Will Forte waited almost a decade for his moment at the podium. “SNL” spotlight – only to have to share it.
The “MacGruber”Star began his monologue with his debut as “SNL” host, accompanied by musical guest Måneskin, was a moment of vindication after watching his former co-stars (Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Andy SambergJason Sudeikis will host the show.
“After 12 long years, tonight it’s finally my turn: my time to shine,”Forte said. “Tonight, it’s all about me.”
However, Forte didn’t have long to bask in the glory of his hosting gig. Wiig suddenly appeared on stage and was greeted with thunderous applause by the audience. Wiig was happy for Forte to support her castmate morally, but Forte clearly wasn’t amused by her appearance and told Wiig that it was not timed. “Well, good to see you, buh-bye,”He told Wiig.
“You know I flew in for this,”Wiig stated, Forte responded, “Oh great, so you know where the airport is.”
Following Wiig’s exit, Forte’s monologue took a sentimental turn, with the Emmy nominee taking a moment “to say how much this show has meant to me.” But Forte’s thunder was stolen once again when the band started playing some music.
“Are you playing me off in my own monologue?”Forte was disbelief. “I’ve waited 12 … years for this. I mean, have you seen some of the idiots they’ve had host this show since then? Kristen, Bill, Andy…”
Forte wanted to ask the audience a question before wrapping up. But instead, he was confronted with an embarrassing revelation. “SNL” executive producer Lorne Michaels, accompanied by next week’s host Willem Dafoe, informed Forte there had “been a mistake.” Michaels said Dafoe was supposed to be the host this week, and an autocorrect texting error resulted in Forte being tapped instead.
“You think I would book someone named Will, then someone named Willem?”Forte was told by Michaels.
Forte then turned his attention to the results in a fan-voted vote to justify his hosting job, only for it to be overshadowed again. Out of five candidates, including Dafoe, Wiig and Måneskin, Forte ranked at the bottom with a total of 5%, tying with the only other poll option available: “Abandon Show, Bring Back Tom Hanks.”
“Oh my god, 5%?”Forte said. “I guess people do love me.”
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