Bowen Yang made a surprise return to Saturday Night Live on Nov. 14 to play Jensen Huang during an opening sketch that skewered prominent tech billionaires.
Host John Mulaney led the cold open as a CIA official who gathered Silicon Valley leaders at the agency’s headquarters. The briefing aimed to warn the executives about foreign espionage honeytraps following recent headlines surrounding Nvidia.
The sketch featured James Austin Johnson as Peter Thiel, Andrew Dismukes as Mark Zuckerberg, Jane Wickline as Dario Amodei, Jeremy Culhane as Elon Musk, and Ben Marshall as Sam Altman.
Mulaney told the group that America needs you to learn the difference between a woman who would actually want to have sex with you and a woman who is clearly a spy.
When Mulaney asked what lesson should be learned from Huang resigning after reports of extramarital relationships, Wickline’s Amodei answered, “Never date a Chinese woman,” according to Yahoo News UK. Dismukes’ Zuckerberg offered, “Never date a human woman,” and Johnson’s Thiel suggested, “Never date anyone unless they become the Anti-Christ.”
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Thiel defended the tech sector’s contributions and asked Mulaney to “Show us some respect. We do a lot for this country. Name one time technology has let us down,” as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Mulaney replied, “Yesterday, when every plane in America was grounded,” and added “The day before that when Microsoft Outlook went dark!”
Wearing a leather jacket, Yang walked out and introduced himself as “Jensen ‘hide your wife’ Huang,” as noted by The Hollywood Reporter.
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“When you invite Jensen over, you know it’s about to go down,” Yang said. He added that he was into BDSM, which he defined as “Breaking Da Stock Market.”
“Fellas, don’t be like me. Remember, women don’t like guys like us. That’s how we became guys like us,” Yang told the room.
Nvidia’s share price dropped by around 14 percent over the week following the reports, according to the Daily Mail. Huang has agreed to testify before Congress before Thanksgiving.
Bowen Yang previously left the sketch comedy program in December 2025. During the same Nov. 14 episode, Yang also appeared in another sketch portraying Mary Todd Lincoln, bringing the character from his Broadway role in Oh, Mary! onto the New York stage.
John Mulaney originally worked as a writer on Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2013, during which time he co-created the recurring character Stefon alongside Bill Hader. Mulaney has hosted the show seven times, earning membership in the 5-Timers Club after previous hosting stints in seasons 43 (2018), 44 (2019), 45 (2020), 46 (2020), 47 (2022), and 50 (2024).
Throughout his career, Mulaney has earned 21 Emmy nominations and won four awards: Best Original Music and Lyrics for Saturday Night Live in 2011, and Best Variety Special Writing for John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City in 2018, John Mulaney: Baby J in 2023, and SNL50: The Anniversary Special in 2025. He also received a Best Comedy Guest Actor nomination for his 2019 hosting appearance.
Mulaney’s latest hosting appearance coincided with his promotion of his upcoming Amazon Prime Video John Madden biopic titled Madden, scheduled to release on the streaming platform and in limited theaters on November 18. He is also touring on his Mister Whatever stand-up tour.
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