LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, JAMES FRANCO!
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>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK HERE
HOSTING "SNL. THIS IS MY FOURTH TIME HOSTING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WHICH IS THE MOST YOU CAN DO
WITHOUT IT BEING SPECIAL. WHEN YOU HOST IT FIVE TIMES, YOU
GET A JACKET. NOW, WHEN IT'S YOUR FOURTH TIME
HERE THEY DON'T EVEN WRITE YOU A MONOLOGUE.
THEY JUST THROW YOU OUT HERE AND MAKE YOU TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE
AUDIENCE. ALL RIGHT, SO, HERE WE GO.
YES, SIR? >> YEAH, I GOT A QUESTION.
WHAT TIME IS IT? THEY MADE ME TURN MY PHONE OFF.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> WHAT TIME IS IT?
THAT'S REALLY YOUR QUESTION? >> YEAH.
MY HAND WASN'T UP. YOU JUST POINTED AT ME AND I
PANICKED. >> ALL RIGHT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY REAL QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR CAREER HAS AN
OVERARCHING THEME OR DO YOU JUST MOVE FROM PROJECT TO PROJECT AND
ONLY LOOK FOR A THEME IN RETROSPECT?
>> I'M SORRY. THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
I JUST -- IS THAT SETH ROGEN SITTING BEHIND YOU?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] SETH, WHAT'S GOING ON MAN?
ARE YOU JUST HERE IN THE AUDIENCE
WATCHING ME HOST OR WHAT? >> NO, I'M JUST HERE TO SEE THE
SHOW IN GENERAL. I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE
HOSTING IT. >> SO, YOU ARE JUST HERE?
>> YEAH, I PUT THE NAME IN THE LOTTERY FOR "SNL" TICKETS AND
THIS IS THE WEEK I GOT. IT'S JUST RANDOM.
AND LUCKILY FOR ME, I'M A HUGE SZA FAN, SO IT'S ALL WORKING
OUT. >> THAT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I
ASKED EARLIER IN THE WEEK IF YOU WOULD COME BY AND DO A SKETCH
WITH ME AND YOU TOLD ME, SORRY, I HAVE SOMETHING.
>> YEAH, I DID HAVE SOMETHING. I HAD "SNL" TICKETS.
THEY ARE HARD TO COME BY. PEOPLE LINE UP OUTSIDE TRYING
GET THEM. AND I GOT THEM.
>> OKAY, WELL, YEAH. THAT'S GREAT.
THANKS MA'AM FOR YOUR QUESTION. >> YOU NEVER ANSWERED MY
QUESTION. >> OKAY, NEXT QUESTION.
YES, YOU THE WOMAN IN FRONT OF
>> THIS WOMAN HAS A QUESTION. >> SAY HOW COME YOU HOSTED FOUR
TIMES AND SETH ROGEN ONLY HOSTED TWICE.
>> WHY DON'T YOU ASK SETH -- WHY WHEN I DO MOVIES ON MY OWN
LIKE 127 HOURS I GET NOMINATED FOR OSCARS AND WHEN I DO MOVIES
WITH SETH THEY GET NOMINATED FOR A STONER AWARD?
>> OKAY, WHY DON'T YOU TELL JAMES THAT THEY ARE CALLED
STONEY AWARDS, WHICH IS A HILARIOUS PLAY ON THE WORD
TONYS, WHICH IS AS PRESTIGIOUS AS AN OSCAR, AND IF
YOU WIN YOU GET A BIG BAG OF WEED.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY, ALL RIGHT.
THERE IS A RULE THAT YOU CAN ONLY BE ONE STONER HOST ONCE
SEASON AND IT'S ME. OKAY, AND EVERYBODY IS HERE TO
SEE ME, ALL RIGHT. >> HEY, SORRY, YOU ARE IN MY
SEAT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> SORRY I'M LATE. DID I MS. -- DID I MISS SZA?
>> NO, NO. >> OH, THANK GOD.
WHO IS HOSTING? >> FRANCO.
>> DAVE FRANCO? >> NO, NO JONAH, ME.
ME, JAMES. I'M HOSTING.
>> THAT'S GREAT, PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THAT?
[ LAUGHTER ] SETH, YOU HAVE ONLY HOSTED
TWICE. >> I KNOW.
THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.
GUYS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.
WHY IS STEVE MARTIN HERE? >> JAMES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> JAMES, I JUST WANT YOU TO
KNOW I USED TO STAND ON THAT VERY SPOT, THE VERY SPOT YOU ARE
STANDING ON RIGHT NOW. I USED TO HOST "SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE." I USED TO BE THE CENTER OF
ATTENTION. AND I HAVE GOT TO TELL YOU, I
RESENT IT. JUST A LITTLE BIT.
I RESENT IT THIS MUCH. >> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
MAN, YOU ARE A BIG STAR. YOU ARE HOT.
YOU'RE STILL HOT. >> DO I LOOK HOT?
>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW TONIGHT.
SZA IS HERE! >> SZA!
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WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]