Brad Pitt surprised SNL viewers on Saturday (25 April) when he made his first appearance as Dr Anthony Fauci.
Towards the end of the segment, Pitt removed his wig and adopted a serious tone to thank Fauci and other healthcare workers.
“And to the real Dr Fauci, thank you for your calm and your clarity in this unnerving time,” he said.
Pitt delivered the opening skit, in which his version of Fauci pretends to react to some of Trump’s most outlandish claims related to the coronavirus crisis.