Saturday Night Live skits lampoon AI and startup trends
The latest episode of “Saturday Night Live” featured multiple sketches satirizing startup culture and artificial intelligence during its Halloween broadcast.
One segment portrayed comedian Ben Marshall as Pennywise the clown, pitching an AI company with a sinister twist. “We started a company — it’s called WeAllFloat.ai,” Marshall said in the sketch. “Instead of trapping one kid with one balloon, what if you had hundreds of AI agents, each with their own digital balloons?”
During “Weekend Update,” host Michael Che quipped about Alphabet, Google’s parent company, referencing a Google Doodle that “hung itself.”
Another sketch involved a Sprite executive confessing that a new flavor was unpalatable due to AI involvement. “For the first time in history, AI screwed up,” she remarked.
The show’s commentary appeared to focus on the growing tech industry in Texas, noting that over 200 companies have relocated their headquarters to the state since 2020, drawn by relaxed regulations and a favorable business environment.
One character described his team as a group of “sober, predatory tech guys” living in Austin, Texas.
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