Tonight Saturday Night LiveWill Forte, an old cast member, got his first hosting opportunity. His opening monologue reflected his excitement over finally having his moment in front of the camera.
“I was in the cast 12 years ago with Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis and Fred Armisen, so it was really fun to see Kristen host, then Bill, then Andy, then Fred, then Kristen again, then Bill again, then Jason,”Forte said this, while feigning irritation that she was being passed over. “Seth Meyers, I mean he’s one of my best buds, but come on. He wasn’t really a sketch guy…But he hosted, right?”
John Mulaney was, he noted, a writer. SNL while he was in the cast, and he too has been asked to host—four times. “But hey, that’s okay! You know, I’m not bitter about it. I’m not,” Forte deadpanned. “Saved the best for last right? Saved the best for way last.”
As Forte relished getting his “time to shine,” Wiig appeared on stage, with the pair’s interaction quickly going sour.
“Hi Will, I am so excited you’re hosting,”According to the SNLForte replied, “Alum” “Not a good time,”Encourage her to leave.
“Okay, well back to North Korea,”Wiig laughed. “It was really hard to get out.”
After bemoaning the fact that Wiig got more applause when she came out than he did, Forte picked up where he’d left off. “If I could just take a serious moment,”He stated, “I’d like to say how much this show has meant to me. I started my career here and they’ve always supported me.”
He spoke as he spoke. SNLThe band started to play and cut him off. “I waited 12 freaking years for this. I mean, have you seen some of the idiots they’ve had host the show since then?” Forte complained. “Kristen, Bill, Andy, Fred.”
He decided to ask a question of the audience. SNLLorne Michaels, creator and producer, appears alongside Willem Dafoe.
“I’m so sorry, Will,”Michaels. “There’s been a mistake.”
“Willem Dafoe?”Forte. “You’re hosting next week!”
“I’m pretty sure it’s this week,” Dafoe replied.
“Oh my God, this is not happening,”Forte. “Wait, you texted me to come host, Lorne.”
“I texted Willem,”Michaels: “and you know, autocorrect.”
Forte then decided to have the audience decide who they’d prefer as host, with Forte polling at just 5%, as Wiig and Dafoe tied at 40% apiece.
Check out Forte’s monologue above.