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Will Ferrell hosts SNL finale

Will Ferrell hosts SNL finale

Will Ferrell made a highly anticipated return to 'Saturday Night Live' to host the season 51 finale, delivering a series of sketches that leaned heavily into political satire.

The episode's monologue was famously interrupted by Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, playing on the long-running joke regarding the uncanny physical resemblance between the two stars.

A controversial cold open featured Ferrell as the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein, offering advice to a fictionalized Donald Trump.

The finale also included a surprise appearance by Sir Paul McCartney, who joined Ferrell for a sketch set in an auto repair shop.

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Will Ferrell
American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1967)
Saturday Night Live
American late-night live television sketch comedy show
Chad Smith
American drummer
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and sex offender (1953–2019)