Photo: Saturday Night Live/YotubeWill Fortereturned to hisSaturday Night Liveroots!The comedian, 51, was back in Studio 8H for his hosting debut onSNL— a decade after he last appeared on the show in 2012.Forte, who was a cast member for eight years from 2002 to 2010, opened the episode with a monologue, in which he expressed disappointment that he wasn’t asked to host sooner.“I was in the cast 12 years ago withKristen Wiig,Bill Hader,Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, and Fred Armisan,” he said. “So it was really fun to see Kristen host, then Bill, then Andy, then Fred, then Kristen again, then Bill again, then Jason.“He continued, “Seth Meyers, he’s one of my best buds. But, come on! He wasn’t really a sketch guy, he was just onWeekend Update. Does that even count as being on the show? But he hosted. John Mulaney was a writer when I was in the cast and he then hosted — four times, four times! But hey, that’s OK! You know, I’m not bitter about it.““Save the best for last, right? Save the best for way last!” Forte added. “Look, after 12 long years, tonight, it’s finally my turn. My time to shine. Tonight, it’s all about me.“Unfortunately, theMacGruberstar’s thunder was stolen when Wiig, 48, made a surprise appearance onstage to a loud round of applause. However, Forte wasted no time telling her to leave.“You know, I flew in for this,” she said, to which he replied, “Great, so you know where the airport is.“Jon Kopaloff/GettyBut Wiig wasn’t the only special guest during Forte’s opening monologue.Lorne Michaelsalso gave the comedian a hard time when he appeared in the audience with next week’s hostWillem Dafoe.“I’m so sorry, Will, there’s been a mistake,” Michaels, 77, said, adding, “You think I would book someone named Will, then someone named Willem?“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.“But you texted me to come host, Lorne,” Forte said, to which Michaels responded, “I texted Willem, and you know, autocorrect.“Rock band and 2021 Eurovision winnersMåneskinalso joined Forte as musical guests for the episode, marking the group’s debut on the show.Forte hosted theSaturday Night Live’s second episode of 2022 afterWest Side StorystarAriana DeBosekicked off the new year last weekend with musical guest Bleachers.SNLpreviously had toscale backtheir final show of 2021 due to the omicron variant. With COVID-19 cases spiking in New York City, the show put on its Dec. 18 show with a limited cast and crew, which includedPaul Rudd, who returned toSNLfor his fifth time as host.Dafoe, 66, is scheduled tohostSNLnext weekend with musical guestKaty Perry.Saturday Night Liveairs weekly on NBC.
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Will Fortereturned to hisSaturday Night Liveroots!The comedian, 51, was back in Studio 8H for his hosting debut onSNL— a decade after he last appeared on the show in 2012.Forte, who was a cast member for eight years from 2002 to 2010, opened the episode with a monologue, in which he expressed disappointment that he wasn’t asked to host sooner.“I was in the cast 12 years ago withKristen Wiig,Bill Hader,Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, and Fred Armisan,” he said. “So it was really fun to see Kristen host, then Bill, then Andy, then Fred, then Kristen again, then Bill again, then Jason.“He continued, “Seth Meyers, he’s one of my best buds. But, come on! He wasn’t really a sketch guy, he was just onWeekend Update. Does that even count as being on the show? But he hosted. John Mulaney was a writer when I was in the cast and he then hosted — four times, four times! But hey, that’s OK! You know, I’m not bitter about it.““Save the best for last, right? Save the best for way last!” Forte added. “Look, after 12 long years, tonight, it’s finally my turn. My time to shine. Tonight, it’s all about me.“Unfortunately, theMacGruberstar’s thunder was stolen when Wiig, 48, made a surprise appearance onstage to a loud round of applause. However, Forte wasted no time telling her to leave.“You know, I flew in for this,” she said, to which he replied, “Great, so you know where the airport is.“Jon Kopaloff/GettyBut Wiig wasn’t the only special guest during Forte’s opening monologue.Lorne Michaelsalso gave the comedian a hard time when he appeared in the audience with next week’s hostWillem Dafoe.“I’m so sorry, Will, there’s been a mistake,” Michaels, 77, said, adding, “You think I would book someone named Will, then someone named Willem?“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.“But you texted me to come host, Lorne,” Forte said, to which Michaels responded, “I texted Willem, and you know, autocorrect.“Rock band and 2021 Eurovision winnersMåneskinalso joined Forte as musical guests for the episode, marking the group’s debut on the show.Forte hosted theSaturday Night Live’s second episode of 2022 afterWest Side StorystarAriana DeBosekicked off the new year last weekend with musical guest Bleachers.SNLpreviously had toscale backtheir final show of 2021 due to the omicron variant. With COVID-19 cases spiking in New York City, the show put on its Dec. 18 show with a limited cast and crew, which includedPaul Rudd, who returned toSNLfor his fifth time as host.Dafoe, 66, is scheduled tohostSNLnext weekend with musical guestKaty Perry.Saturday Night Liveairs weekly on NBC.
Will Fortereturned to hisSaturday Night Liveroots!
The comedian, 51, was back in Studio 8H for his hosting debut onSNL— a decade after he last appeared on the show in 2012.
Forte, who was a cast member for eight years from 2002 to 2010, opened the episode with a monologue, in which he expressed disappointment that he wasn’t asked to host sooner.
“I was in the cast 12 years ago withKristen Wiig,Bill Hader,Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, and Fred Armisan,” he said. “So it was really fun to see Kristen host, then Bill, then Andy, then Fred, then Kristen again, then Bill again, then Jason.”
He continued, “Seth Meyers, he’s one of my best buds. But, come on! He wasn’t really a sketch guy, he was just onWeekend Update. Does that even count as being on the show? But he hosted. John Mulaney was a writer when I was in the cast and he then hosted — four times, four times! But hey, that’s OK! You know, I’m not bitter about it.”
“Save the best for last, right? Save the best for way last!” Forte added. “Look, after 12 long years, tonight, it’s finally my turn. My time to shine. Tonight, it’s all about me.”
Unfortunately, theMacGruberstar’s thunder was stolen when Wiig, 48, made a surprise appearance onstage to a loud round of applause. However, Forte wasted no time telling her to leave.
“You know, I flew in for this,” she said, to which he replied, “Great, so you know where the airport is.”
Jon Kopaloff/Getty
But Wiig wasn’t the only special guest during Forte’s opening monologue.Lorne Michaelsalso gave the comedian a hard time when he appeared in the audience with next week’s hostWillem Dafoe.
“I’m so sorry, Will, there’s been a mistake,” Michaels, 77, said, adding, “You think I would book someone named Will, then someone named Willem?”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
“But you texted me to come host, Lorne,” Forte said, to which Michaels responded, “I texted Willem, and you know, autocorrect.”
Rock band and 2021 Eurovision winnersMåneskinalso joined Forte as musical guests for the episode, marking the group’s debut on the show.
Forte hosted theSaturday Night Live’s second episode of 2022 afterWest Side StorystarAriana DeBosekicked off the new year last weekend with musical guest Bleachers.
SNLpreviously had toscale backtheir final show of 2021 due to the omicron variant. With COVID-19 cases spiking in New York City, the show put on its Dec. 18 show with a limited cast and crew, which includedPaul Rudd, who returned toSNLfor his fifth time as host.
Dafoe, 66, is scheduled tohostSNLnext weekend with musical guestKaty Perry.
Saturday Night Liveairs weekly on NBC.
source: people.com
