“Saturday Night Live” pokes fun at Kevin O’Leary and his Utah data center in a skit that’s funny because it’s true

On this Saturday’s Saturday Night Live, the most relevant bit was on the Weekend Update segment where Colin Jost interviewed “Kevin O’Leary” (played by James Austin Johnson) about his plans to build his Stratos data center in Utah and the resistance to his plans. Here’s the video… …and here’s the transcript of the skit: Colin Jost: According to a new poll, 75% of Americans would oppose an AI data center being built near them, making it one of the country’s most unifying issues. Click the image above to read The Verge’s piece, The People of Utah vs. Kevin O’Leary. If you’re actually reading this, here’s a link to a non-paywalled version of the story. Here to comment is the man who proposed building the world’s largest data center in Utah. “Shark Tank’s” Mr. Wonderful, Kevin O’Leary. [ Cheers and applause ] Kevin O’Leary: Thank you, Colin. It’s a pleasure. Thanks for having me. Colin: Thank you for being here. So what happened, Mr. Wonderful? Protesters in Utah are forcing you to…