SNL appears to mock David Dobrik in YouTuber apology skit YouTube: SNL \/ David DobrikSaturday Night Live has released a new skit mocking YouTuber apologies, and many viewers believe it was inspired by David Dobrik\u2019s recent controversy. With the increasing presence of YouTuber and TikTokers in the entertainment world, it\u2019s no longer unusual to see some famous faces for the internet pop up on mainstream TV. Plenty of online stars have made appearances on late-night talk shows to promote their upcoming projects, and it\u2019s becoming more normal to see the worlds collide. However, many were surprised to find that the recent controversy involving YouTuber David Dobrik had been developed into a sketch for Saturday Night Live. David was the subject of controversy after sexual abuse allegations were made against Vlog Squad members, and former members of the group claimed that they had been tricked into \u201ctraumatizing\u201d content by Dobrik. This led to the internet personality releasing a series of apology videos in which he addressed the allegations after he was dropped by several key sponsors. Now, SNL has made a skit about YouTuber apologies, that many believe has been inspired by the Vlog Squad Controversy. Read More: Most controversial YouTuber apologies – The video is titled \u2018Viral Apology Video,\u2019 and stars Daniel Kaluuya and Kyle Mooney. The fake YouTuber is named \u2018Marky Munro,\u2019 and he\u2019s shown to be making crazy videos with his group that he calls the \u2018Prank Posse.\u2019 In the sketch, Marky makes an apology video addressing \u201cthings from [his] past that have come to light.\u201d After dropping a TV on his friend\u2019s head as part of a prank, he later goes on to make an additional apology video in which he tears up, using some classic YouTube apology phrases. The final apology video \u2018Marky\u2019 releases in the skit shows him address criticism over a kissing prank, which could be a reference to allegations made by Seth Francois against Dobrik. The fake star also reveals that he lost his sponsorships, which has additional similarities with the Vlog Squad controversy. One commenter wrote: \u201cI can\u2019t get over how perfect the wig is. It\u2019s David Dobrik\u2019s shape but Logan Paul\u2019s color. SNL\u2019s hair and makeup department is mental. Another added: \u201cYou know David Dobrik messed up big time when SNL is making jokes about him.\u201d The segment came as a surprise to many, who didn\u2019t expect this situation to reach SNL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SNL appears to mock David Dobrik in YouTuber apology skit YouTube: SNL \/ David DobrikSaturday Night Live has released a new skit mocking YouTuber apologies, and many viewers believe it was inspired by David Dobrik\u2019s recent controversy. With the increasing presence of YouTuber and TikTokers in the entertainment world, it\u2019s no longer unusual to see […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}