Joe Unique is not offended one bit by Bowen Yang‘s impersonation of him on “Saturday Evening Stay” … the truth is, he is hoping to make use of the publicity to his benefit.
The “Tiger King” star tells TMZ … he is given Bowen’s impression his stamp of approval, praising the comic for his correct take. Not solely does Joe suppose ‘SNL’ nailed his look — applauding the mullet and the mustache — he feels Bowen got here very near matching his voice.
He notes Bowen did a a lot better job at impersonating him than John Cameron Mitchell did in Peacock’s “Joe vs Carole.”
Per Joe, he was initially asleep when the sketch — the place Bowen, as Joe, asks to grow to be Donald Trump‘s new Federal Fish and Wildlife director — aired in real-time. He says he was alerted to the bit when his fellow inmates started screaming and hollering for him to come back and watch.
Whereas Joe says he was fully surprised by the ‘SNL’ spoof, he admits he does have a giant ask of President-elect Trump … he is hoping to get a pardon from DT and is hoping the eye might assist him obtain this — on prime of his real request to be appointed to the cupboard.
In keeping with Joe, his prisoner counselor even informed him the “world is speaking about me” because of the sketch.
Although, it is Trump nominee for legal professional basic, Matt Gaetz, who Joe thinks might really assist him out … as the previous congressman stated in 2022 he’d pardon Joe if he ever turned president.
Nonetheless, Joe says he’d be 100% sport to hitch Trump’s cupboard … if the director place ever finally ends up really being on the desk.