OOOOOOHHHHHH, got me hook, line, and sinker. Didn’t even check to see it was The Bee.
“The problem is that the headline isn’t so unbelievable today.”
Tell me about it!
Luigi gets his day in court, a trial and his assumption of innocence.
Luigi made sure the CEO got neither.
Time Magazine regrets their choice of Trump as Man of the Year winner. Bad timing.
It’s one way to get some killer jokes on SNL.
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