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SNL Spoofs Artemis II With Colman Domingo’s Zero-G Gags

The sketch lands as a playful salute that makes space feel human.

Overview

  • SNL’s Artemis II send-up, which aired Saturday, shows Colman Domingo as astronaut Victor Glover trying to record a sober video log while crewmates derail it.
  • Recurring bits include a red Pringles can drifting through frame, a snoring Christina Koch floating by, and a sneeze that leaves a weightless strand of snot.
  • Bathroom humor becomes a key punch line when a crewmember yelps that his “pee pee’s stuck in the tube,” waving the in-flight urination device.
  • Marcello Hernández plays Jeremy Hansen, Mikey Day plays Commander Reid Wiseman, and Sarah Sherman plays Koch, with each driving the chaos that thwarts Glover’s big speech.
  • The sketch closes with a plain call to “be kind to each other,” and coverage from The Atlantic reads it as a light tribute that shows spaceflight still inspires, while USA Today adds mission context about Artemis II’s round-the-Moon flight setting up future landings.