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Will Ferrell\u2019s much-anticipated monologue for his return as SNL<\/em> host was hijacked by two music stars: Paul McCartney<\/a> and Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/a> drummer Chad Smith.<\/p>\n First up: Chili Peppers\u2019 Smith took the stage posing as Ferrell Saturday night (May 16), in a nod to the longtime consensus that Smith and Ferrell are celebrity lookalikes. (More than decade ago, the two faced their match in a funny drum-off<\/a> put together by Jimmy Fallon.)<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n For last night\u2019s SNL<\/em> season finale, the actual drummer kicked off Ferrell\u2019s monologue \u2014 introduced to the crowd as Ferrell.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be back here hosting Saturday Night Live<\/em>. Thrilled!\u201d Smith (as Ferrell) announced, bringing back the oft-joked about bit that he\u2019s the comedian\u2019s doppelg\u00e4nger.<\/p>\n \u201cI was a cast member here for seven years, and now I\u2019m hosting for the sixth time. Amazing! It really feels like coming home,\u201d he said before being intercepted by the actual host of SNL<\/em>\u2018s Season 51 wrap episode, Will Ferrell himself: \u201cHey! Excuse me! What the hell do you think you\u2019re doing?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t clap for him. Don\u2019t. He\u2019s a bad guy. God. I\u2019m sorry. That was weird, right?\u201d Ferrell quipped of the musician, who\u2019d appear again later in the episode supporting musical guest McCartney on drums.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know what? Let\u2019s just do a hard reset, all right?\u201d Ferrell decided, commenting that things just didn\u2019t feel right since \u201cChad Smith took the wind out of my sails.\u201d<\/p>\n Opting to take questions from the audience at this point, Ferrell landed on none other than Paul McCartney \u2014 and the second half of his monologue was essentially stolen by the famed Beatle, who kept the game going by insisting Will Ferrell is actually Chad Smith. McCartney took the stage for the last couple minutes of the monologue time slot, glowing in the applause for the extensive list of hit songs he\u2019s penned (reminding the night\u2019s host he forgot to mention \u201cPenny Lane\u201d), and insisting Ferrell better get his butt behind the drum set.<\/p>\n Watch Ferrell\u2019s May 16 SNL<\/em> monologue, co-starring McCartney and Smith, below. Tune into McCartney\u2019s trio of performance from the night here<\/a> \u2014 those included \u201cDays We Left Behind,\u201d \u201cBand on the Run\u201d and \u201cComing Up.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a> Billboard VIP Pass<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Will Ferrell\u2019s much-anticipated monologue for his return as SNL host was hijacked by two music stars: Paul McCartney and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. First up: Chili Peppers\u2019 Smith took the stage posing as Ferrell Saturday night (May 16), in a nod to the longtime consensus that Smith and Ferrell are celebrity lookalikes. 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