Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Adam Driver will host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 29, the show announced today.
This will be Driver’s second turn as host. His first episode, in the wake of The Force Awakens, brought us the now-classic Matt the Radar Technician sketch.
Donald Glover and Natalie Portman both hosted episodes last season.
Donald Glover hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time last night and appeared in nearly every sketch. His monologue revolved around his pre-fame auditions for the show. The Star Wars highlight was his turn in ‘Lando’s Summit’, which points out how few black people there are in the franchise (and, by extension, on Saturday Night Live itself).
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Solo’s Donald Glover will host Saturday Night Live on May 5, the show announced last night. He’ll also be, as alter ego Childish Gambino, the musical guest.
Meanwhile, a skit that was cut for time last night about The Shape of Water’s Fish Man featured a cameo from Adam Driver.
In her second time hosting Saturday Night Live, Natalie Portman raps again! This time, with some enlightening revelations about Gungan genitalia.
(Not kidding.)
The Felicity Jones episode of Saturday Night Live last night was, sadly, a bit of a dud. The only Star Wars content was in her monologue, above. The rest was… Pretty meh, sadly. Nothing is hit-or-miss like SNL!
Lest we forget, Felicity Jones is hosting Saturday Night Live this coming weekend. Last time a Star Wars star hosted, we got Matt the Radar Technician, so, fingers crossed.
Outtakes and alternate takes from Saturday Night Live’s Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base sketch with Adam Driver from last week.
Last night’s Saturday Night Live was delayed by football, but it went off pretty well. Adam Driver was part of almost every sketch on his first time hosting (save for the cold open and Weekend Update,) but the highlight was no doubt Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base:
Tonight at 11:30/10:30c on NBC, Adam Driver hosts Saturday Night Live. Don’t forget!
Lightsaber jokes? Emo Kylo Ren? What will Adam Driver bring to Saturday Night Live?