'SNL' cold open questions why the internet finds Luigi Mangione so hot

Emil Wakim, this is your moment.
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Chase DiBenedetto
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Sarah Sherman dressed up as Nancy Grace in front of a blue screen.
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Nancy Grace is on the case of why the internet finds United Healthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione so hot, in this weekend's Saturday Night Live cold open.

With questionable uses of the phrases "BDE" and "twunk," Sarah Sherman, donning a gravity-defying Nancy Grace wig and over-the-top accent, embraces the legal commentator's YouTube era, complete with annoying interrupting ads.

Sprinkle in appearances from a guy who was in the McDonald's where Mangione was arrested, and new cast member Emil Wakim finally fulfilling the internet's dream of seeing him play Mangione (or his lookalike... close enough), and the sketch is a quick rundown of the week's favorite, thirst-filled memes.

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Chase DiBenedetto
Social Good Reporter

Chase joined Mashable's Social Good team in 2020, covering online stories about digital activism, climate justice, accessibility, and media representation. Her work also captures how these conversations manifest in politics, popular culture, and fandom. Sometimes she's very funny.


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