Saturday Night Live took aim at former Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and allegations surrounding his reported affair with a suspected Chinese spy, with former cast member Bowen Yang returning to play the tech executive.
Yang, 36, appeared in the show’s cold open, marking his first SNL performance since departing in December 2025.
The sketch featured John Mulaney as a CIA official who assembled several prominent technology executives for a briefing aimed at preventing them from being deceived by foreign agents.
The lineup included Ben Marshall as Sam Altman, James Austin Johnson as Peter Thiel, Jeremy Culhane as Elon Musk, Andrew Dismukes as Mark Zuckerberg and Jane Wickline as Dario Amodei.
Mulaney’s character warned: ‘America needs you to learn the difference between a woman who would actually want to have sex with you and a woman who is clearly a spy.’
He then introduced Yang’s version of Huang, who jokingly dubbed himself Jensen ‘Hide Your Wife’ Huang.
Dressed in a leather jacket, Yang’s Huang declared: ‘Ladies, when you invite Jensen over, you know what’s about to go down, the S&P 500. That’s right. I’m into BDSM: Breaking Da Stock Market.’
‘Fellas, don’t be like me. Remember, women don’t like guys like us. That’s how we became guys like us’, he added before introducing Saturday night’s episode.
Huang, who married Lori in 1985, came under scrutiny after reports emerged that US officials believe he had an affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese national suspected of spying for Beijing.
Bowen Yang returned to SNL on Saturday night to portray the scandal-hit former Nvidia chief
John Mulaney played a CIA official who gathered leading tech executives to stop them from being duped by foreign spies. Jeremy Culhane appears as Elon Musk, left, alongside Andrew Dismukes as Mark Zuckerberg, right
Alice Huang is not related to Jensen Huang. Authorities reportedly fear she helped transfer advanced Nvidia chips to Beijing after the United States barred the company from selling them to China over national security concerns.
The New York Times later reported that Huang allegedly had an affair with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of healthcare.
A relationship with Powell would reportedly breach Nvidia’s code of conduct, which instructs employees to ‘avoid situations where our actions conflict’ with the company, including certain ‘personal relationships’.
Two sources told the Times that Huang and Powell were recorded behaving affectionately at a San Jose, California, hotel during an Nvidia conference in March.
Another report published Wednesday alleged that Huang had a third mistress who also worked at the artificial intelligence company.
The 63-year-old technology executive stepped down as Nvidia’s leader earlier Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the board was seeking to remove him.
Both of Huang’s children work at Nvidia. Earlier this week, he issued a public apology for being unfaithful to Lori.
He wrote: ‘I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did.
‘To my wife and family: I love you. I know an apology cannot undo what I have done. I hope our family will heal and that, over time, I can earn back your trust.’
Jensen Huang is pictured with Alice Huang, his alleged lover and a suspected Chinese spy, in June 2024
Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is shown with his wife, Lori, earlier this year
Huang was reportedly involved with Alice Huang by December 2023. A resurfaced photograph shows the pair together at an event in Taipei, Taiwan, in June 2024.
They appeared notably close as Alice approached Jensen after his speech to congratulate him.
The two were later photographed embracing with their arms around each other.
Jensen’s hands rested on Alice’s waist, creating the appearance of a romantic couple even though he remained married to Lori Huang.
During another visit to Taipei in May 2025, Huang was reportedly seen dining with Alice. The Wall Street Journal said they were observed kissing each other on the cheek and touching one another’s arms.
Other photographs reportedly show the Nvidia chief and the suspected Chinese spy raising wine glasses in a toast and smiling side by side at various points during their alleged relationship.
Huang is pictured alongside Kimberly Powell
US authorities began investigating Alice Huang after her company, Megaspeed, was accused of illegally diverting Nvidia AI chips to China by circumventing strict sanctions.
Officials in Taiwan and Singapore have also examined her alleged connections to Chinese intelligence services.
Chief financial officer Colette Kress, who joined Nvidia in 2013, will serve as interim chief while the company searches for a permanent successor.
Huang has also agreed to testify before Congress before Thanksgiving, according to Brian Mast, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Nvidia shares fell more than five percent Thursday amid the allegations before recovering some of those losses after Huang’s departure was announced.
The company’s stock has dropped roughly 14 percent over the past week amid reports of Huang’s alleged affairs and the suspected spying scandal.
