The title for the weirdest sketch of the “SNL50” special may have just been claimed by John Mulaney’s latest and most star-studded musical mashup to date.
The former “Saturday Night Live” writer returned following his appearance during the “SNL50” monologue in a sketch that begins in 1975 New York with him selling “hot dogs and heroin” to two out-of-town newbies (Pete Davidson and David Spade as two guys who are definitely the same age). When the newcomers ignore his warnings about the city, Mulaney decides to lead them on a mind-boggling musical journey into New York’s past and future.
The sketch, yet another bold follow-up to Mulaney’s viral “Diner Lobster” sketch from 2018, remixes songs from “The Lion King,” “Les Misérables,” and “Hamilton,” and it features guest appearances from, among others, Kate McKinnon as Rudy Giuliani, Adam Driver as a singing hot dog, Kristen Wiig as a green M&M, Scarlett Johansson as a woman run over by a Citi Bike, and Nathan Lane as a drug-addicted Wall Street broker.
That’s to say nothing of the sketch’s audience members, who include Jenna Ortega and Kevin Costner, both of whom got caught unexpectedly in the middle of a rendition of “The Confrontation” performed by returning “SNL” cast members Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte. It’s all, well, a lot.
You can watch the full sketch below:
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