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When love and late-night comedy collide, the results can be pure chaos. Join us as we spotlight the funniest times an “SNL” host brought their real-life partner into the mix, from awkward interviews and meta monologues to wild cameo appearances and relationship jokes that only made the sketches even better. Which celebrity couple had the best chemistry?
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00:00You know what? I know how to settle this.
00:01Justin, can you come on here for a second?
00:08Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:09And today, we're counting down our picks
00:11for the funniest times a celebrity guest
00:13brought out their better half for a comedy cameo.
00:16You call this support?
00:19Embarrassing me in front of all these people?
00:21In front of America?
00:23Number 20, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey.
00:26Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson.
00:28Oh, thanks so much for coming. I love you guys.
00:29Thanks for having us. I love your show.
00:31In this sketch, Jimmy Fallon returns as Joey Mack.
00:34His character welcomes this singing couple as guests.
00:37What starts off cordial quickly becomes an attack,
00:40with Mack mispronouncing Nick Lachey's name
00:43and goofing on him the whole time.
00:45Folks, really special guests joining us this morning.
00:47Jessica Simpson and Nick Lackey.
00:49So, Lachey, whatever.
00:51So you guys are here for a very special cause.
00:53Fallon incorporates some extra voices to add to the fun,
00:56while Jessica Simpson plays Gullible.
00:58With the jokes adding up,
01:00Lachey has enough after the radio host
01:02creates a fake manager character.
01:04Buddy, I think you've done enough.
01:06I think you've done enough here, buddy.
01:08Unbelievable.
01:09Jessica, do you mind reading this?
01:10This is a commercial. I hope you don't mind.
01:12There's a crazy energy here that's both silly
01:14and somewhat accurate to real celebrity interviews.
01:17We're also highly entertained by these guest stars
01:19and their ability to mess with each other on camera.
01:22I do not like pooping in my pants.
01:26See 105.
01:29Number 19.
01:30Tom Green and Drew Barrymore.
01:32When somebody like Tom Green is involved,
01:35you never know what could happen.
01:37His episode as a host included a memorable monologue
01:39with his parents.
01:49After introducing his mom and dad,
01:51Green welcomes his fiancée Drew Barrymore
01:53for a special surprise.
01:55The host sets up what might have been
01:56one of the more shocking moments in SNL history.
01:59Barrymore plays up the sketch
02:01like she has no idea what's going on,
02:03doing a great job at selling the premise.
02:05Yeah.
02:06Tom, she talked about this.
02:09I'll say no.
02:10I'll say no.
02:11I've got the cake.
02:11I've got the arch.
02:12Green even pretends to be angry
02:14before revealing the ruse.
02:16Adding a cliffhanger about their marriage,
02:18this funny and tense introduction
02:19proves to be a perfect blend of chaos.
02:22You're making me look like a buffoon!
02:25A buffoon!
02:26Okay, okay, okay, okay.
02:28I'll marry you.
02:29Right here on TV.
02:32Number 18.
02:33Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.
02:36These pop stars were one of the famous
02:38music couples of the early 2000s.
02:40When Britney Spears hosted SNL,
02:42she took an opportunity to bring
02:44her NSYNC boyfriend along.
02:45The bubbly guest shares the stage with Chris Kattan
02:48as the latter tries to mimic her style.
02:50I'm Britney Spears.
02:52Oh, really?
02:53Yes, I'm Britney.
02:54Are you not that innocent?
02:58Because I am.
02:59Not that innocent.
03:03After a compelling dance-off,
03:05Justin Timberlake comes on stage
03:06to settle the score.
03:08The latter shows that he has enough talent
03:10to warrant several return trips,
03:12one of which included his wife, Jessica Biel.
03:14Hello, Jessica Rabbit.
03:18After mistaking Kattan for his girlfriend,
03:20Timberlake helps deliver one of the better punchlines
03:23in this monologue.
03:24I just want to say I've had a really great time last night.
03:28I love you, Justin!
03:30Justin, that wasn't me.
03:32I wasn't, that was not me.
03:39Kattan, you gotta stop doing that, man!
03:41I know, I know.
03:42It seems rare to have this kind of comprehensive
03:45and comedic snapshot of pop culture.
03:48Number 17.
03:49Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold.
03:51Our guests today, Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold.
03:58No strangers to SNL,
04:00both performers hosted the show separately
04:02and as a couple.
04:03They also made an effective comedy team
04:05in this meta sketch.
04:07Appearing for an episode of Sally Jessie Raphael,
04:10Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold
04:11were willing to joke about their marriage.
04:13This includes reacting to cast members
04:15Chris Farley and Victoria Jackson
04:17in an outrageous biopic.
04:19You know, we don't have sex at that restaurant anymore.
04:21The food sucks.
04:24Plus, I would never wear a sweater like that.
04:27The multi-layered scene is both ambitious
04:29and full of some worthwhile digs at celebrity culture.
04:32With Barr and Arnold both game
04:34to do some self-reflective material,
04:36the co-hosts know the ropes
04:37and offer up an engaging sketch.
04:40Now, you had a question for Tom and Roseanne.
04:43One, two.
04:44Oh.
04:45Uh, Tom, Roseanne, someone has a question.
04:48Hello?
04:49Number 16, Chris Pratt and Anna Faris.
04:52When the Guardians of the Galaxy star hosted SNL,
04:55he couldn't help but celebrate the occasion
04:57by taking a look at his career up to that point.
04:59This summer, I was in this great movie
05:01called Guardians of the Galaxy.
05:06For which I lost 60 pounds.
05:09Uh, I found this, this great diet.
05:12It's called the,
05:13hey, fat, get into shape
05:15so you can be in my movie diet.
05:16Chris Pratt then takes out a guitar
05:18and performs a heartwarming tune.
05:21Endearing himself to the audience,
05:22the actor doesn't let the occasional mistake
05:24stop him from enjoying the moment.
05:26The actor also points out his wife,
05:28Anna Faris, in the audience.
05:29Home's where the heart is and mine's right here.
05:33It belongs to that hottie in the audience there.
05:39After complimenting her,
05:40he also includes a funny description
05:42of their family life.
05:43Faris's own comedy background
05:45enhances the monologue with her quick reactions.
05:47We had sex and a baby popped out.
05:54It's true.
05:56Do you remember that?
05:58Oh, yeah.
06:00It's a really sexy birth.
06:02Their chemistry seems apparent
06:03even with their brief time on screen.
06:06Number 15, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman.
06:09Back in the 1980s,
06:11this married couple hosted an episode together.
06:13It's not often we get a chance to appear together.
06:16Yes, but it's awfully nice
06:18to see you dressed up for a change.
06:22It's nice to see you dressed for a change.
06:26Both performers brought their sitcom instincts
06:28to sketches like this one set at Disney.
06:30When their characters are trapped
06:32on the It's a Small World ride,
06:34both actors play up the absurd situation.
06:36You're gonna have to swim for hell.
06:38Don't be crazy, Doris.
06:39The boat's gonna start up any second.
06:41Come on, there's no need to panic.
06:43Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman
06:45have separately earned the right
06:46to appear in any comedic scenario they want.
06:49For this amusement park-themed scene,
06:51the duo combat the unthinkable
06:52as an annoying song keeps playing.
07:06While the absurd ending might be a bit much,
07:08this concept lets both DeVito and Perlman
07:11remind people why they're TV comedy legends.
07:18Celebrating their marriage,
07:19Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger
07:21started off their joint episode
07:23with lots of affection.
07:24The tone changes as they start to divulge
07:26their inner feelings about each other.
07:28Darling.
07:29Say it.
07:32Until two weeks before our wedding,
07:35I thought I was marrying your brother, Billy.
07:40With Basinger starting a trend,
07:42the husband and wife confess
07:44some troubling thoughts about one another.
07:46This includes poking fun at their acting careers
07:48and lives as celebrities.
07:50Some of Baldwin's confessions
07:52are even more surprising,
07:53with talk of inflatable dolls
07:55going over surprisingly well.
07:56A few months ago,
07:58I took the liberty of drugging you
07:59and taking a plaster cast of your naked body
08:02and selling it to an inflatable doll company.
08:05They both stay positive
08:06as the hilarious confessions keep streaming out.
08:09It's much funnier to see them react
08:11with such positivity,
08:12avoiding the hot-headed reactions
08:14that might have happened in real life.
08:16We've got a great show tonight.
08:17UB40 is here.
08:18Stick around.
08:22Number 13.
08:24Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow
08:25Before Jennifer Lopez or Jennifer Garner,
08:28Ben Affleck dated Gwyneth Paltrow.
08:30He took an opportunity as host
08:32to shout out the fellow Oscar winner in the audience.
08:34What seems like a brief cameo
08:36extends into a larger role,
08:38with the Shakespearean love actress
08:39taking the stage to mess with the host.
08:41Oh, you're coming up here.
08:42Great.
08:43That's great.
08:45Why, do you not want me to?
08:46No, don't be silly.
08:48Of course.
08:49I'm glad you're here.
08:50Thanks for your support.
08:51The scene continues as the two argue
08:53about where Paltrow should be.
08:55As the awkwardness builds,
08:57you want to laugh due to the growing cringe factor.
08:59With Affleck using some passive-aggressive phrases,
09:02he starts to make it clear that he wants to be alone.
09:04It's like, when you won your Oscar,
09:06I, you know, stayed in my seat.
09:09I was like, you know, look, it's cool.
09:10You know, I let you have your moment
09:11because I already knew what it felt like
09:13to win an Oscar.
09:15The couple then throw in a few more jokes
09:17at each other's expense.
09:18This includes some funny references
09:20to Matt Damon and the Argo director's writing career.
09:23You know what?
09:23You are doing great.
09:24I'm sure with your writing skills,
09:26you're going to do a great show.
09:27Right.
09:29I mean, I didn't write the show.
09:31Yeah, I know, because Matt's not here.
09:35Number 12, Rob Reiner and Penny Marshall.
09:39In the first season of SNL,
09:41many legends hosted the show.
09:42Rob Reiner took the reins for the third episode
09:45with help from then-wife Penny Marshall.
09:47For this sketch,
09:48the two engage in an experimental scene
09:50that goes off the rails.
09:51Honey, you knew when we started
09:53this could never last.
09:55We both knew it.
09:57Oh, darling, marry me, say yes.
09:59Oh, please, please don't torture me.
10:02Reiner and Marshall try to have a conversation
10:04until the bees interrupt them.
10:06Breaking the fourth wall,
10:07the actor finally confronts the buzzing guests
10:09before all hell breaks loose.
10:11Once John Belushi's character jumps in,
10:14the scene almost breaks apart
10:15in a surreal takedown of comedic norms.
10:18That's it, that's it.
10:19Stop it.
10:19Hold the music.
10:19No, no, no, it's ridiculous.
10:21I really, I mean,
10:22I'm not going to go on with this thing.
10:23This is absolutely ridiculous.
10:24I was told when I came on the show
10:26that I would not have to work with the bees.
10:28It's a bizarre script
10:29that gives both the couple
10:30and the cast members
10:31a chance to show their versatility.
10:33We're just a bunch of actors
10:34looking for a break, that's all.
10:37What do you want from us,
10:40Mr. Rob Reiner?
10:42Mr. Star?
10:44Number 11, Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost.
10:47Having hosted several times,
10:49Scarlett Johansson continues to prove
10:51that she's ready for anything.
10:52Beard groomed, lips pursed,
10:54enters the room booty first.
10:56Push your fat ass down the chimney, shoot.
10:58She's even more tied to the show
10:59now that she's married
11:00to Weekend Update anchor Colin Jost.
11:03During her 2019 episode,
11:05the actress referenced her role
11:07in the Avengers movies.
11:09Cast members start to disappear
11:11until Jost shows up.
11:12Hey, don't worry, I'm safe.
11:14Hi, hey, what's up?
11:16Well, I thought you'd be more like relieved
11:18to see me.
11:19I am, no, it's great.
11:21In their awkward exchange,
11:22the couple seem remarkably comfortable
11:24poking fun at their relationship.
11:26Johansson keeps the charm going
11:27even when she's taking a swipe at her partner.
11:30After this parody comes to a close,
11:32the guest host throws out
11:33a heartwarming message to her comedy beau.
11:36I just want to say
11:37that this place means so much to me.
11:38I have so many friends here
11:39and I met the love of my life here.
11:42Merry Christmas.
11:45Number 10, Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.
11:49How do you honor an already honorable man?
11:53Michael, I continue to be overwhelmed
11:56with your spirit.
11:58During Megan Mullally's 2004 SNL hosting stint,
12:02her husband, Nick Offerman,
12:03who she had married just the year before,
12:06made a quiet but charming cameo
12:08in the audience during the Golden Globe sketch.
12:10Offerman doesn't say a word,
12:12but the way he watches Mullally
12:13get progressively more inebriated
12:15and unhinged as the bit goes on
12:17is hilarious in itself.
12:19A man who in five years
12:22played both a doctor and a judge.
12:28The comedy reached its peak
12:30when Mullally's wobbly character
12:32nearly toppled over,
12:34prompting Offerman to step in and steady her,
12:36a sweet metaphor for their actual relationship.
12:38Their real-life chemistry
12:40translated perfectly on screen,
12:42with Offerman's characteristic restraint
12:44making the perfect counterbalance
12:45to Mullally's over-the-top performance.
12:48Do you remember that conversation, Michael?
12:55Number nine, Kit Harington and Rose Leslie.
12:58When Kit Harington hosted in April 2019,
13:01his opening monologue
13:02became a mini Game of Thrones reunion.
13:04Among the audience members
13:06peppering him with questions
13:07about the series finale
13:08were his co-stars John Bradley
13:10and Emilia Clarke.
13:11Emilia, you're in the show.
13:13You know already.
13:14Well, yeah, but, you know, I forgot.
13:16I mean, it's been so damn long
13:17since the last season.
13:18Plus, a lot of my scenes
13:20are talking to a dragon,
13:21which is just a tennis ball
13:22on a green pole.
13:23But much later,
13:24his wife, Rose Leslie,
13:26also popped up.
13:27Rather than asking for spoilers
13:28like the others,
13:29Leslie had more practical concerns
13:31about their financial situation.
13:33My question is,
13:34what are we going to do
13:35for money now?
13:36I mean, we didn't save anything
13:39and you kept telling me,
13:40oh, I'm the king of the north.
13:42We can order Uber Eats every night.
13:44Her deadpan delivery
13:45highlighted the real-life aftermath
13:47of starring in a cultural phenomenon.
13:49Leslie also demanded to know
13:50when he'd be growing back his beard,
13:52which he shaved off for a movie.
13:54I love you.
13:55Wait, one more question.
13:56I mean, how soon can you
13:58grow back that beard?
14:00I love you, too.
14:01Their authentic rapport
14:03shone through
14:03in this playful exchange,
14:05proving that their chemistry
14:06extends far beyond
14:07their on-screen romance.
14:09Number eight,
14:10Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond.
14:12SNL loves a meta sketch.
14:14And when Tina Fey
14:14returned to host
14:15the season 43 finale,
14:17they reached deep
14:18to create one.
14:19During the episode,
14:21Fey brought on
14:21her real-life husband,
14:23composer and producer
14:24Jeff Richmond,
14:25in a sketch about
14:25their Mean Girls collaboration.
14:27So I'm just gonna shadow you guys
14:29and sort of see what part
14:30it might be fun
14:31for the audience
14:31to see me do
14:32for like a week or so.
14:33One matinee.
14:34That's what we agreed to.
14:35Let's get started!
14:36In the pre-recorded short,
14:38Richmond played himself
14:39opposite Tony-winning director
14:41Casey Nicholaw,
14:42both addressing
14:43Fey's determination
14:44to cast herself
14:45in the stage production
14:46despite her self-admitted
14:47shortcomings.
14:48I don't think anyone
14:49really expected Tina
14:50to be in the show.
14:51She's not really loud enough,
14:53and she has a really
14:54small head.
14:55It was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it treat,
14:57as Richmond listed
14:58all the reasons
14:59why he believed his wife
15:00would not be the best choice
15:01for the part.
15:02Though his screen time
15:03was brief,
15:04the moment perfectly
15:05captured the couple's ability
15:06to lovingly mock
15:07both themselves
15:08and their working relationship.
15:10And that is not going to happen.
15:13He's not going to be on a chair.
15:14Talk yourself out of it.
15:15Number 7.
15:16Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner
15:18Ben Affleck's 2013 hosting gig
15:20provided the perfect opportunity
15:22to address his infamous
15:23Oscar acceptance speech gaffe.
15:25You may remember that
15:26in my speech, I think,
15:27my wife,
15:27while also saying
15:28that the essence of marriage
15:29is work,
15:30and we've worked together
15:31on our marriage.
15:32And then some
15:34unsharitable souls
15:35on the internet
15:36took that to mean
15:37that our marriage
15:38is some kind of manual labor.
15:40After calling his marriage
15:41to Jennifer Garner work
15:42during his win
15:43for the movie Argo,
15:44Affleck invited his then-wife
15:46on stage during his opening monologue
15:48to clear the air.
15:49Garner played along brilliantly,
15:51challenging him with the fact
15:52that he probably shouldn't
15:53have shared that with the public.
15:54It's a way that we talk privately
15:57about how committed
15:58we are to our marriage.
15:59Yes, right.
16:00See that?
16:01Not sure why you had
16:02to share it live
16:03to a billion people,
16:04but I mean...
16:05The couple then hilariously
16:06translated what he meant to say,
16:08with Garner offering
16:09her own interpretation
16:10of his words
16:10while maintaining
16:11perfect comic timing.
16:13Well, if we're going
16:14to be completely honest here,
16:15why don't we just go ahead
16:16and mention who does
16:17all of the work?
16:20That's too inside.
16:21The people don't want
16:22to hear that.
16:23You see?
16:23Although their marriage
16:24ultimately ended
16:25a few years later,
16:26this was a clever way
16:27to flip an embarrassing slip
16:28into a memorable
16:29and endearing moment.
16:30Number six,
16:32Elon Musk and Grimes.
16:33No, I am not evil.
16:35I just misunderstood.
16:36And some of the
16:37anti-Italian hatred
16:38in the Scott room
16:39is disgusting.
16:40The Wario sketch
16:41during Elon Musk's
16:43controversial hosting stint
16:44featured an unexpected cameo
16:46from his then-partner,
16:47musician Grimes.
16:48While Musk played
16:49the mustachioed
16:50Nintendo villain
16:51on trial for Mario's murder,
16:53Grimes appeared
16:54as Princess Peach,
16:55complete with a blonde wig,
16:56pink dress,
16:57and comically exaggerated
16:58Italian accent.
17:00You and I,
17:01we never sleep together.
17:03I never touch him
17:05under the overalls.
17:07The bizarre casting
17:08of this famously
17:09unconventional couple
17:10in a video game
17:10courtroom drama
17:11somehow made perfect sense,
17:13especially given
17:14their reputation
17:15for doing unorthodox things,
17:17like naming their child
17:18X-Ash A-12.
17:20Though neither
17:20are professional actors,
17:22they fully committed
17:23to the absurdity
17:23of the premise.
17:24You son of a bitch!
17:26You ruin my life!
17:29Luigi, no!
17:31He's got a red turtle shell!
17:33Seeing the avant-garde musician
17:35and tech billionaire
17:36together in such
17:36a ridiculous scenario
17:38created a surreal comedy moment
17:40only SNL could deliver.
17:42Number five,
17:42Carrie Mulligan
17:43and Marcus Mumford.
17:45Carrie Mulligan's
17:46April 2021 hosting monologue
17:48featured a charming interruption
17:49from her husband,
17:50Mumford and Sons frontman
17:52Marcus Mumford.
17:53It's me, Marcus Mumford
17:55from the band Mumford and the Sons.
17:57Yes, darling, I know.
17:58What a surprise.
18:00Hello.
18:00Lovely to see you.
18:01Where are the kids?
18:03I left them with the Sons.
18:05Couldn't miss this for the world.
18:06Midway through her introduction,
18:08Mulligan spotted Mumford
18:09in the audience,
18:10even though she had just said
18:11he was home watching their kids.
18:13He then brought out his guitar
18:15and volunteered to be
18:16the musical guest,
18:17only for Mulligan to remind him
18:19that rap star Kid Cudi
18:20was already booked.
18:21Do you know if they booked
18:22her musical guest for tonight?
18:24They did, yeah.
18:25Okay, you're sure?
18:27Yep, quite sure.
18:29Well, if they end up needing anyone,
18:31I'm very happy to do it.
18:33Mulligan's exasperation
18:34played perfectly against
18:35Mumford's eager puppy energy.
18:37The segment highlighted
18:38their genuine affection
18:39while poking fun
18:40at the musician's enthusiasm.
18:42Eventually, Mulligan relented,
18:44allowing him to provide
18:45acoustic accompaniment
18:46for her monologue,
18:47a sweet moment showcasing
18:49their support
18:49for each other's careers.
18:51Would you like to play the guitar
18:53while I say that part?
18:54Extremely, yes.
18:56We've got a great show
18:58for you tonight,
18:59Kid Cudi is here!
19:02We'll be right back!
19:03Number 4.
19:04Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake
19:07Between 2003 and 2006,
19:10actress Cameron Diaz
19:11was in a relationship
19:12with Justin Timberlake.
19:13During that period,
19:15Diaz hosted an episode of SNL
19:17during which Timberlake
19:18made a cameo
19:19in the recurring fan-favorite
19:20Barry Gibb talk show sketch.
19:32While he donned
19:33the signature BG-style wig
19:35and open shirt
19:36as Robin Gibb,
19:37Diaz appeared
19:38as Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi.
19:40The sketch created
19:41a delicious layer
19:42of meta-comedy
19:43as Diaz maintained
19:44her composure
19:44opposite Timberlake's
19:45ridiculous falsetto performance
19:47and exaggerated disco movements.
19:49Because America cannot afford
19:52President Bush
19:53gambling our future
19:54on the stock market.
19:56It's almost as if
19:57he's trying to turn
19:58the entire country
19:59into Republicans.
20:01Every time Timberlake
20:02and Jimmy Fallon
20:03broke into their
20:03signature musical interludes,
20:05Diaz skillfully played
20:07the straight woman
20:07to their over-the-top antics.
20:09The real-life couple's
20:10contrasting energies
20:11created comedic gold
20:13that transcended
20:13their off-screen relationship,
20:15which ended
20:16the following year.
20:17I got you like a fish,
20:18I got you like a fish,
20:21yeah,
20:21I'll put you in the ground,
20:23yeah, me and my brother
20:23gonna put you in the ground,
20:25yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
20:27Number three,
20:28Ashton Kutcher
20:29and Demi Moore.
20:30When Ashton Kutcher
20:31hosted SNL
20:32in March 2005,
20:34he tackled
20:34the media obsession
20:35surrounding his relationship
20:36with Demi Moore
20:37head on.
20:38There's so much
20:39of these so-called
20:40celebrity magazines
20:42that focus
20:44on our age difference,
20:45and I don't get it
20:46because all that I focus on
20:48is that
20:49she is the best thing
20:50that has ever happened to me.
20:52During his monologue,
20:54Kutcher addressed
20:54the 15-year age gap
20:56that had tabloids buzzing,
20:57joking about dating
20:58a much older woman.
20:59The punchline arrived
21:00when the cameras
21:01cut to Moore
21:01in the audience,
21:02wearing elaborate
21:03old-age makeup
21:04and a gray wig.
21:05You're doing great, baby.
21:09Yeah.
21:10It's sexy, too.
21:13You're looking hot.
21:14Then,
21:15Kutcher invited Moore
21:16to join him on stage,
21:17and she shuffled up
21:19using a walker.
21:20The audience erupted
21:21as Moore fully committed
21:22to the elderly caricature
21:23while Kutcher played
21:24the dutiful young boyfriend.
21:26Really, though,
21:26we're just like
21:27any other couple.
21:29Yeah, I like to go
21:30three-wheeling
21:31with him and his buddies.
21:32Yeah.
21:33I like to eat dinner
21:35at 4.30 in the afternoon.
21:36Their willingness
21:37to so thoroughly mock
21:38the very criticisms
21:39that followed them everywhere
21:41demonstrated their
21:42shared sense of humor.
21:43Number two,
21:44Steve Carell
21:45and Nancy Walls.
21:46During his second hosting gig,
21:48Steve Carell admitted
21:49in his opening monologue
21:50that he had taken
21:51one too many energy drinks
21:53to help him get through
21:54the long week at SNL.
21:55The most amazing part
21:56of SNL is the schedule.
21:58You're putting in
21:5818-hour days.
22:00By the end of the week,
22:00you're exhausted,
22:02and you have to count
22:02on your adrenaline
22:03to kick in.
22:04But what if it doesn't?
22:06Now, that's why,
22:06as a precautionary measure,
22:08I drank six Red Bulls.
22:10Feeling a panic
22:11after that much intake,
22:12Carell then fled the stage
22:14and attempted to escape
22:15the studio.
22:16While running around,
22:17he stumbled upon
22:18a familiar face,
22:19his real-life wife
22:20and former SNL
22:21cast member Nancy Walls.
22:23Steve, Steve!
22:23Are you okay?
22:25Hey!
22:26Hey!
22:27This is my wife!
22:29This is my beautiful wife, Nancy.
22:31With characteristic
22:32deadpan humor,
22:34Walls gave her flustered
22:35husband a much-needed
22:36pep talk,
22:37advising him to just
22:38push through it.
22:39Their genuine connection
22:40made the scripted moment
22:41feel authentic,
22:42with Walls being
22:43the perfect supportive spouse.
22:46Listen, look at me.
22:47You relax,
22:48you calm down, okay?
22:49You're gonna be great.
22:50Now, get back up
22:51on that stage, okay?
22:52Okay.
22:54I love you.
22:54I love you too.
22:55Okay.
22:57Number one,
22:58Ryan Reynolds
22:59and Scarlett Johansson.
23:00In October 2009,
23:02Ryan Reynolds hosted
23:03an episode of SNL
23:04during which he got
23:05a surprise assist
23:06from then-wife Scarlett Johansson
23:08in the commercial parody
23:09Mike's Fountainry.
23:10You put a porcelain fountain
23:13in your house,
23:14people are gonna say,
23:15what is this,
23:16a mansion?
23:17I'm telling you,
23:18you gotta get yourself
23:20some porcelain fountains.
23:23The sketch centers
23:24on Fred Armisen's
23:25salesman Mike
23:26pitching gaudy
23:27porcelain fountains
23:28with his family.
23:29Johansson pops in
23:30as his daughter Lexi,
23:31reprising a character
23:32she'd played earlier
23:33when she hosted the show.
23:34What, are you kidding me?
23:36How can you not have
23:37porcelain fountains
23:38all over your house?
23:40Look at this one.
23:42Look at that one.
23:43People are gonna see
23:44these things and go,
23:45that guy's got more money
23:46than a sheik
23:47from Saudi Arabia.
23:49Reynolds then makes
23:50an appearance
23:51sporting a mustache
23:52as Mike's awkward
23:53son-in-law
23:53who installs the fountains.
23:55If you order one
23:57of these things,
23:57you got nothing
23:58to worry about.
23:59I come to you.
24:00I load up the van
24:01with the pipes
24:01and the fountains
24:02and I come to you.
24:03If you experience
24:04any problems
24:05with piping or spillers,
24:07just call
24:07and I come to you.
24:08Don't like where
24:09we installed your fountains?
24:11Just call
24:11and I come to you.
24:13He and Johansson
24:14share a beat
24:15that undercut
24:16the already absurd sketch
24:17with genuine chemistry.
24:19It's funnier
24:19because they clearly know
24:20how ridiculous
24:21the premise is
24:22and watching the former
24:23couple perform together
24:24just adds an extra layer
24:25of charm to the gag.
24:27You gotta get yourself
24:29some porcelain fountains.
24:31I come to you.
24:32Did we forget
24:33another time a couple
24:34took the SNL stage together?
24:35Let us know
24:36in the comments.
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