Saturday Night Live returned from a month-long hiatus with lots of news to catch up on ā including the revelations that Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York, lied about his resume and his Jewish ancestry, the latter of which was first reported by the Forward.
Cast member Bowen Yang took on the role of Santos, appearing in two skits on last nightās episode. In the āWeekend Updateā segment, he elaborated on his āJew-ishā heritage.
āMy grandparents were in the Holocaust,ā Yang as Santos said. āThe actually knew Anne Frank. My ancestors were the ones that told her, āYou should be writing this down.āā
Referencing Santosā claim that he attended Baruch College, Yang said, āI graduated on a volleyball scholarship from Baruch Atah Adonai University. He paused, before adding, āfour years of mishegas.ā
Yangās Santos character also appeared in the opening skit on Saturdayās episode, in which he played a sideline reporter with an embellished resume at an NFL game.
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