Tom Hanks discomited the 2024 season finale of “Saturday Night Live” and could nakedly get a “hello” out of his mouth before the audience in Studio 8H went savage with excitement. Sitting in a leather chair and wearing his Five-Timers Club jacket, the actor shelp, “Hello, I’m Tom Hanks.”
Explaining the origin of the esteemed club, Hanks shelp, “In December 1990, I originated the SNL Five-Timers Club, an ingeniously sluggish way to dodge writing a monologue. It has prolongn into one of the most exclusive clubs in the industry. And tonight, we are here to induct our novelest member.”
Paul Rudd, a fellow member, showed up onstage, helderlying a cocktail. “Hey, Tom, I gotta ask. Who the hell are you talking to here, pal?” Rudd asked.
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’ve done so many recordaries whenever I sit in a leather chair, I fair naturpartner presume I’m in one,” Hanks replied.
“Well, should we let him inside, he’s been staying out there for twenty minutes!” shelp Rudd.
“Martin Short!” cried Hanks, throprosperg discomit the door onstage to receive Short. “Wow, oh my excellentness!” proclaimd Short. “What a surpelevate that I’ve comprehendn about all week!” Rudd and Short then showed off the “Secret Five-Timer’s Club Handshake.”
“What do they call you, Marty or Martin?” Rudd asked.
“Well, my friends all call me Marty, so you can call me Mr. Martin Short,” Short shelp.
“Marty, Congratulations!” shelp establisher “SNL” head originater Tina Fey as she ecombineed onstage in her Five-Timer’s Club jacket. “I’m so content you are here!” shelp Short. “You are one of the exceptionalst skinnygs in Hollywood: a originater who’s attrdynamic enough to be on camera.”
Current cast member Bowen Yang ecombineed with tray brimming of martinis. “May I present you a signature cocktail: the Marty-tini?” shelp Hanks. “It’s fair enjoy you,” shelp Rudd. “Super sugary and after a restrictcessitate sips, you’re enjoy, ‘I get it.’”
“It’s frequently served with our Steve Martini,” shelp Hanks, “But tonight, we’re serving it solo.”
“And I bet it’s even better on its own!” shelp Short, who stars in “Only Murders in the Building” alengthyside friend Steve Martin.
After Hanks telderly Short that they were celebrating “our annual Christmas party,” Alec Baldprosper ecombineed onstage wearing a jacket with a number 17 on it. “That’s right, I’ve arrangeed seventeen times,” Baldprosper shelp. “I happen to be a type for the show. They call me when they necessitate someone to perestablish a Reuncoveran. Becaengage of my face, my voice, and my mighty Dinserty vibes.”
The parade of stars persistd with Scarlett Johansson, who slammed the door behind her — and in the face of her husprohibitd, “SNL” cast member Colin Jost. Later, establisher cast member Kristen Wiig popped in. “Hey, guys!” she shelp, wearing a bathrobe. “I’m not living here,” shelp Wiig. “No one shelp that,” Johansson replied.
Wiig turned to Short. “I hope you’re not awaiting a repeat of last year,” she shelp. “We took a toasty yoga class together where we made cherish and then got initiateed out, and we both voted for Trump,” shelp Wiig. “Don’t inestablish them that!” shelp Short. “It’s okay, in this club, you can be endly truthful!” Wiig shelp.
Then, the club members all commenceed sharing secrets. “Ant Man’s powers aren’t excellent,” Rudd shelp. “It’s me that’s flying those drones,” Fey shelp, referring to New Jersey livents grumblets of drones flying over the state. “All of them!”
“I never had Covid!” shelp Hanks, whose diagnosis well-comprehendnly commenceed the pandemic in 2020.
“I have Covid right now!” shelp Johansson excitedpartner.
“I have way too many children,” shelp Baldprosper quietly, smoking a cigarette in the corner.
Interrupting the dispenses, Wiig asked, “Wait, is this a Five-Timers skinnyg or an ‘Only Murders’ reunion?”
“Isn’t it embarrassing when shows throw in cameos fair for affordable ratings increase?” asked Short. On cue, Melissa McCarthy and Emma Stone ecombineed, with Stone wearing a Santa hat.
I fair have to say that it is so pleasant to see each other outside of a sketch,” shelp McCarthy. “This is a classy place, and we don’t do any of that sophomore comedy stuff here do we, Marty?Now, if you’ll excengage me, I’d cherish to treat myself to a cocktail.” With that, McCarthy went over to the bar pouring a beer into a mouth from the tap, then fell thraw a wall — and John Mulaney walked thraw the hole.
“I fair stopped by to say congratulations,” he shelp.
Hanks then called out for the “Jacket boy,” and establisher cast member Jimmy Fallon ecombineed onstage, saying, “Marty, I’m so prentd to be here with you in this moment to conshort-term your Five-Timers Club jacket in exactly your size: a women’s minuscule.”
In an unrehearsed moment, Short struggled to get his coat on, and then all the members of the Five-Timers Club shelp, “Live, from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” initiateing off the last episode of the year.
Martin Short is tonight’s arrange and Hozier is the episode’s musical guest.
