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‘SNL’ roasts ex-Nvidia boss Jensen Huang over Chinese ‘spy’ sex scandal as Bowen Yang makes surprise return

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In a recent episode of “Saturday Night Live,” the show mocked former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang following allegations that he had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. Bowen Yang, who recently left the show, returned to portray Huang, referencing the scandal with jokes about BDSM and infidelity. The sketch also featured John Mulaney as a CIA official teaching tech leaders how to identify foreign spies, emphasizing the lack of overlap between beautiful women and genuine interest in one’s opinions, suggesting they might be spies. This came shortly after Huang’s resignation amid stock price drops and congressional testimony over the scandal involving Megaspeed and Nvidia AI chip sales to China.
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On Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang made a surprise return to portray former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, mocking his recent scandal involving an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. The show's cold opening featured John Mulaney as a CIA official teaching tech CEOs how to distinguish between genuine romantic interest and espionage. Yang's portrayal of Huang included a humorous reference to Huang's nickname, "Jensen 'Hide Your Wife' Huang," and a joke about his impact on the stock market. Other tech CEOs portrayed included Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Peter Thiel, each offering their own humorous take on the situation.

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New York PostThis outlet15 Nov

In a recent episode of “Saturday Night Live,” the show mocked former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang following allegations that he had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. Bowen Yang, who recently left the show, returned to portray Huang, referencing the scandal with jokes about BDSM and infidelity. The sketch also featured John Mulaney as a CIA official teaching tech leaders how to identify foreign spies, emphasizing…

‘SNL’ roasts ex-Nvidia boss Jensen Huang over Chinese ‘spy’ sex scandal as Bowen Yang makes surprise return (this article)
Daily Mail15 Nov

Saturday Night Live featured a sketch mocking Jensen Huang, the former CEO of Nvidia, who was embroiled in a scandal involving an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. The episode included a surprise return of former cast member Bowen Yang, who portrayed Huang. The sketch, part of the show's cold opening, featured John Mulaney as a CIA official warning tech CEOs about potential espionage, with Yang appearing as the…

Saturday Night Live mocks Nvidia boss's Chinese spy affair scandal as Bowen Yang makes surprise return as Jensen Huang →
NBC News15 Nov

Bowen Yang returned to "Saturday Night Live" to perform in a cold open sketch mocking tech CEOs, particularly focusing on former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who recently resigned over reports of extramarital affairs with a suspected Chinese spy. Yang portrayed Huang, who is depicted as someone who learned a lesson the hard way about trusting women. The sketch also featured impersonations of other tech leaders like Elon…

Bowen Yang returns to ‘SNL’ to play ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang →

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Huang PERSON · 5× Nvidia ORG · 5× Mulaney PERSON · 3× Alice Huang PERSON · 2× Megaspeed ORG · 2× Yang PERSON · 2× Bowen Yang PERSON · 1× Chinese NORP · 1× Jensen Huang PERSON · 1× NBC ORG · 1×

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Yang, who departed the NBC show in December, made a surprise appearance during Saturday’s cold open, playing a leather jacket-clad Huang who introduced himself as “Jensen ‘Hide Your Wife’ Huang.” “That’s why I’m into BDSM: Breaking Da Stock Market,” he continued, drawing laughs from the crowd. “Fellas, don’t be like me.
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“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,” Mulaney said.

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“Saturday Night Live” roasted ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang over his affair with a suspected Chinese spy — bringing back Bowen Yang to play the disgraced tech executive. asserted
Live → roast → executive
Yang, who departed the NBC show in December, made a surprise appearance during Saturday’s cold open, playing a leather jacket-clad Huang who introduced himself as “Jensen ‘Hide Your Wife’ Huang.” “That’s why I’m into BDSM: Breaking Da Stock Market,” he continued, drawing laughs from the crowd. “Fellas, don’t be like me. asserted
he → depart → me
Remember, women don’t like guys like us. asserted
women → remember → us
That’s how we became guys like us,” Yang quipped. asserted
Yang → ’ → us
The sketch centered around host John Mulaney playing a CIA official who gathered tech heavyweights including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel and Sam Altman, for a lesson on spotting foreign spies — portrayed by Jeremy Culhane, Andrew Dismukes, James Austin Johnson and Ben Marshall, respectively. asserted
who → center → Culhane
“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,” Mulaney said. asserted
Mulaney → need → you
He then pulled out a Venn diagram to explain the problem. asserted
He → pull → problem
“OK, on this side we have ‘Beautiful Women,’ and on this side we have people who would be interested in your shared interests and opinions. asserted
who → have → interests
I cannot stress this enough: there is no overlap!” he said. asserted
he → stress → this
“So, if someone is both of these things, they are a what?” Mulaney asked. asserted
Mulaney → ask → things
“An angel?!” replied Dario Amodei, played by Jane Wickline. asserted
Amodei → reply → Wickline
They are a spy,” Mulaney responded. asserted
Mulaney → respond → ?
The jokes came two days after Huang, 63, quit as Nvidia CEO on Thursday amid mounting controversy over his alleged affairs with multiple women. asserted
Huang → come → women
US intelligence officials have suspected for about a year that Huang’s alleged mistress Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based company Megaspeed, was spying for Beijing. asserted
mistress → suspect → Beijing
She is not related to the former Nvidia boss. asserted
She → relate → boss
Investigators began examining Alice Huang after Megaspeed was accused of illegally diverting Nvidia AI chips to China, following a US ban on the chip sales over national security concerns. asserted
Megaspeed → begin → concerns
Huang, who married his wife, Lori, in 1985, apologized for being unfaithful to her and hurting their two children after the first affair allegations emerged. asserted
allegations → marry → children
My actions hurt her and our children. asserted
actions → hurt → her
There is no excuse for what I did,” he said Sunday. asserted
he → be → what
Nvidia, which ranks as the world’s second-most valuable company behind Apple, has seen its stock plunge roughly 20% since the start of November amid the scandal. asserted
stock → rank → scandal
Huang has also agreed to testify before Congress before Thanksgiving. asserted
Huang → agree → Thanksgiving
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