Pedro Pascal Rocks SNL with Mario Bros Skit!

This SNL episode features a particularly well-timed host, Pedro Pascal, who stars in TV's most buzzed about show The Last of Us, and - oh yeah - will return in The Mandalorian in a few short weeks. Back in the day, SNL hosts were constantly appearing just as their high profile film projects were hitting their stride. In today's landscape, TV and streaming leads the zeitgeist above all, so here we are. Still, hats off on the coordination.

I am joined today by former SNL cast member, Jeff Richards, whose Deep Fake podcast recently spoofed Jordan Peterson. He is a fan of Pascal's range, saying: "Pascal is obviously a big TV star with multiple shows on - but he's also been grinding out small bit roles in the industry since his NYPD Blue days. He goes back to doing Buffy in the 90s and the Law & Order circuit. So seeing this culmination, him hosting SNL a quarter century later, is pretty cool." He notes: "Last of Us makes you laugh, makes you cry -- it's fun for the whole family.  Fun game too."

Alright, let's dive in..

Here is MarioBros Segment premiered on Saturday Night Live Show!

Pascal hosted last night’s episode, and one of the skits had him play Mario in a prestige version of Nintendo’s Mario Kart series. Instead of escorting Ellie across the country, he’s got to take Princess Peach (Chloe Fineman) across Rainbow Road as Bowser (Kenan Thompson) hunts her down. Yes, it’s literally a Nintendo reskin of Last of Us, right down to explaining the Goombas as being sentient fungus, but it’s also pretty funny, and just goofy enough to work.