Saturday Night Live delivered a tongue‑in‑cheek cold open that poked fun at the tech elite and their romantic misadventures. Bowen Yang returned to the show, portraying former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, while host John Mulaney played a CIA instructor tasked with teaching CEOs how to spot a potential spy.

Sketch highlights

The sketch featured caricatures of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and other high‑profile tech figures gathered at a fictional CIA briefing. Mulaney’s CIA guide warned, “America needs you to learn the difference between a woman who would actually want to have sex with you and a woman who is clearly a spy.”

When Zuckerberg, played by Andrew Dismukes, quipped, “Never date a human woman,” the CIA guide dismissed the answer, prompting PayPal co‑founder Peter Thiel (James Austin Johnson) to defend the tech community, saying, “We do a lot for this country. Name one time technology has let us down.”

Mulaney then referenced recent national disruptions, including a Friday‑wide flight ground stop and a global Microsoft glitch, to underscore the tech world’s occasional failures.

Closing jokes

The sketch culminated with Yang introducing a parody version of Jensen Huang, who claimed involvement in BDSM‑style “breakin’ da stock market” and warned men not to emulate his behavior, noting, “Women don’t like guys like us.”

Later, a musical number titled “Little Park of Horrors” spoofed Broadway, featuring a satirical take on outlawed horse‑drawn carriages and a journey through the Lincoln Tunnel, complete with a comedic rendition of Mary Todd Lincoln demanding payment for the ride.

Yang, a former SNL writer and cast member who left the show in December 2025, also appeared in a subsequent sketch and has recently made his Broadway debut as Lincoln in Cole Escola’s “Oh, Mary!”. The night’s musical guest was singer‑songwriter Phoebe Bridgers. SNL continues to air on NBC, a division of NBCUniversal.

Original reporting: NBC10 Boston — read the source article.