‘SNL’ Roasts Jill Zarin After Super Bowl Backlash Costs Her ‘Golden Life’ Role

Gina RagusaSun, March 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM UTC

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Jill Zarin of The Real Housewives of New York City is still catching flak after her Bad BunnySuper Bowl review cost her a role on The Golden Life, with Saturday Night Live mocking her again in the Feb. 28 “Tourette’s” sketch.

Springboarding from the recent BAFTA Film Awards, which sparked controversy when Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson unintentionally uttered a racial slur, SNL leaned into a hilarious faux PSA defending those with "involuntary verbal tics" due to Tourette's syndrome.

Cue the line of celebrities like Mel Gibson, Ye, Armie Hammer, J.K. Rowling, and yes ... Zarin made the cut, as they all defend past offensive remarks, chalking them up to having Tourette's.

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Referring to herself as an "OG" Real Housewife of New York, SNL player Sarah Sherman took on Zarin, saying, "But what you didn't know is that I suffer from severe, long-winded, monologue-style Tourettes. A condition that affects nine out of 10 people on Long Island."

Zarin watched Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show and immediately posted a video to Instagram, complaining that: "It was the worst halftime show ever. I just don’t think it was appropriate to have it in Spanish, and, quite frankly … grabbing his [groin] area … I think it was totally inappropriate. You’ve got all these young kids watching the Super Bowl, and he doesn’t have to be grabbing himself every five seconds because he’s so insecure. Seriously.”

She added, “I don’t speak Spanish. I would’ve liked to have known the words he was saying,” she continued. “To me, it looked like a political statement because there were literally no white people in the entire thing. I’m not taking a side, one way or the other … I think it was an ICE thing. I think that the NFL sold out, and it’s very sad.”

As backlash mounted in the comments section, Zarin removed the post, but the damage was already done. Fans expressed anger, vowing not to watch Zarin's upcoming RHONY-esque reunion show, The Golden Life. Days later, Zarin was fired from the show.

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