Pete Davidson and first-time Saturday Night Live host Rami Malek teamed up for a country music parody of Netflix's mega-hit Korean series Squid Game on the NBC show's latest episode.
The musical sketch, which was a cover of Branchez & Big Wet’s 2017 song Turn Up On the Weekend, opened with Davidson and Malek appearing as country boys singing about their financial hardships.
'I just got laid off, bar tab ain't paid off,' Pete sang with Rami crooning, 'Even had to sell my puppy.'
Hilarious: Pete Davidson and first-time Saturday Night Live host Rami Malek teamed up for a country music parody of Netflix's mega-hit Korean series Squid Game on the NBC show's latest episode
Parody: The musical sketch, which was a cover of Branchez & Big Wet’s 2017 song Turn Up On the Weekend, opened with Davidson and Malek appearing as country boys singing about their financial hardships.
'Yes, I'm broke and it's a damn shame, guess I got to play the Squid Game,' Pete continued.
The skit then cut to Davidson and Rami, who were clad in the teal-green tracksuits worn by the characters in the show, as they prepared to compete in the deadly children's games.
The sketch featured spot-on replications of the series' set pieces and was chock-full of spoilers for the show.
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Spoof: The skit then cut to Davidson and Rami, who were clad in the teal-green tracksuits worn by the characters in the show, as they prepared to compete in the deadly children's games
Funny: Pete sang, 'They got symbols on their faces like the ones on Playstations and the main guy looks like Dr. Doom.'
Pete lamented that the contestants are identified by numbers instead of names as his tracksuit was labeled '456' which was the number assigned to Squid Game lead character Seong Gi-Hun (Lee Jung Jae).
'Weird cards, pink guards, locked us in a big room....' sang Rami.
Pete continued, 'They got symbols on their faces like the ones on Playstations and the main guy looks like Dr. Doom.'
The pair then befriend the some of the other contestants with Pete looking up at the piggybank full of cash that was hung over the room.
Big prize: The pair then befriend the some of the other contestants with Pete looking up at the piggybank full of cash that was hung over the room
