Marcelo Hernandez brings The Movie Guy to life on SNL Weekend Update
On a Night of Reprisals by Marcelo Hernandez, ref Saturday Night Live The player brought back his character The Movie Guy in the Weekend Update – a cinephile with a poor viewing history.
Hernandez was first brought in by co-anchor Colin Jost to talk about the scary movie season, about Blumhouse’s recent box office win, Black phone 2.
“Oh yes, Black phone 2. Ring, ring! Welcome? “Sorry, you have the wrong number, because I haven’t seen that number yet.”
When Ghost moved on to the biggest movie of the year, Hernandez’s character was once again a disappointment: “Oh, yeah, Weapons. This was a very big movie, Colleen. Everyone saw it Weapons. And I have to tell you: I was not one of those people.
“I like scary movies because they tell you in the title what’s going to happen. Like,” Hernandez continued, joking Screaming – everyone Screaming. He smiles – Everyone is smiling! and opinion -Everyone saw it, except me. I have not seen opinion“.
In choosing a real scary movie as “The Michael Myers Movie,” Hernandez wasn’t actually referring to the classic. HalloweenBut rather a partnerwhich is about “every man’s greatest fear. Sleeping with a beautiful woman, and then waking up and saying: ‘How drunk were you last night?'” You know what I’m talking about, Colin.
In a rapid-fire clip, Jost asked if he had seen I know what you did last summer.
“Well, what did you do?” Hernandez responded.
What about He – she? “Oh, I didn’t see WhichHe said.
But the surprise came when Ghost asked if The Movie Guy had seen the sci-fi thriller starring Sigourney Weaver. Alien. In response to the laughter of the huge audience, he said: “No, Colin, I am an American citizen.”
Elsewhere on Weekend Update, newcomer Tommy Brennan made his first appearance, similar to the introduction of Emil Wakim (a cast member who has since departed) on SNL last year. During his brief existence, Brennan was self-deprecating and joked about his Midwestern roots, being one of eight children and his recent adjustment to New York City.
Although Cold Open avoided political commentary, Jost and co-anchor Michael Che delved into this week’s news, joking about the release of disgraced GOP representative George Santos, the debate between New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Zahran Mamdani, and US President Donald Trump’s recent musings about not getting into heaven.