Former SNL cast member Kristen Wiig joined the show’s “five-timers club” on Saturday, with her monologue featuring appearances by a number of other former hosts, some of whom haven’t had that gig five times but wore jackets of their own nonetheless.
Wiig, whose most recent Saturday Night Live appearance was in December during fellow SNL alum Kate McKinnon‘s monologue, didn’t make it far into her monologue before Paul Rudd–a legitimate five-timer–called out from the audience.
When Wiig informed him that there was no club-related sketch planned for later in the show, Rudd seemed dejected and slunk back into his chair. But he would soon return.
In the meantime, Wiig heard from Matt Damon, who was wearing a ‘five-timers’ jacket despite having hosted just twice. Lorne Michaels, Damon explained, “said the first time I hosted, it counted for three.”
Moments later, after Wiig wondered if the jacket still has any meaning, Michaels himself appeared at the edge of the stage along with Fred Armisen, Jon Hamm, Will Forte, and Martin Short–all gloating over their unearned jackets. Forte explained that, altogether, they had five hosting gigs under the belt. Hamm and Short then pleaded with the SNL creator to grant them future hosting duties.
Rudd, thrilled by the theme of Wiig’s monologue, couldn’t contain himself. “Aw, sweet! So we are doing a five-timers sketch!”
But for Wiig, the occasion now “doesn’t seem all that special”–especially since Damon was then handed another jacket for his 2018 portrayal of then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Damon’s attempt to boost Wiig’s mood by telling her she was youngest and first female member of the club didn’t land, either, since he was wrong on both counts.
“First French woman?” he tried again.
“I’m not a French woman,” Wiig replied bluntly.
As the six male hosts joined Wiig on stage and went into song, Forte spotted someone else of note off to the right. “Oh my God! Is that Ryan Gosling?!”
Gosling, who will host SNL for the third time next week, was trying on his own jacket next to Michaels while holding Wiig’s. He then went up to her and helped her put it on.
Wiig is the second host to join SNL‘s five-timers club this season. Emma Stone did so in December.
