Why is Putin shown in SNL skits as shirtless?

Putin is a Russian man. Unlike Russian women, it's common for Russian men to go shirtless while vacationing in the wilderness. It's a socially sanctioned behavior. Russians are sexist like that. Russia has not been founded by pilgrims. read more

Putin is shown as shirtless on SNL because real-life Putin goes shirtless (with cross on a chain around his neck) to show off his upper-body musculature. Consider the following from the Huffington Post, How Shirtless Putin Became A Rock Star President In Russia: Vladimir Putin is sort of the Old Spice of world leaders. read more

“Saturday Night Live” skewered Donald Trump, again, this time casting him as an oblivious, unwitting tool of Vladimir Putin. In the last “SNL” before Christmas, the show’s cold opening skit set Alec Baldwin’s Trump working on the transition with Kate McKinnon’s Kellyanne Conway who whipped out a list of entertainers willing to play the inaugural – written on a tiny yellow Post-it note. read more

On 'SNL,' Putin brags about buying America One day after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, "Saturday Night Live" opened its show with Beck Bennett's Vladimir Putin speaking directly to the American people. read more