Tina Fey, John Mulaney, Tom Hanks and More Help Induct Martin Short to ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club

SNL‘s Five-Timers club commemorates those who have hosted the legendary sketch show five times. The group honors new inductees with a special robe-like jacket.

Hanks — who joined the club in 1990 — opened Saturday night’s episode wearing his own jacket. Soon the rest of the group appeared: As the cold open continued, the cameos flowed: Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Wiig, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Melissa McCarthy and John Mulaney. Jimmy Fallon also made an appearance, as the ceremonial “jacket boy,” who is someone who is not a member of the club but is there to present the actual clothing.

Hanks offered a brief history of the Five-Timers, saying it eventually became “an ingeniously lazy way to avoid writing a monologue.”

Fallon told Short “I am so happy to be here for this moment, so I would like to present to you the official Five Timer’s Club jacket in exactly your size — a women’s small.”

Upon her entrance, Short told Fey that “you are one of the rarest things in Hollywood, a writer who’s attractive enough to be on camera.” She quipped back at him that “you’re one of the least rare things in Hollywood, a loud man.”

Fey also conducted a test before the Only Murders in the Building star’s induction. “Name three current cast members,” she said. “No idea,” Short said. “Correct and that was the whole test,” Fey joked.

Johannson’s entrance was marked by an appearance from her husband, SNL’s “Weekend Update” host Colin Jost. The couple received especially loud cheers from the audience.

The star-studded induction is on theme with SNL‘s current season, which is its 50th since it premiered in 1975. NBC is set to roll out the red carpet for February’s official anniversary, with a three-hour primetime special set for Feb. 16 (a Sunday!), a four-episode docuseries, a music documentary and more celebrations.

Subscribe Sign Up