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glen powell brought an unexpected guest to the set of Saturday night Live:A UPS Driver.
during his opening monologue snlIn the latest episode, the 37-year-old actor revealed that he drove his UPS driver to New York City for the taping. He explained that he wanted Driver to be at his hosting debut – which was initially scheduled to take place in 2021.
“Actually I was supposed to host it four years ago Top Gun: Maverick,Powell told Studio 8H.
“And when I got the call, I was on the verandah with my family, and we all lost our minds. We were all jumping up and down, celebrating,” he said. “And at that very moment a UPS driver was delivering a package.”
He said: “He was like, ‘What’s going on?’ And I was like, ‘I’m hosting SNL!’ And he was like, ‘Are you serious?’ And I said, ‘Yes, Christmas episode, tune in!’
After this Powell took a selfie with driver Mitch.
But Powell confessed that his dream was “taken away.”
“top Gun There was a delay due to Covid, so snl They had to withdraw their proposal,” he said.
snl Producer Lorne Michaels called him at that time and told him “Without.” top GunNo one will know who you are,’” Powell said.
So, the actor no longer hosted the long-running sketch comedy program — and Mitch made fun of him for it.
He added, “For four years, this UPS driver just kept saying, ‘Glen Powell is a liar!’ “So now, I’m here hosting, and it feels amazing.”
Powell said it felt “even better” to prove to her UPS driver that she was “not crazy”, so her sisters got her cellphone number and running man Star contacted him.
“So to prove to Mitch that I wasn’t a liar, I flew him to New York,” Powell said. “He thought it was a scam, but he came anyway, and he’s sitting in the audience tonight.”
The camera cuts to a shot of Mitch in the audience, before Powell brings him on stage to “re-create the selfie” he took.
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While this was Powell’s first time hosting snlHe made an appearance on the show in March 2024, when his anyone except you Co-star Sydney Sweeney was the host.
During his opening monologue, Sweeney addressed and refuted the speculation That the pair were dating secretly.
“This is clearly not true,” she said at the time. “My fiancé and I produced the film together and he was there during the entire shoot.”
Sweeney said her fiancé at the time, Jonathan Davino, “is the man of my dreams, and we’re still together and stronger than ever.” “He came here tonight too to support me. Can we turn him down?”
The camera then panned jokingly towards Powell, who was sitting in the audience.