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Cristiano Ronaldo Statue Mocked on 'Saturday Night Live' by Kate McKinnon

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Cristiano Ronaldo's infamous bust at Madeira Airport has had the internet in stitches since its unveiling at the end of March, and it has now been targeted by Kate McKinnon on American sketch show Saturday Night Live.

Here is the skit, which features McKinnon impersonating Cecilia Gimenez, a Spanish woman whose botched attempt to restore a fresco of Jesus Christ became a viral sensation:

In the sketch, McKinnon—who is famous for impressions of celebrities on SNL, including former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and pop star Justin Bieber—likens the bust to Ronaldo having his face put "through a Snapchat filter where all the features are twisted and sucked into the nose.