SNL's 'proud, gay thief' George Santos bids goodbye with 'Candle in the Wind' parody
Reprising for likely the last time his portrayal of recently unemployed former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who was expelled from the House of Representatives on Friday as he faces criminal fraud charges, Saturday Night Live's Bowen Yang's Santos bid adieu to the press and America by gracing all with a parody version of Elton John's Marilyn Monroe homage, "Candle in the Wind."
As part of the late-night cold open, Yang's Santos started by complaining to assembled reporters, "This entire country has been bullying me just because I’m a proud, gay thief,” before adding “What else is new? America hates to see a Latina queen winning.”
"If I'm guilty of anything it's for loving too much — slash fraud," He added.
With a nod towards Santos' recent habit of carrying a baby around in the halls of Congress, SNL's Yang withdrew a swaddled babydoll from a piano midway through his farewell aria.
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"It seems to me that I’ve lived my life like a scandal in the wind / Never knowing who to cling to when the law closed in,” he warbled.
Moving from the piano and accompanied by backup dancers he sang: "It seems to me like I’ve lived my life like an evil Forrest Gump / I’m the guy who lied even too much for Donald Trump.”
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