Bowen Yang returned to the “Saturday Night Live” stage for the Nov. 14 cold open, stepping back into Studio 8H to play former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Host John Mulaney led the sketch as a CIA official who had gathered prominent tech executives to warn them about foreign espionage honeytraps. The intelligence official summoned five of America’s most powerful tech executives to the agency’s headquarters for a meeting about national security, pointing out that it must be disorienting for them to go from being bug-eyed little weirdos to gods.
The group included Peter Thiel, portrayed by James Austin Johnson, Sam Altman played by Ben Marshall, Dario Amodei played by Jane Wickline, Mark Zuckerberg played by Andrew Dismukes, and Elon Musk played by Jeremy Culhane.
“America needs you to learn the difference between a woman who would actually want to have sex with you and a woman who is clearly a spy,” Mulaney told the billionaires. To illustrate the problem, the host pulled out a Venn diagram showing zero overlap between beautiful women and people who would be interested in their shared opinions and interests.
The sketch addressed the recent resignation of Huang following reports of an extramarital affair with an alleged Chinese intelligence operative. Jensen Huang quit as Nvidia CEO after reports emerged of his affair with a suspected Chinese spy, prompting a spoof on Saturday Night Live featuring Bowen Yang as the former executive.
When asked what lesson they should draw from the downfall, the tech moguls offered a series of answers, with Amodei suggesting never dating a Chinese woman, Zuckerberg offering never dating a human woman, and Thiel advising never dating anyone unless they become the Antichrist.
the nation’s most prominent tech billionaires gather over an issue of national security pic.twitter.com/IRnpToBRGo
Mulaney said Thiel needed to chill on the Antichrist material, while Thiel defended the group by noting they do a lot for the country and claiming they are both bears in the sense that they have killed a lot of hikers.
Mulaney introduced a speaker “who learned this lesson the hard way,” bringing out Yang in Huang’s trademark leather jacket to applause from the studio audience.
“It’s me, Jensen ‘Hide Your Wife’ Huang,” Yang said. He explained that he is into BDSM, which stands for breaking the stock market, and warned the men not to be like him because women do not like guys like them.
Ladies, when you invite Jensen over, you know what’s about to go down: The S&P 500. That’s right, I’m into BDSM: Breaking Da Stock Market.
Bowen Yang, Actor
Yang left the “Saturday Night Live” cast in December 2025, making this his first appearance back on the program. Having joined the series as a writer in 2018 before becoming a cast member the following year, his departure occurred during an episode hosted by his Wicked co-star Ariana Grande with musical guest Cher, where he played a retiring Delta Sky Club employee.
Nvidia, which ranks as the world’s second-most valuable company behind Apple, has seen its share price plunge roughly 20 percent since the start of November following the scandal, dropping around 14 percent over the past week alone due to the affairs and the spying allegations. Huang agreed to testify before Congress before Thanksgiving.
The episode was hosted by John Mulaney marking his seventh time as host after working as a writer on the show from 2008 to 2013 alongside Bill Hader, with Phoebe Bridgers serving as musical guest for her second solo appearance. “Saturday Night Live” returns on December 5 with first-time host Amanda Seyfried and musical guest Don Toliver.