Woody Harrelson Spoofs ‘The Whale’ on ‘SNL’: ‘I Gained 450 Pounds in 6 Months’ — Watch

If there’s one awards season movie that lends most easily to parody, it may be Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale.” It stars Brendan Fraser as an obese online English teacher, with the now-Oscar-nominated actor wearing a quite-heavy fat suit to play the role, coming to terms with the looming end of his life.And so, of course, “Saturday Night Live” took advantage of the movie’s controversy-baiting narrative, with five-time host Woody Harrelson spoofing the Academy Award-nominated film in a new sketch.

He plays an actor who gained 450 pounds by eating “gristle loaf” — it’s “compressed beef fat and corn syrup,” made into a loaf.

“I ate nine of these a day because I thought I would win the Oscar.”“SNL” cast member Chloe Fineman plays an actress (channeling Sadie Sink in the actual movie) fretting about having to dye her hair brown for her role.

The movie here,

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