- Share this article on Facebook
- Share this article on Twitter
- Share this article on Email
- Show additional share options
- Share this article on Print
- Share this article on Comment
- Share this article on Whatsapp
- Share this article on Linkedin
- Share this article on Reddit
- Share this article on Pinit
- Share this article on Tumblr
C-SPAN usually isn’t this explicit, but hey, it’s Saturday Night Live.
The NBC show’s cold open took some liberties while mocking the affair between former CIA director David Petraeus and his biographer, Paula Broadwell. The sketch saw Broadwell (as played by Cecily Strong) read passages from her book All In: The Education of General David Petraeus on C-SPAN, but with an erotic twist.
VIDEO: ‘SNL’ Recap: Jeremy Renner Spoofs ‘Avengers,’ Sings About Jason Bourne
“The general reached into his dress drawer and pulled something out,” Broadwell reads in a deadpan.
“Paula you are dirty. You may even be too dirty,” Petraeus is quoted saying in another passage. One by one, people walk out of the reading, until a creepily happy man played by Fred Armisen is the only one left.
SNL also poked fun at Jill Kelley, the woman Broadwell allegedly sent threatening e-mails to out of jealousy. In a passage in which Broadwell speculates Kelley and the general are having an affair, she quotes Petraeus saying:
“Would you like to be a woman like that? You know, she has a twin sister.”
VIDEO: Jon Stewart Berates Himself for Failing to Uncover David Petraeus’ Affair
SNL was hosted by Jeremy Renner this week, with musical guest Maroon 5.
Related Stories
Related Stories
Related Stories
Related Stories
THR Newsletters
Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day