John Mulaney’s opening monologue on this week’s “Saturday Night Live” took an unexpected turn when he mocked controversial U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The comic began by impersonating Kennedy, saying: “‘My father was a good man and I’m an ugly man but I have the same name. Am I okay if I have the same name as my father? No, please let me take care of your bones and your stomach. Please let me control the feeling of your blood in your butt and everywhere. Stop the science… Robitussin, when taken for menstruation, will cause telekinesis. This is clear from the brochures in my rental car.'”
Mulaney then criticized Kennedy’s vaccine skepticism, saying, “Nobody likes it. You idiot… your thing can’t be measles!”
He then mocked Kennedy’s previous occupation as an environmental lawyer, saying: “He would join cases late if they were about to succeed. “Are you about to win? I’m part of it too.”
Mulaney then described times he interacted with the politician while performing comedy to benefit Kennedy’s Riverkeepers organization.
“They were responsible for keeping the Hudson River clean in New York,” Mulaney said. “That was his job. That’s how good he is at his job. His old job was keeping the Hudson River clean, whose native fish are tied up with a used condom. Now he’s responsible for all our bellies.”
The November 14 episode was Mulaney’s seventh as host. His monologue also touched on family issues and children whose deep, raspy voices reminded him of Kennedy.
Watch Mulaney’s full monologue below.
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