Chris Rock opened Saturday Night Live with a crack about Lorne Michaels having 25 out of fifty good years on the late evening present earlier than going darkish with jokes concerning the suspected CEO killer and the way it hasn’t been an excellent 12 months for Black folks in America.
“I imply, we bought Luigi,” Rock quipped concerning the arrest of Luigi Mangione, the suspect within the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “Everybody’s fixated on how good this man appears. If you appear to be Jonah Hill, nobody would care. Already gave him the chair. He truly killed a person, a person with a household. I’ve actual condolences for the heath care CEO. I imply it is a actual particular person. But , you additionally gotta go, generally, drug sellers get shot. You’ve seen The Wire, proper?”
He additionally launched a collection of yuks about the way it’s been a “dangerous 12 months from my folks, Blacks.” He introduced up Kamala Harris’ loss within the polls, however he additionally took problem with how Jake Paul pummeled Mike Tyson on Netflix.
“A 27 12 months outdated punching a 60-year-old man? Is this what the white man has decreased himself to? Who’s he gonna combat subsequent, Morgan Freeman? I hate Jake Paul. I hate him like cocaine hates monogamy.”
Rock additionally took a number of swings at President-elect Donald Trump by saying “it might occur to a nicer man.” But then he urged Trump hasn’t been the one dangerous actor within the White House.
“Come on, man, this isn’t essentially the most dignified job on the earth. We’ve had presidents present as much as the inauguration with pregnant slaves, okay? And I’m simply speaking about Bill Clinton. I imply, what nation we dwell in. You know the historical past of this nation. You know what number of rapists are in my pockets proper now? A cup of espresso in America prices seven rapists.”
He additionally stated that Trump goes to start out the deportations whereas working with the “primary African American on the earth, the richest African American on the earth, Elon Musk.” Musk is from South Africa.
“That’s proper, he’s African American,” continued Rock. “Elon’s bought extra children than the Cleveland Browns. Nobody is aware of tips on how to eliminate folks like a South African.”
That final one earned groans from the viewers.
The Menendez Brothers additionally have been referenced for probably getting out of jail “simply in time to get deported” by Trump.
