Dr. Anthony Fauci is revealing who he would like to portray him on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) when the show returns.
Taking a brief step away from discussions about the coronavirus outbreak, Fauci — director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases— shared a light-hearted moment with CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota on “News Day.”
Camerota noted that the long-running comedic sketch series would be returning after a month-long hiatus due to the coronavirus crises. With all that has happened amid the pandemic outbreak, there is a strong possibility Fauci could be featured in one of the parody sketches.
“What do you think the chances are that somebody will portray you?” Camerota asked.
“I have no idea. I hope not,” Fauci replied with a laugh.
See Fauci’s remarks below:
Dr. Anthony Fauci jokingly says "Brad Pitt, of course" should play him on "Saturday Night Live." pic.twitter.com/WFN45F83mW
— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) April 10, 2020
Although he hopes he is not included in any sketches, he did reveal who he would like to portray him if he were featured.
Camerota named a few notable actors including Ben Stiller and Brad Pitt. Fauci quickly noted that he would prefer Brad Pitt to portray him.
“Oh, Brad Pitt, of course,” Fauci jokingly replied.
SNL is expected to produce new content remotely starting Saturday night.
Fauci’s light-hearted banter with Camerota follows a string of reports and interviews about the coronavirus. On Thursday, Fauci was also asked about another topic of normalcy many Americans are interested in — summer vacations, as previously reported on IJR.
When asked whether or not it would be possible for Americans to “progress toward normalization” for a normal summer, —with human interaction and real social gatherings— Fauci offered a glimmer of hope.
The infectious disease expert said that summer “can be in the cards.”
“When we pull back and try to open up the country, as we often use that terminology, we have to be prepared that when the infections start to rear their heads again that we have in place a very aggressive and effective way to identify, isolate, contact, trace, and make sure we don’t have those spikes that we see now,”
“The answer to your question is yes if we do the things that we need to do to prevent the resurgence,” Fauci said.