Chris Rock appeared on Saturday Night Live alongside Gracie Abrams on Saturday, December 14. The comedian discussed the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and his alleged shooter, Luigi Mangione. Netizens have since flooded the internet with Jonah Hill memes as Rock compared the alleged assassin to the Hollywood star.
Chris Rock did not hold back while cracking jokes about Thompson’s death and the unexpected popularity of the alleged shooter, Mangione. Rock commented:
“Everybody’s worried, I mean we got Luigi you know that’s good. I really feel sorry for the family. I mean, everybody is fixated on how good this guy looks. If he looked like Jonah Hill no one would care. They’d already given him the chair already. He’d be dead, OK?”
Chris Rock then said that Luigi Mangione allegedly “killed a man” who had children of his own. Rock said:
“I mean, I have condolences… I have real condolences for the health care CEO. This is a real person, you know. But you also got to go. “You know, sometimes drug dealers get shot.” I mean, you’ve seen The Wire right?”
The internet has since been flooded with comments on Jonah Hill, who has previously starred in hits like 21 Jump Street, The Wolf of Wall Street, This Is The End, The Sitter, and How To Train Your Dragon, among others.
One netizen commented:
Several others expressed similar sentiments, with many commenting on the 26-year-old alleged assassin’s popularity as well. Comments read:
“Jonah Hill catchin some shrapnel,” an X user said.
“Jonah Hill just trying to live man he didn’t need that lol,” a platform user said.
“You know Jonah gonna feel some type of way about that lol,” a netizen said.
Luigi Mangione has been accused of fatally shooting Brian Thompson as the latter walked outside a Hilton hotel in New York. Meanwhile, other comments read:
“Jonah hill shade had something behind it,” an X user said.
“Jonah hill is gonna go on a rant about chris rock now,” a netizen commented.
“Jonah Hill isn’t gonna like that joke at all I wonder if he’s gonna say anything,” an internet user commented.
Elsewhere in the comedy skit, Chris Rock also slammed Jake Paul for beating Mike Tyson in the boxing match that took place last month.
Law enforcement shares update on the UnitedHealthcare CEO case as Chris Rock shares remarks on SNL
As new details regarding the shooting of Brian Thompson emerge, it has been revealed that Luigi Mangione was never a client of UnitedHealthcare. New York Police Department’s Chief of Detective Joseph Kenny told NBC that there was “no indication” of Mangione being connected to the organization. Kenny said:
“He [Luigi Mangione] does mention that it [UnitedHealthcare] is the fifth largest corporation in the US, which would make it the largest healthcare organization in the country. So that’s possibly why he targeted the company… He had prior knowledge that the conference was taking place on that date, at that location.”
Kenny also stated that the attack was likely due to the “size and influence” of the corporation.
Brian Thompson was shot on December 4. Following a five-day manhunt for the suspect, the University of Pennsylvania graduate was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Mangione was denied bail and remains in custody as he faces multiple charges, including murder.