Nate Bargatze Hosts SNL Halloween Episode With Special Tribute To Late Matthew Perry

Saturday Night Live season 49 is again in its third week with a curler coaster of feels.

Nate Bargatze took the spooky, cobweb-covered Studio 8H stage for Saturday’s installment of the fan favourite sketch comedy present, opening his monologue with a joke about how he’s “as shocked” as followers watching are that he’s internet hosting. LOLz!

The hilarious host is a humorist with many comedy specials below his belt, however he’s actually not as flashy a selection as Pete Davidson or Bad Bunny… But that doesn’t imply he can’t deliver the comedy!

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The present opened with a Halloween message from Joe Biden, performed by Mikey Day, who leaned into the “out of breath,” supply POTUS is commonly identified as having — as he scaled a ladder to hold festive decor. The skit shortly welcomed a shock look from Christopher Walken, who portrayed the Spirit of Halloween. Ch-ch-check it out (under):

Sarah Sherman later appeared as SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher to warn costume wearers in opposition to dressing up as film characters within the wake of the continued actors’ strike to keep away from “promoting the companies” the guild is hanging in opposition to. Watch (under):

Later on within the ep, the Foo Fighters took the stage to carry out alongside H.E.R. See (under):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oON5LswFU9A

Before the episode wrapped, it paid particular tribute to the late Matthew Perry, who sadly handed away earlier that day, with a black-and-white picture. See (under):

#SNL paid tribute to Matthew Perry on the finish of Saturday’s episode within the hours following his demise https://t.co/nRWvJmLPNG pic.twitter.com/G1M8Zr8Zst

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 29, 2023

The Friends alum famously hosted 26 years in the past in October of 1997, memorably taking part in Matt Leblanc’s character Joey from the fan favourite sitcom in a single sketch. Ch-ch-check out the throwback (under):