Current:Home > Finance'SNL' host Adam Driver plays piano, tells Santa 'wokeness' killed Han Solo in monologue -WealthX
'SNL' host Adam Driver plays piano, tells Santa 'wokeness' killed Han Solo in monologue
View
Date:2025-04-25 21:15:23
Adam Driver chatted with Santa and got real about what actually killed Han Solo when he hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
The four-time host showed off some flashy keyboard skills as he took a seat at a Yamaha grand piano and greeted St. Nick with “Hey, Santa. It’s me, Adam. Driver. From the nice list and also ‘Girls.’ “
He proceeded to reel off a wish list that included “five pairs of chinos” and “one of those giant metal Tesla trucks” because he turned 40 this year. Also, “you know those TikToks, where it's like those couples who do pranks on each other? Can you kill those people?”
'SNL' sends off George Santos with song:Tina Fey welcomes Emma Stone into Five-Timers Club
But what Driver wants most of all? “I'd like people to stop coming up to me on the street saying, ‘You killed Han Solo!’ I didn’t kill Han Solo, wokeness killed Han Solo.”
Controversially, Driver’s “Star Wars” villain Kylo Ren offs (spoiler alert!) Solo, his father, in 2015’s “The Force Awakens.”
Adam Driver hawks lewd chocolate for Christmas, plays an unhappy airplane baby on 'SNL'
Later in the show, Driver played Dean Delaney, a handsy but clueless chocolatier who unwraps a phallic Santa chocolate figure during a “squeal deal” gift-guide segment on a live television, much to Heidi Gardner and Mikey Day’s horror. Other sketches cast Driver as a sex offender thrilled to have a beer with an unknowing childhood friend (Day), half of a gay couple (with Bowen Yang) trying to conceive a baby and a talking (and screaming) baby taking his first flight.
Surprise! Julia Stiles cameos on 'SNL' with Chloe Fineman for 'Save the Last Dance'
The night’s big surprise was a cameo by Julia Stiles, who joined Chloe Fineman during “Weekend Update.” The pair re-created Stiles' routine from 2001’s “Save the Last Dance,” in which her dance wins her admission to Juilliard, the famous New York performing arts school. Clad in matching black leotards, parachute pants and sleek buns, the pair mirrored each other’s movements and shared a fist bump.
What did Olivia Rodrigo sing on 'SNL'?
Olivia Rodrigo was the show’s musical guest, performing “Vampire” and “All-American Bitch.”
veryGood! (52)
Related
- Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
- College football Week 12 expert picks for every Top 25 game include SEC showdowns
- The Daily Money: All about 'Doge.'
- Japan to resume V-22 flights after inquiry finds pilot error caused accident
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- Jon Gruden joins Barstool Sports three years after email scandal with NFL
- New Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens
- Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's Son Moses Martin Reveals His Singing Talents at Concert
- Sam Taylor
- Who will save Florida athletics? Gators need fixing, and it doesn't stop at Billy Napier
Ranking
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- KFC sues Church's Chicken over 'original recipe' fried chicken branding
- FBI raids New York City apartment of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, reports say
- UFC 309: Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic fight card, odds, how to watch, date
- Could your smelly farts help science?
- Nelly will not face charges after St. Louis casino arrest for drug possession
- Jennifer Lopez Gets Loud in Her First Onstage Appearance Amid Ben Affleck Divorce
- Worker trapped under rubble after construction accident in Kentucky
Recommendation
Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
Burt Bacharach, composer of classic songs, will have papers donated to Library of Congress
What is best start in NBA history? Five teams ahead of Cavaliers' 13-0 record
Louisiana man kills himself and his 1-year-old daughter after a pursuit
SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
Knicks Player Ogugua Anunoby Nearly Crashes Into Anne Hathaway and Her Son During NBA Game
Don't Miss Cameron Diaz's Return to the Big Screen Alongside Jamie Foxx in Back in Action Trailer
Stop What You're Doing—Moo Deng Just Dropped Her First Single