LAST WEEK, HBO aired Going Clear, a scathing exposé on the Church of Scientology.
The documentary leveled some serious accusations against the church, including allegations of slave labour and torture, and became a major talking point in the US media last week.
The film also featured a cheesy music video produced by the Church of Scientology in 1990. (You can watch it here.)
Over the weekend, Saturday Night Live spoofed the video in a rather scathing fashion.
In the music video for the fictional Church of Neurotology, the show alludes to the mysterious whereabouts of a number of Church of Scientology members and pokes fun at key tenets of Scientology, including billion-year contracts.
The response to the sketch was overwhelmingly positive with many praising it as one of the most “daring” things Saturday Night Live has done in years.
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Even filmmaker Alex Gibney, who directed Going Clear, was full of praise.
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