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Finesse Mitchell hits the SNL 50 red carpet, joking about being the best-dressed man in the room and reflecting on his time on 'Saturday Night Live.' He shares hilarious behind-the-scenes stories, including Janet Jackson breaking during the infamous "Cork Soakers" sketch, his Black History Month skit, and the realest advice Lorne Michaels ever gave him.

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00:00It's such an epic night to be here.

00:02What is it like to be here with your fellow cast members,

00:04former, current?

00:06What is it like to kind of just be here in this moment?

00:08It feels great.

00:09It feels great knowing that I'm the best dressed

00:11as far as all the men are concerned.

00:13Hell yeah, yeah, that goes without saying.

00:14It feels great watching them look at me saying,

00:18damn it, he did it again.

00:20But hey, my name is Finesse,

00:22so, you know, you always got to come with it.

00:24The talent, the stars,

00:27the people who are connected to the show,

00:29there are people who haven't even been a part of the show,

00:33but they're here.

00:34It feels great that Lorne Michaels has so much reach

00:37and knowing that you're under that umbrella

00:39and that you can still call him at any time

00:41and he'll take the call.

00:43For sure.

00:44And was there any advice that Lorne gave you

00:47throughout your tenure on the show

00:48that really stood out to you?

00:50He said, well, I won't say that one.

00:54Uh-oh, maybe you should.

00:56No, he was like, you can be social.

00:58But if you're social with somebody on the weekend,

01:01you might see them at work on Monday.

01:03So do you want to be social?

01:05So he gave like real life advice.

01:07Lorne is always dropping real life gems.

01:10My favorite Lorne advice, he said,

01:12Finesse, when you buy a house,

01:15make sure it's a really nice house.

01:19So even if you come home and you're all by yourself,

01:22you get to look around and say,

01:23somebody important lives here.

01:24And I was like, okay.

01:26Wait, I should take that advice.

01:28See?

01:29Yeah.

01:29Okay, I love that.

01:31Was there a sketch that either you were a part of

01:33or that you saw on TV on SNL that you thought,

01:36wow, I can't believe this is actually making it

01:38onto live television?

01:39I did a Black History Month sketch.

01:43It's fitting.

01:44It's still Black History Month.

01:46The first black man to say no to direct deposit.

01:50We didn't trust it.

01:51No, just cash my check.

01:52Um, the Debbie Downers and the sketch called Cork Soakers.

01:57But if you say it real fast,

01:59a lot of times it sounds like something else.

02:01And Janet Jackson was the host.

02:03And so she had trouble saying Cork Soakers,

02:06which was the whole,

02:07so it sounded like something else.

02:09And everybody kept breaking and it was just hilarious.

02:12So would you consider that to be like

02:14one of your most memorable nights on the show?

02:17Janet Jackson's night was probably one of the top 10 SNL hosts.

02:21It's just an all-around great show.

02:25So, yes.

02:26And when you think about the legacy

02:28and the future of SNL,

02:30what do you think?

02:30Do you think it can carry on for more seasons?

02:33I think it's up to Lauren.

02:35I think if Lauren wants it to carry on, it will.

02:37If he wants to shut it down, then it will.

02:40But 50 years is a good exit.

02:42That's a good out.

02:43So we'll see if people want to take in,

02:46you know, fill his shoes and take his spot.

02:47But we'll see.

02:49I feel like we're not done just yet.

02:51Yeah, we're not done yet.

02:52And tonight's going to be huge.

02:53Well, thank you so much for stopping by.

02:55Yeah, for sure.

02:56Take care.

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