Comedian Druski made his “Saturday Night Live” debut with a parody sketch mocking the recent A24 documentary about convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, titled “You Can See Everything.”
Druski, born Drew Desbordes, 32, appeared in a full transformation — makeup, prosthetics, a blond wig and a beige cashmere sweater — to recreate scenes from the Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim-directed documentary. In the sketch, he played opposite fellow comedian Jane Wickline, 27, who portrayed Holmes.
The bit centered on whether Holmes was being truthful in denying her 2022 convictions for wire fraud and defrauding investors. “I’m always being real,” Druski said in character, with Wickline repeating the line back. After several rounds, Druski broke the exchange with, “I can do this all day, bitch.”
The parody also referenced Holmes’ family life, showing Druski cradling a baby doll meant to represent one of the two children she shares with partner Bill Evans — William Holmes, now 6, and Invicta Holmes, now 3. In a separate scene, Druski, dressed in drag, told Wickline he would show her “one of the most famous comedy videos in all of history,” before cutting to a clip of himself dancing in one of his own Instagram skits.
Druski told cameras he wanted to “truly embody” Holmes’ character to better understand her.
During his opening monologue, Druski joked about the network’s content restrictions. “Listen, I know y’all think ‘SNL’ gonna water me down tonight, but no, they are not holding me back from saying anything,” he told the audience. “They said, number one, no cussing. I cannot promise that. Number two, no whiteface. I also can’t promise that. That’s about half the show right there.”
Background on the documentary
The sketch arrives weeks after the original documentary premiered on Oct. 16. The project, three years in the making, was filmed in May 2023 — just 34 days before Holmes was scheduled to report to federal prison to begin her 11-year sentence. It depicts Holmes and Evans raising their two children at their San Diego home in the aftermath of her fraud convictions.
Holmes founded the blood-testing company Theranos in the early 2000s, claiming the firm had developed a device capable of running diagnostic tests from a single drop of blood. A 2015 Wall Street Journal investigation found the technology did not work as claimed and that Theranos relied on other companies’ equipment instead. The reporting triggered a federal investigation that led to Holmes’ 2018 indictment on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy.
Her trial began in August 2021. She was convicted in January 2022 and sentenced that November.
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