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Pete Davidson returns to SNL for John Mulaney Musical Sketch


Pete Davidson returns to SNL for John Mulaney Musical Sketch

Pete Davidson returned to “SNL” this weekend for a special occasion: another John Mulaney musical sketch. Following groundbreaking episodes “Diner Lobster,” “Bodega Bathroom” and “Airport Sushi” in previous episodes, this Sunday marked the debut of “Port Authority Duane Reade,” which didn't revolve around a single item purchased on-site , but about a host of them.

Davidson and Andrew Dismukes played two men who walked into the Duane Reade Port Authority, occupied by a worker played by Mulaney. But when Davidson asked for a gallon of milk, Mulaney was surprised.

“You mean the gallon of milk surrounded by cans of Twisted iced tea in the fridge that’s hotter than the store?”

Davidson replied that the milk jug said “organic,” but Dismukes corrected him: “No, it says organ.”

Davidson wasn't deterred, so Mulaney agreed and opened the first musical portion of the sketch.

“Just as the prophecy predicted. “O possum family, why don’t you tell this gentleman about our milk?” he roared.

Two opossums, played by Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim, appeared and sang a rendition of “Circle of Life” from “The Lion King” with new lyrics.

“From the moment she gave birth in a backpack,” Thompson sang, “her dozen nipples began to shed. But there was more to see than ever was seen, a plastic jug filled with mucus from her teat. It's my wife's milk and it feeds us all. Possum milk for the bus. It gives you strength to fight. And you will need this strength. You need the Possum Protein. In a circle. From people who bet on bum fights.”

But other elements also led to further songs. A request for baby shampoo led to a few lines to the tune of “Do-Re-Mi,” and when a bus arrived, Bowen called Yang “Master of the House” for being a shady bus driver. There was even a rendition of “Wilkommen” from “Cabaret,” sung by Chloe Fineman and a group of Timothee Chalamet lookalikes.

And Andy Samberg joined in the fun as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dumped the dead bear cub in Central Park and sang “Alexander Hamilton” from “Hamilton.”

“And he’s still on the ballot in two swing states!” Samberg quipped at the end of his post.

Check out the full sketch below.

Tim Kaine

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