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Ewan McGregor’s Monologue
written by: Mark Jennings Reese II


.....Ewan McGregor
.....Steve Busemi
Ewan Clone.....Will Forte
Steve Clone.....Fred Armisen


Don Pardo V/O: Ladies and gentlemen, Ewan McGregor!!

(McGregor enters from the back door of home base)

Ewan McGregor: Hello!! Thank you!

(Ewan soon realizes that the studio is empty, and that the SNL Band and audience are missing)

(Steve Buscemi runs into the empty studio to inform Ewan)

Steve Buscemi: (out of breath) Ewan! Ewan!

Ewan McGregor: Steve, what are you doing here?

Steve Buscemi: Ewan, stop doing this monologue! You’re not really hosting the show!

Ewan McGregor: What? That’s crazy talk! Are you doing “meth” again?

Steve Buscemi: No…well, yes. Is it showing? Look, Ewan, we have more troubling issues to handle. You are not host SNL right now! Your clone is!

Ewan McGregor: What? I thought we were pre-taping the monologue, like those funny jokers do over on “MadTV”!

Steve Buscemi: Ewan, did you hear me? You are not host SNL right now! Your clone is!

Ewan McGregor: What? That sounds like a really bad plot line out of a really crappy summer movie.

(Steve and Ewan look awkwardly into the camera)

Steve Buscemi: That may be so, Ewan, but we need to fix this!

(Steve and Ewan run out of the studio)

(Cut to an old school scene transition like from Batman)

(Steve and Ewan enter a different studio much like Studio 8H)

Ewan McGregor: Where are we, Steve?

Steve Buscemi: In a studio at NBC, much like the one they do SNL in.

Ewan McGregor: But what’s going on in the studio?

Steve Buscemi: An episode of SNL is going on. Your clone is hosting. The show just started. Your clone is about to do his monologue. That’s when you need to jump on stage and…

Ewan McGregor: Yeah, yeah! I think I’ve got it from there.

Don Pardo V/O: Ladies and gentlemen, Ewan McGregor!

(Ewan McGregor’s clone comes out from the back door of home base)

Ewan Clone: Thank you! Thank you! It’s great to be here in New York City! It’s truly an honor to be hosting Saturday Night Live! I’ve had a great week working with this amazing cast!

(Ewan McGregor jumps on the stage)

Ewan McGregor: Hold it right there!

Ewan Clone: And who might you be? You’re not one of those SNL cast members doing a humourous impression of me, are you?

Ewan McGregor: No, you are. I know who you are!

Ewan Clone: You should. I’m a movie star! Star of such films as, this and that…and the amazing blockbuster summer hit “The Island”, still in theatres! Would you like an autograph?

Ewan McGregor: No…but I would like my identity back!

Ewan Clone: (to audience) Sorry folks, this jag-weed is taking life too seriously!

(Ewan McGregor sucker punches his clone in the face; Ewan and his clone continue to fight back and forth)

(Steve Buscemi and his clone both approach each other on home base)

Steve Buscemi: Wow! Those clone doctors really do some great work! Do you have that cigar burn on your ass from last night?

Steve Clone: You bet your cigar burned ass! That was a great hooker I…I mean, you…I mean, we picked up last night!

Steve Buscemi: She was a hard working girl, I’ll tell you that much! Hey, do you want to help me end this monologue, clone?

Steve Clone: Sure!

Steve Buscemi & Steve Clone: Hey folks! Go see “THE ISLAND”, still in theatres. We’ve got a great show for you this evening! Tears For Fears are here!

Steve Buscemi: Everybody wants to rule the world!

Steve Clone: Shout, shout, let it all out!

Steve Buscemi: So stick around, we’ll be right back!


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