Zuckerberg Appears on "SNL" Alongside His Cinematic Counterpart [VIDEO]

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Charlie White
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Zuckerberg Appears on "SNL" Alongside His Cinematic Counterpart [VIDEO]
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Viewers got a triple dose of Zuckerberg as Oscar nominee/guest host Eisenberg took the stage, quickly joined by the show's Zuckerberg impersonator, Andy Samberg. Then, out walked Zuckerberg himself. When asked how he liked The Social Network, Zuckerberg called it "interesting."

As the rumors we heard Friday suggested, the goal was to show Zuckerberg's sense of humor, and he did an excellent job, appearing to have a great time in the spotlight at NBC's Studio 8H in New York.

Zuckerberg showed up three times on the show -- a brief backstage bit with Executive Producer Lorne Michaels, the on-stage shtick with Eisenberg and Samberg you'll see in the video below, and the obligatory SNL goodbye waltz, where Mark gave Eisenberg a seemingly heartfelt hug to show all was forgiven (Update: NBC created a video of that for us, see it below).

Watch the clip for yourself and then let us know in the comments what you think.

And they man-hug at the end:

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