In his fifth time internet hosting Saturday Night Live — recent off a Cold Open that includes a who’s who of SNL royalty inducting him into the coveted 5 Timers Membership — Martin Short had just a few suggestions for the harassed forged members of the late-night sketch present on the right way to cope with holiday-related stress.
The Only Murders in the Building star’s opening monologue featured a Yuletide satirical carol, a musical extravaganza that recommends ushering in some Christmas cheer by way of pharmaceutical means.
“So that you want a brand new prescription / simply to get by Christmas / take a little bit edge off / make sense of your existence / simply you want a brand new prescription / to fly increased than Blitzen / don’t snort snow and don’t smoke holly / right here’s my plan to make you jolly,” Brief begins in his tune, devoted to Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim and Bowen Yang.
Within the sprawling and festive quantity, Brief journeys backstage — passing by Emma Stone chatting with Kristen Wiig — telling a psychiatrist that he has recurring nightmares the place “I’m consuming Armie Hammer.” Afterward, he’s proven throwing a baby off Santa’s lap, telling Outdated Saint Nick that whereas he desires world peace, what he actually wants is Preparation H. He continues by way of tune, advocating for individuals to get these meds earlier than RFK Jr. hikes up the costs and warning “however nothing from the Sacklers.”
In probably the most boisterous of moments, he passes govt producer Lorne Michaels, who’s standing alongside Jimmy Fallon. “God I’m drawn to you,” Brief screams out earlier than passionately making out with Fallon for an prolonged time frame, who in flip bemoans to Michaels, “You by no means kiss me like that anymore.”
However again to the rousing finale, which incorporates Brief again on stage with bombastic drums and a Rockettes-style kick line: “Sure we’d like tranquilization / pharmaceutical correction / and drug-induced amnesia / relating to the election / and ideally one thing / that received’t kill my erection.”
Apart from the vacation quantity, Brief’s monologue included just a few digs at Elon Musk and Donald Trump (whose relationship he likened to his with Michaels, solely “with out the sexual rigidity”), in addition to co-star and longtime good friend Steve Martin, who “had a battle with me not wanting him to be right here, and in addition to, it’s rehearsal week for The Masked Singer.”
Watch the total opening quantity under:
