Tom Sandoval found himself targeted by Saturday Night Live once again within a single season.
In the episode aired on Saturday, May 11, “Weekend Update” hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che tackled a segment on presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy Jr. alleging he had a parasitic brain worm.
Sarah Sherman, a cast member, portrayed the purported worm in the sketch, a reference that was subtly hinted at by her mother in the earlier Mother’s Day cold open segment.
“But look, RFK’s body was a worm’s paradise,” Sherman, 31, dressed in a worm costume, quipped.
“Not a single drop of vaccine in sight! My whole parasite posse hung out in there. Shout-out to hook worm, bot fly, that fish that swims up your P-stream and my man, Tom Sandoval.”
As Sherman listed the names of each worm, corresponding photos flashed across the screen. When she reached Sandoval, aged 41, an image popped up showing the Vanderpump Rules celebrity strolling outdoors shirtless.
Saturday’s episode, hosted by SNL veteran Maya Rudolph with musical guest Vampire Weekend, marked not the first instance of Sandoval being teased on air.
He was previously mentioned in a February episode when cast member Marcello Hernandez appeared as a frozen embryo to address the Alabama state Supreme Court case.
“I guess I’ve never talked before because I don’t have a mouth or throat or lungs,” Hernandez, 26, quipped on “Weekend Update” at the time. “Does this look like a life to you, Colin? I’m living at negative 200 degrees in liquid nitrogen, freezing my nonexistent nipples off. I don’t got a brain, I don’t got a heart; I’m like Tom Sandoval.”
Hernandez’s character, however, humorously noted that he couldn’t watch Sandoval on Vanderpump Rules because “[he doesn’t] even have eyes.”
“But even without eyes, I can see that Tom’s a pure narcissist,” the SNL comic added. “I’m just happy to be out of the freezer, Colin. The freezer’s like prison [with] no names, only numbers. I once saw them put my best friend into solitary confinement … for nine months.”
Since March 2023, Sandoval has been portrayed as a villain on VPR following reports of his infidelity with fellow Bravo star Rachel “Raquel” Leviss, which led to the end of his long-term relationship with Ariana Madix, aged 38.
Madix, refusing further communication with the TomTom co-owner, marked a significant rift.Sandoval and Madix have since found new partners in Victoria Lee Robinson and Daniel Wai, respectively.
