Josh Hutcherson hosted “Saturday Night Live” and accidentally presided over the show’s own “Hunger Games”: A brutal battle for stage time that got Bobby Moynihan shot through with an arrow.
One added benefit: Katniss Everdeen arrived to carry Hutcherson to the next sketch, just she carries his character, Peeta, through the Hunger Games.
In the show’s pre-Thanksgiving episode, the “Catching Fire” star also brought his turkey girlfriend home for dinner, and went back to the 1980s to sing the Outfield’s “Your Life” to Vanessa Bayer — who also played the appalled turkey. The show opened with Kate McKinnon as George Zimmerman’s girlfriend, explaining their “trespassing” role play games to Piers Morgan (Taran Killam).
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A highlight was Aidy Bryant’s turn as The Worst Woman on an Airplane on “Weekend Update,” who provided travel tips on what to eat and when it’s okay to watch porn mid-flight.
Also read: ‘SNL’ Answers Critics by Booking All White Male Hosts, Musical Guests for December
Watch the videos:
Zimmerman open:
Monologue/”SNL Hunger Games”:
Baby-bodied executive:
“Weekend Update”: The Worst Lady on an Airplane:
Thanksgiving turkey: