Chad Smith Crashes Will Ferrell's 6th SNL Monologue as Paul McCartney Joins Lookalike Bit
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Updated · Variety · May 17
Chad Smith Crashes Will Ferrell's 6th SNL Monologue as Paul McCartney Joins Lookalike Bit
7 articles · Updated · Variety · May 17
Studio 8H opened with Chad Smith impersonating host Will Ferrell, claiming he was back for his sixth time hosting after seven years as an SNL cast member.
Will Ferrell then stormed onstage to reclaim the monologue, joking that Smith had shoved him backstage and forced Lorne Michaels to give him mouth-to-mouth.
Paul McCartney, the night's musical guest, extended the long-running Ferrell-Smith resemblance gag by addressing Ferrell as Chad and telling him to get back behind the drums.
Ferrell kept the sketch going by rattling off 17 Beatles, Wings and solo McCartney songs before teasing him with songs he did not write.
Was Paul McCartney's involvement a long-planned surprise or a spontaneous addition to the decade-old Ferrell-Smith joke?
How did a simple lookalike gag evolve into a recurring, star-powered television event featuring music legends?