Chris Rock observed there’s “a lot going on in the news” at the top of his Saturday Night Live monologue, and several of this week’s top stories turned into punchlines as the former SNL cast member returned to host the NBC show.
“I have real condolences for the healthcare CEO. I mean, this is a real person, you know?” Rock told the audience in his monologue. “But you also got to go, you know, sometimes drug dealers get shot. All right? I mean, you’ve seen The Wire, right?”
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