Benedict Cumberbatch tonight made his second appearance as host of SNL, alluding in his opening monologue to his new film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which hit theaters in the U.S.
on Friday.“I am thrilled to be back hosting Saturday Night Live. It’s been a really fun, great week. I’ve got to be honest though, because most of the sketch writers this week, they pitched me sketches everyday, and most were about Doctor Strange,” said Cumberbatch up top. “It’s great.
I love the guy. I love playing the character. The film’s doing really well—but I have been in other films.”Cumberbatch joked that he went so far as to express this to SNL‘s Lorne Michaels, with Michaels responding, “Like what?”“I said, ‘Well, The Power of the Dog, for example’ and he said, ‘Nobody saw it.’ I said, ‘Come on, man.
I was nominated for an Oscar for that. I did okay,'” recalled the host. “I mean, I didn’t win. I was beat by Will Smith…No, not physically.”After alluding to the infamous Oscars slap, Cumberbatch pivoted to discuss his excitement at being able to host SNL‘s Mother’s Day show. “Of course, I want to wish a very happy Mother’s Day to my mum,” he said. “She’s actually on holiday in Greece at the moment and SNL offered to fly her here first-class, and she said, ‘No, I’m on a beach in Greece.
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