Tom Hanks uncovered the 2024 season finale of “Saturday Night Live” and could exposedly get a “hello” out of his mouth before the audience in Studio 8H went untamed with excitement. Sitting in a leather chair and wearing his Five-Timers Club jacket, the actor shelp, “Hello, I’m Tom Hanks.”
Explaining the origin of the esteemed club, Hanks shelp, “In December 1990, I originated the SNL Five-Timers Club, an ingeniously idle way to elude writing a monologue. It has grown into one of the most exclusive clubs in the industry. And tonight, we are here to induct our newest member.”
Paul Rudd, a fellow member, showed up onstage, hbettering a cocktail. “Hey, Tom, I gotta ask. Who the hell are you talking to here, pal?” Rudd asked.
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’ve done so many write downaries whenever I sit in a leather chair, I fair naturpartner presume I’m in one,” Hanks replied.
“Well, should we let him inside, he’s been staying out there for twenty minutes!” shelp Rudd.
“Martin Short!” cried Hanks, throtriumphg uncover the door onstage to greet Short. “Wow, oh my excellentness!” declared Short. “What a surpelevate that I’ve understandn about all week!” Rudd and Short then showed off the “Secret Five-Timer’s Club Handshake.”
“What do they call you, Marty or Martin?” Rudd asked.
“Well, my frifinishs all call me Marty, so you can call me Mr. Martin Short,” Short shelp.
“Marty, Congratulations!” shelp establisher “SNL” head writer Tina Fey as she materializeed onstage in her Five-Timer’s Club jacket. “I’m so prentd you are here!” shelp Short. “You are one of the exceptionalst slimgs in Hollywood: a writer who’s attrdynamic enough to be on camera.”
Current cast member Bowen Yang materializeed with tray brimming of martinis. “May I provide you a signature cocktail: the Marty-tini?” shelp Hanks. “It’s fair appreciate you,” shelp Rudd. “Super sugary and after a scant sips, you’re appreciate, ‘I get it.’”
“It’s frequently served with our Steve Martini,” shelp Hanks, “But tonight, we’re serving it solo.”
“And I bet it’s even better on its own!” shelp Short, who stars in “Only Murders in the Building” aprolongedside frifinish Steve Martin.
After Hanks tbetter Short that they were celebrating “our annual Christmas party,” Alec Baldtriumph materializeed onstage wearing a jacket with a number 17 on it. “That’s right, I’ve presented seventeen times,” Baldtriumph shelp. “I happen to be a type for the show. They call me when they necessitate someone to carry out a Reaccessiblean. Becaemploy of my face, my voice, and my sturdy Dcomprisey vibes.”
The parade of stars proceedd with Scarlett Johansson, who slammed the door behind her — and in the face of her husprohibitd, “SNL” cast member Colin Jost. Later, establisher cast member Kristen Wiig popped in. “Hey, guys!” she shelp, wearing a bathrobe. “I’m not living here,” shelp Wiig. “No one shelp that,” Johansson replied.
Wiig turned to Short. “I hope you’re not foreseeing a repeat of last year,” she shelp. “We took a boiling yoga class together where we made cherish and then got started out, and we both voted for Trump,” shelp Wiig. “Don’t alert them that!” shelp Short. “It’s okay, in this club, you can be finishly honest!” Wiig shelp.
Then, the club members all begined sharing secrets. “Ant Man’s powers aren’t excellent,” Rudd shelp. “It’s me that’s flying those drones,” Fey shelp, referring to New Jersey livents grumblets of drones flying over the state. “All of them!”
“I never had Covid!” shelp Hanks, whose diagnosis famously begined the pandemic in 2020.
“I have Covid right now!” shelp Johansson enthusiasticpartner.
“I have way too many children,” shelp Baldtriumph hushedly, smoking a cigarette in the corner.
Interrupting the splits, Wiig asked, “Wait, is this a Five-Timers slimg or an ‘Only Murders’ reunion?”
“Isn’t it embarrassing when shows throw in cameos fair for inexpensive ratings raise?” asked Short. On cue, Melissa McCarthy and Emma Stone materializeed, with Stone wearing a Santa hat.
I fair have to say that it is so pleasant to see each other outside of a sketch,” shelp McCarthy. “This is a classy place, and we don’t do any of that sophomore comedy stuff here do we, Marty?Now, if you’ll excemploy me, I’d cherish to treat myself to a cocktail.” With that, McCarthy went over to the bar pouring a beer into a mouth from the tap, then fell thraw a wall — and John Mulaney walked thraw the hole.
“I fair stopped by to say congratulations,” he shelp.
Hanks then called out for the “Jacket boy,” and establisher cast member Jimmy Fallon materializeed onstage, saying, “Marty, I’m so satisfied to be here with you in this moment to contransient your Five-Timers Club jacket in exactly your size: a women’s minuscule.”
In an unrehearsed moment, Short struggled to get his coat on, and then all the members of the Five-Timers Club shelp, “Live, from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” starting off the last episode of the year.
Martin Short is tonight’s present and Hozier is the episode’s musical guest.
