Weekend Update: Michelangelo's David Defends Art - SNL

Michelangelo's David (Michael Longfellow) stops by Weekend Update to address the recent controversy surrounding an image of him being included in a school curriculum.

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[areareare]

tell you when it's art again". That joke was underrated.

[johnsmithe]

That opening bit with the rock grinding and screaming as David turns his head.... that was so well done. Such a simple thing, yet so effective. They nailed it.

[matthewjarek]

The stone scratching sound effects combined with Michael's screams of pain were great! 🤣

[shelbygossett]

This dude kills it EVERY SINGLE TIME. There is something about his delivery that I love

[segifford]

I was in 6th grade in a Tampa, Florida public school in about 1956. We studied Classic Art for about a week or two, then our teacher took us on a Field Trip to the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. We enjoyed the Artworks there, and we certainly were not taken aback or frightened when we saw the replica of the Statue of David in the garden. We 6th graders just looked at it as Art. What has happened to Florida? Has it become some kind of "backwoods" place where they don't even have the common sense of 6th graders?

[jenjins]

While these parents are busy protesting books and pictures of sculptures, their kids are probably watching phub

[Blackbird_Singing_in_the-Night]

“Do you wanna see it from below?” had me wheezing. He delivered that line so earnestly! Both Michael’s killing it here😂

[WinteryMix]

When my kids were in elementary school their Dad and Step Mom took them to Europe on spring break. My son came back and told me all about David. We never once considered it obscene or pornographic. I’m happy they were able to experience art in person.

[jayrock]

The head turning gag was so stupid lol I loved it 😂

[DD-srxm]

For over 500 years no one thought of this statue as “pornography”. Even through the prudish Victorian era, no one was bothered … no one. Our society is moving backwards.

[SerdarAltinn]

Michael kills it everytime when he shows up at Weekend Update! Marcello, Devon, Michael, Molly they are literally proved themselves in their first season!

[CameronInEgyptsLand]

Michael Longfellow. Perfectly cast. In stone. (Thank you, I'll be here all night...)

[susanhsu]

"Have you ever been in a fight with your dong out?" That is such a great question.

[AndrewMacLaine]

"For the children" is Never for the children. It's adults wanting to maintain some control over a scary world full of stuff that scare them.

[laalaastl]

You could see him pre-breaking in anticipation of the head-turning gag ☺

[CharliePetricor]

Kudos to Michael for getting himself covered in paint more than once on this episode. 😂

[sorbetkidyoutube]

The amount of braincells I lost reading the article about the teacher being forced to resign for this is unreal. THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS!

[spooky-spaghetti]

this is michael's best skit so far, he played it perfectly and the head turning moment was great

[wolfywox]

Are we not gonna talk about the Italian Matt Foley "in a man down by the river" joke, because it was hysterical. 😂

[rachelauguste]

I love that he refroze back the original position at the end🤣