‘Saturday Night Live’: Draw the Prophet Muhammad

By Joe Kovacs

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In the wake of last Sunday’s terrorist attack at a “Draw Muhammad” free-speech event in Garland, Texas, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” decided to spoof the controversy by holding its own Pictionary-style game show titled “Picture Perfect.”

During the skit, one contestant played by comic Bobby Moynihan was asked to draw “the Prophet Muhammad.”

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“No, I don’t want to. I want to go home!” whimpered Moynihan.

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Paralyzed with fear, Moynihan passed off the card to his teammate, actor Reginald VelJohnson of “Family Matters” (played by Kenan Thompson), who also quivers when he realizes he’s being asked to sketch the Islamic prophet.

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“Oh, I dropped my pen!” VelJohnson declares, as he intentionally tosses away his writing instrument.

When time runs out, actress Reese Witherspoon correctly guesses out of thin air, “The Prophet Muhammad.”

The host of the show, played by Taran Killam, concluded, “The takeaway is … these two men drew the Prophet Muhammad!”

“No, we drew nothing!” declared Moynihan.

“Oh, sweet Lord, they’re coming for me!” cried VelJohnson.

“You bet they are, Reginald!” the host agreed.

Joe Kovacs

Executive News Editor Joe Kovacs is the author of the new best-selling book, "Reaching God Speed: Unlocking the Secret Broadcast Revealing the Mystery of Everything." His previous books include "Shocked by the Bible 2: Connecting the Dots in Scripture to Reveal the Truth They Don't Want You to Know," a follow-up to his No. 1 best-seller "Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You've Never Been Told" as well as "The Divine Secret: The Awesome and Untold Truth about Your Phenomenal Destiny." He is an award-winning journalist of more than 30 years in American TV, radio and the internet, and is also a former editor at the Budapest Business Journal in Europe. Read more of Joe Kovacs's articles here.


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