‘SNL’ Spoofs ‘You Can See Everything’ as Druski Plays Elizabeth Holmes in Whiteface

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Parodies of ‘You Can See Everything‘ have spread nearly as fast as the documentary itself. From meme edits to a ‘Tonight Show’ cold open with Jimmy Fallon as Nathan Fielder and Jamie Lee Curtis as Elizabeth Holmes, the film’s awkward stare-downs have become comedy shorthand. Now ‘SNL‘ has taken its turn with a pre-taped sketch built around the movie.

The timing is no accident. A24’s documentary opened on fewer than 900 screens in mid-October and has since become one of the fall’s biggest box office stories, taking in about $63.9 million domestically through Halloween weekend. It even topped the weekend chart over Halloween, narrowly edging ‘Clayface’.

The sketch aired during Druski’s debut as host, a milestone that made him the first digital creator to lead an episode. ‘SNL’ staged a send-up of the documentary with cast members Jane Wickline and Ben Marshall playing Holmes and her partner Billy Evans. Druski took on the Fielder role at first, peeking around corners with headphones on, before the sketch flipped and he stepped into Holmes’s shoes himself.

That twist gave the bit its title, ‘Dru Can See Everything’. Instead of casting an actress for the reenactments, Druski dressed as the Theranos founder in whiteface to play her in his own version of the story. The video runs about 3 minutes and 48 seconds.

The joke paid off a promise from his opening monologue. There, he told the audience that ‘SNL’ wouldn’t water him down and said the show had given him a few rules, including no cursing and no whiteface, before adding that he couldn’t promise to follow them. He then did both in the sketch, dropping an f-bomb along the way.

Emma Stone made a surprise appearance during that monologue, joining him as his co-star in the upcoming comedy ‘The Catch’. The episode, the 5th of Season 52, featured The Strokes as musical guest.

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‘You Can See Everything’ follows Holmes during the 34 days before she reported to federal prison, with Fielder living alongside her family. The film plays with truth and performance, and Fielder is as much a character in it as his subjects. That blend of deadpan awkwardness and unsettling intimacy gives parodists plenty to work with.

The trailer helped set the tone. It became a meme almost immediately, with Holmes staring unblinkingly into the camera while insisting she had no reason to deceive anyone. Comic Basics noted that the tone is so distinctive that even small changes can be funny, which is why so many imitators have found success.

Another recurring thread is ‘The Dropout’, the Hulu series in which Amanda Seyfried played Holmes. The documentary itself brings it up. Fielder shows Holmes a clip of the show on a laptop, which makes Seyfried’s surprise cameo in the film one of its more talked-about moments.

Wickline and Marshall’s casting highlights how much of the show’s current bench is getting to play with the cultural moment. Both are regulars in the show’s sketches, and this parody gave them a chance to take on two of the documentary’s most unforgettable figures.

For Druski, the sketch also played to his strengths. He built his following with viral sketches in which he takes on recognizable characters, including an ambitious mega-church parody that drew more than 70 million views. Playing Holmes in whiteface, he leaned on the same commitment that made his online work take off.

The spoof is also a sign of how large the film has become. Parody on ‘SNL’ tends to follow what the whole country is talking about, and the fact that both the late-night shows have gone after it reflects a documentary that has crossed over from art-house curiosity to mainstream event. A24 reportedly made it for around $7 million, which only adds to the story.

Whether the sketch lands as one of Season 52’s standout moments will depend on how viewers react in the days ahead. For now, it gives the film’s fans one more piece of evidence that the Holmes stare is here to stay.

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