Saturday Night Live celebrated fifty years worth of sketches, musical performances, and unforgettable moments with a special that became the ultimate Avengers: Endgame moment for Hollywood. Whether it was Kevin Costner or Pedro Pascal, Tinseltown’s beloved joined the party, giving an ode to television’s favorite late-night show. Of course, SNL would be incomplete without its fair share of awkward moments and we got to see one of them during Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte’s performance.
As the two stood amongst the audience and sang (argued) with each other, Kevin Costner and Jenna Ortega were sandwiched between them, resulting in hilarious reactions from the two, even if it was probably all part of the gig.
Jenna Ortega and Kevin Costner stuck in the middle of a duel
John Mulaney and the squad took center stage at Saturday Night Live‘s SNL 50 special. They dressed up, danced, and sang about the evolution of New York City over the last few decades. The skit also had the broody Adam Driver dressed in a hot dog costume as he sang to the tune of Fame. Nathan Lane followed suit, singing about vodka and cocaine.
Eventually, it was time for Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte to get their share of the spotlight. As Mulaney stated that Times Square has now gone from “p*mps to cartoon mascots,” Sudeikis began singing in the middle of the present audience, dressed like a pimp.
He was accompanied by Forte’s Elmo and the two engaged in a singing duel, all while Jenna Ortega and Kevin Costner got squished between them. Their reactions were absolutely hilarious as they looked uncomfortable at everything that was going on.
Check it out:
Kevin Costner and Jenna Ortega stuck between Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte at #SNL50 pic.twitter.com/XqD6KzIl7m
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 17, 2025
Given the fact that this is SNL we are talking about and a whole skit was going on, Ortega and Costner were probably in on the joke and decided to play along for the sake of some laughs and giggles.
Fans react to the hilarious moment
Costner and Ortega are an unlikely duo but oh well, Saturday Night Live does do a fantastic job of bringing two ends of the rainbow together. Thus, seeing them share the awkward moment on camera was truly a treat in itself.
Needless to say, social media is full of viewers talking about this moment from the fiftieth anniversary special. Take a look at some posts made on X about it all:
Jenna is tired of it all lol
— The Cinema Dog (@thecinemadog) February 17, 2025
Help jenna 😭 pic.twitter.com/mC8kex4X4G
— duo covers (@duowlingocovers) February 17, 2025
The whole point of this sketch was don’t worry just shout incoherently beside Kevin Costner and Jenna Ortega.
— FilmGamer (@FilmGamerOne) February 17, 2025
I couldn’t stop laughing
— Knight (@xTh3Kn1ghtx) February 17, 2025
I liked it when @kevincostnerprv finally gave in and just rested his arms on the mascot head.
— Who? Me? ☮️ (@WhoMe3186) February 17, 2025
That wasn’t all though. Kristen Wiig, dressed up like a green M&M joined the party, singing a version of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. Later, she stood above Costner and Ortega, and guided the two singers into an awkward kiss, once again squishing the actors in between.
Kristen Wiig pulling a Challengers and making Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte kiss on SNL pic.twitter.com/Uhkiz4M79w
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 17, 2025
Saturday Night Live might be full of jokes but it really is no joke! Clearly, the makers take this show seriously which is why it has ruled over our hearts for half a century now. We honestly cannot wait to see more.
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