While Saturday Night Live monologue, Jake Gyllenhaal seemed to be trying to convince himself that he was okay with hosting the Season 49 finale rather than the Season 50 premiere.
“When you think about historic TV seasons, the first number that comes to mind is 49,” Gyllenhaal said. “I mean, sure, you know, one more episode and I’d host the season 50 premiere, but who cares?”
The Road house the actor later began singing to the tune of “End Of The Road” by Boyz II Men, naming all the people the sitcom asked to host the season finale before Gyllenhaal.
– You know, I actually was SNLThis is the first choice to host the final after many people refused,” he joked. “I think everyone is looking forward to the 50th anniversary, but not me.”
“I was the one who said yes,” he added, starting to sing, “They asked Pedro Pascal but he wasn’t around / Zendaya said no because she’d be out of town / She even asked [Ryan] Gosling will be back again, having just hosted three shows ago.
SNL cast members Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson, Punkie Johnson and Devon Walker later joined Gyllenhaal on stage to finish the monologue with him. “We’ve reached the end of the road / This is the last episode / It’s time to say goodbye to season 49 / You’ll be 50 soon,” they all sang together.
Earlier, during the chilly opening, Donald Trump and James Austin Johnson discussed potential vice presidential candidates before the upcoming elections.
Against the backdrop of the Manhattan courthouse where his current silent money trial is taking place, Trump brought out Senator Tim Scott (played by Devon Walker) and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (played by Heidi Gardner). However, the third candidate seemed to be his favorite.
“And finally, my last and favorite choice is the man I can’t stop talking about at my rallies, the overdue great Hannibal Lector,” Trump told Johnson as Michael Longfellow was wheeled in dressed as Silence of the lambs serial killer. “Here he is, I keep calling him overdue and great, even though he’s not dead, he’s not great and he’s not real, but I think you’d really scare the crap out of everyone, wouldn’t you?”
“OK, get him out of here. We’re done. He gives it to me [Mike] Pence vibe. I don’t like it,” Johnson’s Trump added, before saying he had to end the segment “because summer is coming and I promise it will be Trump’s summer.”
Sabrina Carpenter was the musical guest for the season 49 finale SNL. Jon Hamm also made a cameo.
At the end of its 49th season, the NBC sketch comedy show also paid a title card tribute to Dabney Coleman, who died Thursday at the age of 92.
