Watch SNL's Hilarious Menendez Halloween Sketch!

The Menendez brothers are currently in the spotlight, and opinions on whether this is positive or negative vary. However, it’s clear that they are attracting significant attention.

Ryan Murphy's limited series, Monsters, along with a new Netflix documentary about the brothers, has presented them in a more alluring light. This past week on Saturday Night Live, a sketch that was cut for time humorously explored this newfound appeal.

During Weekend Update, comedians Michael Longfellow and Marcello Hernandez portrayed "Two Guys Dressed as Doctors for Halloween," but they kept being mistaken for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for murdering their parents.

"We thought people would see two doctors and start banging pots and pans for us, like during the pandemic," Longfellow joked.

"Instead," Hernandez replied, "people keep shouting things like, 'You're innocent!' and 'You're so hot!'"

Longfellow added, "And also, 'Kiss each other again!'" prompting cohost Colin Jost to inquire about this recurring theme in the limited series.

Despite the buzz, Monsters has stirred controversy. Erik Menendez has criticized Murphy’s portrayal of him and his brother, particularly regarding the depiction of sexual abuse. He expressed in a statement, "I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives... Murphy shapes his narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and me."

Nevertheless, renewed interest in the Menendez brothers, along with new evidence in their case, has intensified calls for their release, with support even from reality star and prison reform advocate Kim Kardashian. Hernandez noted that Murphy's show, along with TikTok, has transformed the brothers into "sex symbols." This shift is further fueled by star Cooper Koch's full-frontal nude scene, which he mentioned on Watch What Happens Live did not involve a prosthetic.

Realizing that people are more fascinated by the Menendez brothers than by their doctor costumes, Longfellow and Hernandez decided to embrace the attention, despite Longfellow not being Hispanic and their uncertain ancestry. But that’s a separate matter entirely.