Jake Gyllenhaal was honored to host the season 49 finale of Saturday Evening Reside over the weekend — even when he made it very clear it will have been considerably cooler to host the season 50 premiere.
Gyllenhaal took to the Studio 8H stage on Saturday to host for the third time (after beforehand helming exhibits in 2007 and 2022), and he made it clear simply how excited he was (roughly).
“It is nice to be internet hosting the finale of season 49! I imply, if you consider historic tv seasons, the primary quantity that pops into your head is 49,” Gyllenhaal quipped. “I imply, certain, you already know, yet one more episode and I’d have been internet hosting the premiere of the fiftieth season. However who cares? You recognize, 49 is a good quantity. I imply, seven occasions seven? Basic. Oh, and 49 is like 69 however simpler.”
“Additionally, 49 is the variety of occasions Conor McGregor ‘by accident’ punched me throughout Street Home,” Gyllenhaal added with a chuckle. “Individuals ask me what it is wish to work with Conor, and I at all times say, ‘Oh, so nice!’ As a result of I am scared he is close by.”
The actor starred reverse the MMA star {and professional} fighter in his performing debut within the 2024 remake of Street Home. Within the well-received motion flick, Gyllenhaal’s former MMA fighter, Dalton, faces off in a brutal, shirtless battle towards McGregor’s psychotic Knox.
In response to each stars who spoke about their scenes collectively throughout the press tour, Gyllenhaal needed to repeatedly remind McGregor to not really hit him throughout their rehearsed battle, as a result of the long-time professional fighter’s instincts would kick in.
After his quip about McGregor, Gyllenhaal made certain to kick off the season finale in type with a musical quantity by which he sang about what number of different folks they requested earlier than coming to him to host the episode.
“You recognize, I used to be really SNL‘s first option to host the finale. After lots of people mentioned no. I assume they’re all holding out for the fiftieth. However not me, not little JG, I am the one who mentioned yeah,” he sang. “They requested Pedro Pascal however he wasn’t round. Zendaya mentioned no ‘trigger she’d be out of city. They even requested Gosling to return again once more, simply hosted three exhibits in the past!”
Gyllenhaal spoke with ET again in March about his Street Home remake, and gushed over attending to tackle a task originated by the late Patrick Swayze.
“I imply, from the leap, from the second I met Patrick — we labored on the [2001] film Donnie Darko — and from all of the scenes we filmed and all through the years, him and his spouse, Lisa [Niemi] — and even Lisa to at the present time — have been simply loving and supportive,” Gyllenhaal recalled. “They had been simply such a ravishing couple.”
“I believe he was raised in that type of theatrical dancing ensemble concept,” he added, “and he at all times introduced that to the teams that he labored with and introduced that to me.”
Saturday Evening Reside airs reside, coast to coast, at 11:30 p.m. ET, 8:30 p.m. PT on NBC. Along with the published on NBC, SNL streams reside on Peacock.
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