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Twitter users rally for Jeff Goldblum to play Mike Pence’s fly on ‘SNL’

Jeff Goldblum performs with The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra on SiriusXM's Real Jazz Channel at The SiriusXM Studios in New York City on November 11, 2019 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

The first and only vice presidential debate morphed into a sequel to Jeff Goldblum’s “The Fly” after a tiny insect unexpectedly landed on Vice President Mike Pence’s head.

You could say life found a way to bring the 1986 Goldblum film back into the cultural conversation Wednesday as Twitter began to discuss who should play the scene-stealing bug on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.


After much buzz about the watercooler moment, social media came to an overwhelming consensus that Goldblum should reprise his role as the mad-scientist-turned-fly on the NBC sketch comedy.

“LORNE MICHAELS,” tweeted Sky News’ Max Preston, addressing the creator of “SNL.” “I IMPLORE YOU… PLEASE… GET JEFF GOLDBLUM TO PLAY THE FLY ON @NBCSNL THIS WEEKEND!!!”

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