North Carolina’s ‘Charlotte The Stingray’ Steals The Show On SNL
“Charlotte The Stingray” has been the topic of pop culture conversation since her stunning pregnancy was announced just before Valentine’s Day. Charlotte is a longtime resident of The Aquarium and Shark Lab in Hendersonville, North Carolina. After years of living and swimming alone, it was revealed she was pregnant. For lack of a better term, it’s ‘immaculate conception’ in the stingray world. You just knew it was only a matter of time until a story like this caught the attention of Saturday Night Live. This past Saturday, it happened.
Saturday Night Live’s Ego Nwodim played Charlotte in a sketch on the show’s legendary “Weekend Update” segment. Nwodim was fabulously over-the-top in an enormous stingray costume. The point of the sketch was for “Charlotte” to accuse host Michael Che of being the father.
In real life, Charlotte was schedule to give birth this last week, but if the blessed event has not occurred. That being said, her whole saga gave birth to a hilarious segment on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update segment. You’ve never really ‘made it’ into the pop culture zeitgeist until SNL has recognized you. So Charlotte, welcome to the main stage.
Scientists think the pregnancy of Charlotte, a stingray living in a tank without any male rays, is an example of parthenogenesis, a miracle of life more common than most people think. Technically speaking this is reproduction without fertilization.
In the human area of the animal kingdom, this is either a key element in Christianity’s faith, or a job for Maury Povich. All kidding aside, the world is waiting to see Charlotte The Stingray’s immaculately conceived pups. Which brings this interesting announcement from her home aquarium’s website. In consideration of Charlotte, the Aquarium is temporarily suspending pre-paid admissions. Summer activities/camps have been cancelled as well.
Charlotte’s not open. She is, however, “live from New York” as this appearance on last weekend’s Saturday Night Live shows.