Paul Rudd also popped up as an over-enthusiastic improv group member, while Matt Damon played himself in "Retirement Party," a callback to several vintage SNL sketches.
"I have to thank you, because you are actually part of why I believe I'm on SNL," Gardner told Clarkson, detailing the key role "Heartbeat Song" played during her audition.
Saturday Night Live's Bachelor parody allowed Adele to casually burst into pitch-perfect snippets of her biggest hits—and she was robbed of that First Impression Rose.
After stripping down to take a cold plunge in his monologue, Dune: Part Two's Brolin got gloriously silly in an episode that also featured Ariana Grande in sketches.