SNL glibly mocks Scientology's creepy history with annotated musical parody

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Saturday Night Live's take on Scientology is, more or less, a condensed version of Going Clear in the form of a musical parody. Touching on the same seedy elements explored in the critically acclaimed HBO documentary, SNL offered up a fake '90s "Neurotology" music video — but with helpful annotations noting all the defections and mysterious disappearances to have happened in the intervening years. — Jon Terbush

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Jon Terbush
Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.