Have you ever felt there was something a bit strange about the trending Mirror workout during the pandemic? Well, you’re not alone—SNL certainly thought so too!
Raise your hand if you bought any home workout gear or joined an online fitness class during the pandemic. Now, keep that hand up if you’ve actually used any of it. Great, we’re all in agreement! The trend of home workout equipment became a curious case of “exercise capitalism,” with brands like Peloton offering pricey bikes to let you pedal from your living room. However, the strangest of all was the Mirror—a $1500 device that resembles an ordinary mirror but features workout videos with instructors seemingly trapped within the glass. Naturally, SNL had to comment on this oddity.
Not only is the Mirror a hefty investment, but it also has a slightly eerie vibe. What if it starts up in the middle of the night and your fitness instructor begins talking to you? “Oh, that’s not a home invasion; that’s just my boxing trainer! Oops!”
In the sketch aired on February 27, 2021, host Nick Jonas and cast member Heidi Gardner portrayed Mirror fitness instructors. Everything appeared to be going smoothly until an elderly character, Shannon Delgado, played by Kate McKinnon, appeared in the mirror, pleading, “Help! I’m trapped inside this workout mirror.” It turns out she was banished there by a demon named Azuzel (played by Pete Davidson), sentenced to teach squats for eternity.
The sketch was wonderfully absurd, and some viewers online joked, “But how can I get Nick Jonas as my instructor in MY mirror?” The actual Mirror company took the parody in stride, thanking SNL on social media and jokingly offering Nick Jonas a teaching spot.
SNL had a stellar night, with other memorable sketches including one poking fun at society’s obsession with true crime documentaries, humorously suggesting that watching a series about a murderer is relaxation. “A body builder chopped an old lady,” McKinnon sang in a musical parody. “I watch while I text my sister about her baby.” With Nick Jonas serving as both host and musical guest, and a sketch titled “So You Think You Want The Vaccine,” it was a fantastic episode of SNL.
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Summary:
SNL humorously critiques the peculiar Mirror workout device in a recent sketch featuring Nick Jonas and Kate McKinnon. The sketch reveals the bizarre premise of a woman trapped inside the mirror, held captive by a demon, while also poking fun at society’s fixation on true crime shows.