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As Will Ferrell bounced down nan stairs to return halfway shape astatine Studio 8H to footwear disconnected his sixth stint hosting Saturday Night Live, it became readily evident thing was … amiss.
Hitting his people to reside nan enthusiastic assemblage was not nan Elf star, but alternatively Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, who was dressed successful nan aforesaid bluish suit and styled nan aforesaid measurement arsenic nan former.
“Everyone unopen up,” Ferrell said arsenic he yet made it retired successful beforehand of nan audience, discouraging everyone from cheering for Smith, who he said “pushed maine down backstage.”
“And I fell — hard. And Lorne had to springiness maine mouth-to-mouth,” Ferrell quipped.
Smith, trying to enactment successful nan spotlight, claimed he was nan philharmonic guest, earlier Ferrell ushered him disconnected stage. Trying to do a “hard reset,” Ferrell noted nan vibe still felt “weird” and “off” and that Chad took upwind retired of his sails.
“Whatever, OK, fine, I’ll conscionable do immoderate nan big does erstwhile they don’t person immoderate ideas,” he previewed, opening to return questions from nan audience. Paul McCartney, tonight’s existent philharmonic guest, was up first, playing into nan doppelganger Ferrell-Smith spot and confusing nan two.
Ferrell past listed disconnected a murderer’s statement of McCartney’s top penned hits. Despite his evident talent, though, McCartney can’t return in installments for “The Alphabet Song,” “Timber (ft. Pitbull)” and “all nan Smash Mouth stuff.”
As antecedently mentioned, pinch tonight’s hosting appearance, Ferrell is among nan rarified people of performers who has surpassed SNL‘s coveted Five-Timers distinction, alongside nan likes of erstwhile formed members for illustration Tina Fey (also six) and reigning leader Chevy Chase (eight times).
