Dream come true: Brad Pitt plays Dr Fauci on SNL, fact-checks Donald Trump and thanks women for their support – after the nation’s favorite doctor joked that he’d loved to be portrayed by the star
Brad Pitt starred as a fact-checking Dr Fauci on Saturday Night Live’s cold open, which ended on a sincere note to thank the doctor who once joked he’d love to be portrayed by the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star.
The comedy sketch show, which returned for another ‘At Home’ virtual version, kicked off with Pitt sitting at a desk dressed as Dr. Anthony Fauci dicussing President Trump‘s recent comments on coronavirus.
‘When he said everyone can get a test, what he meant was almost no one,’ Pitt’s Fauci said.
Brad Pitt starred as a fact-checking Dr Fauci on Saturday Night Live’s cold open
‘I know I shouldn’t be touching my face, but…’ Pitt’s Fauci added, face falling into his hands after a clip of Trump played suggesting that UV light inside the body could heal the virus.
He also joked about the rumors that Trump was planning to fire the doctor.
The sketch ended with Pitt removing his wig and glasses to somberly thank the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and all the other medical staff, working hard during the coronavirus crisis.
The sketch ended with Pitt removing his wig and glasses to somberly thank the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and all the other medical staff, working hard during the coronavirus crisis
The real Dr Fauci will undoubtably be delighted with his portrayal on SNL after being previously asked who he would like to play him on the sketch show
‘To the real Dr. Fauci, thank you for your calm and your clarity in this unnerving time,’ Pitt said as himself.
The real Dr Fauci will undoubtably be delighted with his portrayal on SNL after being previously asked who he would like to play him on the sketch show.
‘Oh, Brad Pitt, of course,’ Fauci joked.