Chris Rock Hosts ‘SNL’, His Longtime Friend Adam Sandler Makes a Cameo: Watch

Chris Rock Hosts ‘SNL’, His Longtime Friend Adam Sandler Makes a Cameo: Watch

Chris Rock got a lot of laughs Saturday Night Live – with a little help from Adam Sandler.

The 59-year-old actor and comedian hosted the late-night comedy sketch series for the fourth time on December 14, when he was joined by Gracie Abrams as a musical guest.

In one sketch, Rock played a doctor operating on a patient who accidentally has his gallbladder removed instead of his appendix due to another surgeon’s mistake.

At some point, the previously insured patient sits up and reveals himself to be Sandler, 58. As he speaks to the medical staff about the mix-up, blood begins to rush from his body, covering the doctors from head to toe.

Rock and his longtime friend Sandler starred SNL together in the 1990s. Since then, they have starred in several films together, including one in 2005 The longest yard2010s Adult 2013s Adults 2 and 2018 The week of.

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Elsewhere in the show, Rock participated in various skits, including one in which he goes on a blind date and another in which he portrays an elf in a mall in the middle of the holiday season.

Another saw him and others SNL Stars portray workers attending their annual Christmas party.

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While you SNL As a musical guest debut, 25-year-old Abrams performed her “That’s So True” for the first time The secret of us Album.

Later in the show, she returned to the stage to sing “I Love You, I’m Sorry.”

Chris Rock in December 2023.

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SNL announced the cast for season 50 earlier this year.

Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline have been added to the sketch comedy show’s roster, while Punkie Johnson, Chloe Troast and Molly Kearney have all stepped down. Meanwhile, returning cast members Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker were promoted to the main cast after each two years as leads.

Michael Che, Colin Jost, James Austin Johnson, Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman and Kenan Thompson round out the rest of the cast.

Next comes the host SNL is Martin Short with musical guest Hozier on December 21st.

Saturday Night Live airs this weekend on NBC.

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