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Buddha Makes an Appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Last updated on: March 4, 2012 at 12:19 pm   by Lilit Marcus

Buddha Makes an Appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ 2012-03-04T12:19:46-04:00 Lilit Marcus

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What if the Buddha had actually been a secret jerk? That was the premise in a sketch last night on SNL, where Andy Samberg played a version of the Enlightened One who made fun of his followers and ogled their boobs and said things like “I think my little Buddha just reached full consciousness.” Oh, and evening host Lindsay Lohan was in there somewhere too.

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