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It was a star-powering evening on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend as Paul Rudd, Emma Stone, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy and others who have hosted the show multiple times became the newest member of the “Five Timers Club.” “welcomed. Martin Short.

Tom Hanks set the stage for Short, while Alec Baldwin, Scarlett Johansson, Tina Fey and John Mulaney were also on hand to congratulate him and reveal the secrets of club membership.

“In this club you can be completely honest,” exclaimed Wiig.

Their ridiculous false confessions included Rudd saying, “Ant-Man’s powers are no good,” Fey noting that “it’s me who flies these drones, all of them,” and Hanks hilariously revealing, “I’ve never had Covid ” – to which Johansson replied: “I just have Covid!”

Sitting in the background, Baldwin smoked a cigarette and admitted, “I had way too many kids.”

Towards the end of the skit, Jimmy Fallon showed up to present Short with his official Five Times club jacket, which the “Only Murders in the Building” comedian hilariously had difficulty putting on, before ceremoniously singing “Live” along with the rest of the group. announced from New York, it’s Saturday evening!”

Short was a member of the “SNL” cast in 1984 and 1985 and first hosted the show in December 1986 alongside Steve Martin and Chevy Chase. He last hosted the show two years ago alongside his Only Murders co-star Martin.

Hozier was the musical guest on the Christmas episode of “Saturday Night Live,” the final show of 2024 and part of the long-running sketch comedy series’ 50th season.