Our lord and saviour Tom Hanks has just made history as the first WFH host of Saturday Night Live, and hoo boy, I need a minute to process this.
“Hey, all you cool cats and kittens, it’s me, your old pal,” Hanks began the iconic monologue in an ode to Tiger King’s Carole Baskin, “don’t worry now, this shaved head was just for a movie and it’s growing back very slowly”.
Coming to us (not) live from what looks to be his kitchen, with no crew or audience to be seen, Hanks delivered a truly incredible monologue, making it clear that he’s doing much better after overcoming the coronavirus.
“It’s good to be here, though it is also very weird to be her hosting Saturday Night Live from home. It is a strange time to try and be funny, but trying to be funny is SNL’s whole thing,” he said. “So I thought, what the heck! Let’s give it a shot.”
I mean, if anyone can brighten our spirits right now, it absolutely has to be Tom Hanks.
In case you somehow missed it, Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were the first celebrities to be diagnosed with coronavirus while in Australia for the filming of Baz Luhrmann’s new biopic. Although they’ve overcome the virus now, Tom was quick to point out that his position as the “celebrity canary in the coal mine” of coronavirus was the reason he was given the honour of hosting the SNL episode.
“Ever since I was diagnosed, I’ve been more like America’s dad than ever before — since no one wants to be around me anymore and I make people uncomfortable,” he joked.
Hanks went on to discuss his time in Australia, specifically his time in hospital, while a sneaky jar of Vegemite (the good stuff) can be seen in the background.
“Also, there’s no such thing as Saturdays anymore, it’s just every day is today. And we’re not really live. But we are doing everything we can to make this like the SNL you know and love,” he said before beginning a “question and answers” segment.
Throughout the truly *chefs kiss* monologue, Tom Hanks also showed off his impeccable acting talents, sporting a flanno and an Australian accent.
“I’ve got a question for Tommy Tim Tam,” he asked himself in an Australian accent. “What’s the right proper way to get a daily dose of ya Vegemite?”
Hanks, who was recently called the fuck out by all of Australia and his son Colin for his excessive Vegemite consumption, quietly brushed off the question.
We can forgive his ridiculous Vegemite habits because this man is truly a gift to society and we must protect him at all costs.
