‘What about that comedy?’: UK’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ faces backlash for crude jokes referencing Mark Zuckerberg and Adolf Hitler

A segment on Britain’s Saturday Night Live sparks backlash over a controversial joke Mark Zuckerberg His coverage of the California bunker elicited shocked reactions from viewers and viewers.The remarks came during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment, in which co-host Ania Mariano mentioned reports that Zuckerberg was building a bunker under his California compound. “It’s been revealed that meta-billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is building a bunker under his compound in California,” she said, before adding, “I hope he uses that bunker like Hitler.”The comment drew gasps from the live studio audience. This refers to Adolf Hitler, who committed suicide in his bunker in 1945 at the end of World War II.Clips of the episode went viral online, with viewers reacting strongly. Some criticized the joke as going too far, questioning whether such a reference should be used in comedy. One viewer wrote on social media: “How was this comedy?” Another said: “That line about the bunker… oops.”Others defended the passage, arguing that satire tends to push boundaries. Some viewers said the show was “one of the funniest things ever”, showing the split in audience response.The sketch was part of a wider section that also targeted a number of public figures, including US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and golfer Tiger Woods.The show itself, a British adaptation of the long-running American format, is still in its early stages of running. Its first episode attracted about 226,000 viewers, with the second episode seeing a slight decline.Zuckerberg, the head of Meta, has yet to respond publicly to the joke. Reports have circulated in recent months about his real estate developments, including a large complex in California, but details remain limited.