James Bond followers must wait some time longer to see the subsequent flick within the franchise, No Time to Die, because it was delayed due to the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus. Nevertheless, Daniel Craig nonetheless hosted the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live as scheduled and provided followers a comfort prize: a intelligent parody which featured 007 cleansing up on the craps desk.
Within the sketch, Craig reprised his function because the stealthy MI6 agent, with Chloe Fineman stepping up as the most recent “Bond woman.” Though he was formally there on enterprise, Bond could not resist the temptation of a scorching hand. Subbing his common “shaken, not stirred” martini for a vodka with Crimson Bull, Bond received cartoonishly into the sport and earned a small legion of betting devoted as he continued to run the desk, one fortunate roll after the subsequent. Nevertheless, Mikey Day‘s supplier character wasn’t simply wielding a cube stick; he additionally had a gun below his ruby vest, and Bond then proved that irrespective of how foolish he’d turn out to be concerning the sport, he was nonetheless the quickest attract of Her Majesty’s Secret Service. On the danger of a simple pun, we’ll say, effectively performed.
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Earlier than introducing the clip, Craig additionally admitted in his opening monologue that artwork does imitate life relating to his flip as Bond. “Everybody assumes that as a result of I play James Bond, I am this very suave, refined man, and, effectively, I’ve to confess, I sort of am. I imply, I am James Bond,” Craig mentioned. “I do know English persons are alleged to be form of humbled, like, ‘Oh, I am nobody. I am only a nerd.’ You recognize? I am not a nerd. You are a nerd.”
Craig additionally reiterated that No Time to Die will characteristic his final flip as James Bond, however he additionally added, “it will be top-of-the-line as a result of we received Phoebe Waller-Bridge from Fleabag to come back and assist with among the dialogue.” Craig then ready followers for what to anticipate from her work on the script for the pic, teasing, “Occasionally, I’ll flip to the digicam and say, ‘The identify’s Bond, James Bond. Is it unhealthy that I fancy the Pope?'”
Different highlights of Craig’s SNL episode included a skit about soap opera stars taking preventative measures to avoid the coronavirus, Debbie Downer wearing a gas mask to a wedding reception, an R&B song with musical guest The Weeknd about men being forced to sleep “On the Couch,” and a sketch about a trivia night with movie fans who know way too many deep quotes.
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