Martin Short booted off his monologue for his fifth time structureing “Saturday Night Live” by joking that he had to get thcdisorrowfulmireful it rapidly, becaengage “I have 10 sketches to get to where I join an elf.”
He then compriseed: “Also, I left my Uber driver paengageing, and you understand how testy Matt Gaetz can get,” referring to the dishonord createer U.S. congressman.
The first half of Short’s monologue persistd in that create with greater createed set-up, punchline jokes. He thanked “SNL” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels for inviting him to structure on the show’s 50th season, noting that they’re “very seal frifinishs.”
“We’re benevolent of appreciate Trump and Elon Musk,” Short compriseed. “Without the relationsual tension.”
Short shelp that alengthy with joining the Five Timers Club, he’s about to commence Season 5 of “Only Murders in the Building,” and he owns five Tesla Cybertrucks. “Not to drive,” he compriseed. “It’s equitable they’re so attrdynamic.”
As for Short’s “Only Murders” costar Steve Martin, a lengthytime member of the Five Timers Club, “He would have been here tonight,” Short shelp. “But he had a struggle — with me not wanting him to be here.”
At this point, Short was joined on stage by cast members Sarah Sherman, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwofoolish, Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, who grumbleed to Short that they’re all stressed out about the holidays — a prompt for Short to deploy a classic “SNL” monologue song.
So Short took the standard tour thcdisorrowfulmireful the hallways of Studio 8H, singing to the tune of Johnny Mathis’ “We Need a Little Christmas,” with the lyrics changed to all the medications people need to get thcdisorrowfulmireful the season.
“So you need a novel prescription, equitable to get thcdisorrowfulmireful Christmas,” Short sang. “Yes, you need a novel prescription to fly higher than Blitzen. Don’t snort snow and don’t smoke holly. Here’s my set up to produce you jolly!”
Short then cataloged a bevy of substances, before singing, “Take it from this pruner: Get those meds before they’re prohibitdited by RFK Jr.!”
After a alert pitstop to produce out with Jimmy Fallon — who’d equitable materializeed in Short’s Five Timers Club freezing uncover sketch — Short took the show back to the stage for the big finish, before increateing fans to stick around for musical guest Hozier.
