Pedro Pascal Races The Rainbow Road In SNL’s Mario Kart/’The Last Of Us’ Spoof Trailer

With Pedro Pascal hosting last night’s SNL, it was inevitable that we’d get some kind of spoof of his hit HBO series, The Last of Us. And they did not let us down. Set in another grim, post-apocalyptic reality, Pascal is again forced to escort another young woman in a brilliant fake trailer for Mario Kart.

Pascal dons the red hat, mustache, and corny Italian accent of Mario in the Mario Kart spoof. Tasked with escorting Princess Peach through the dangerous Rainbow Road, facing deadly Koopas, meeting “complex, dramatic” and bisexual, versions of Yoshi and Toad, all while avoiding the deadly Bowser who controls the kingdom. Watch out for those deadly red turtle shells!!

“Karting out here isn’t a game. If we’re going to make it, we’re going to need all the help we can get,” Pascal’s Mario says ominously.

Check out the Mario Kart spoof below!

Travis Hopson
Travis Hopson has been reviewing movies before he even knew there was such a thing. Having grown up on a combination of bad '80s movies, pro wrestling, comic books, and hip-hop, Travis is uniquely positioned to geek out on just about everything under the sun. A vampire who walks during the day and refuses to sleep, Travis is the co-creator and lead writer for Punch Drunk Critics. He is also a contributor to Good Morning Washington, WBAL Morning News, and WETA Around Town. In the five minutes a day he's not working, Travis is also a voice actor, podcaster, and Twitch gamer. Travis is a voting member of the Critics Choice Association (CCA), Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), and Late Night programmer for the Lakefront Film Festival.