Ryan Gosling became a “Saturday Night Live” four-timer on Saturday, joining the show as host ahead of the release of his upcoming sci-fi movie “Project Hail Mary.”
But just as his monologue was getting off the ground, Gosling was surprised by audience member sitting up front — a casually dressed and smiling Harry Styles.
“What are you doing here, man?” Gosling asked, then exclaimed, “I just wish someone would have told me!”
Gosling continued to describe “Project Hail Mary,” saying “People are saying it’s like ‘E.T.’ meets ‘Interstellar,’ which is crazy, because those are like, what, two of the best films of all-time? Kind of like saying it’s like, what, double that?”
But as the camera continues to cut to Styles, Gosling asks repeatedly, “I’m sorry, why are we on Harry Styles?”
Gosling is then joined by nearly all the “SNL” cast members dressed as aliens while he sings Styles’ “Sign of the Times” before segueing into “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie.”
Styles hosts the show and serves as the musical guest next week.
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“You guys all came to help me?” Gosling asks the cast members, who are dressed in a variety of silvery alien garb. “That’s so beautiful, Kenan.”
“No, we just came to get a better look at Harry,” says Kenan Thompson.
Gosling first hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 2015 and returned in 2017 and in 2024, when he joined the Beavis and Butt-Head sketch and couldn’t stop from laughing during the skit.
“Project Hail Mary,” which opens March 20, co-stars Sandra Huller.
Watch the monologue below:
From Variety US