'SNL': Adam Driver Shows Off His Comedic Chops as a Suburban Husband and Naive Chocolatier (2025)

Adam Driver hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest Olivia Rodrigo and brought a fun and hilarious energy to Studio 8h. Driver, who was hosting for the fourth time, was there to promote his new film Ferrari. The actor delivered an incredible episode once again, showing that pairing him with Rodrigo was surprisingly a great choice. The entire episode worked to balance Driver fans with those who love Rodrigo's music.

Despite most of the sketches being pretty solid throughout the evening, there were undoubtedly stellar sketches which stood out from the crowd and even ranked as some of Driver's best from all four of his hosting gigs. While there was no Matt the Radar Technician this time around, there were some great characters for Driver to dive into, such as the problem-stirring former landlord of a now famous actor. The hilarious and unexpected characters from the episode allowed Driver to showcase his underrated talent as a comedian, shining alongside SNL stars like Bowen Yang in the "We're Trying" sketch, and as a chaotic defandant in the "Court Case" sketch. However, the host delivered truly gut-busting performances in the sketches below.

Adam Driver & Andrew Dismukes Square Off in a New Sketch

SNL is always at its best when it delivers silly but relatable sketches. Which was what happened when Driver and Andrew Dismuskes squared off in a battle of the beeps. At a holiday party, two men get stuck saying "beep beep" back and forth between each other as a way of asking the other to move out of the way. We quickly learn that this is just how they say "excuse me" to each other. However, things escalate, and with their lives essentially on the line, the two men have to keep "beeping" until only the strongest survive. That is until Kenan Thompson comes in, with the promise of "bang bang", and ends the fight.

Adam Driver Is an Unintentionally R-Rated Chocolatier

For years, one of the funniest bits on Saturday Night Live was the recurring "NPR Delicious Dish" which often featured Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon as radio hosts who would invite guests to talk about their signature meals or baked goods. This led to now iconic sketches about Alec Baldwin's "Schweddy Balls" and Betty White's "Dusty Muffin", with hosts and guests blissfully unaware of their R-rated double entendres.

Recurring SNL characters like those are now few and far between, until the likes of Driver's "Dean Delaney" show up in a sketch. Mr. Delaney is a chocolate maker who is referred to as the "Willy Wonka of Central Indiana." He comes on Heidi Gardner and Mikey Day's Christmas shopping show to promote his chocolates, but things take a left turn when his Christmas treat is shaped like, well... a penis. However, while everyone immediately sees the similarity, Driver is adorably naive and clueless. While Driver's character is the lynchpin that holds the sketch together, Gardner and Day are standouts as they avoid taking a bite of the chocolate on national TV in fear of becoming memes. Matters are absolutely not helped when Thompson's character calls in and makes the situation worse for Day's TV's host. While simple, the sketch is effective and undeniably hilarious, making it one of the best of the night.

Julia Stiles' Surprise Guest Appearance Deserves an Honorable Mention

While the two best sketches of the night are listed above, there's another that deserves an honorable mention. While this admittedly does not include Driver, Julia Stiles' surprise appearance makes this one of the best moments of the night. During "Weekend Update" with Colin Jost and Michael Che, Chloe Fineman reveals her perfect idea for a holiday gift is performing Stiles' "street-ballet" dance routine from the film 2001 Save the Last Dance. "Weekend Update" has featured some truly unexpected and hilarious sketches over the years, so this sketch comes as no surprise. Seeing Fineman comitted to recreating the routine while fielding questions from Che and Jost is hilarious on its own. However, the bit is elevated when Stiles herself comes out to help Fineman with a Julliard-level performance.

Next week's episode will be hosted by SNL alum Kate McKinnon with Billie Eilish as the musical guest. Stay tuned to Collider for updates.

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SNL

TV-14

A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.

Release Date

October 11, 1975

Cast

Bowen Yang , Chloe Fineman , Colin Jost , Ego Nwodim , Sarah Sherman , Kenan Thompson

Main Genre

Comedy

Seasons

49

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