Gladiator II: The Musical - SNL

[@PILOSOPAUL]

The fact that they even followed the usual format of a musical is amazingly hilarious - overture establishing the setting - protagonist's 'I want' song - minor character's 'I want' song - corny antagonist song number - complete ensemble to end an act (usually in the form of a reprise or referencing previous melodies)

[@canaisyoung3601]

SNL and SCTV are really good at referencing and making fun of the common tropes and formats of a given genre. SCTV can cut to the bone, though, but a lot of people sleep on SNL doing the same. They don't get it right some of the time, but they try.

[@channelchen]

The first funny SNL skit since 2022

[@jennysmith9591]

@@channelchen what about the shrimp tower

[@tuckerdaugh1836]

well, they've worked in nyc for 50 years ...

[@augusts1]

Apparently you haven't been paying attention in that time ​@@channelchen

[@channelZER01]

'I was not told about this' - ridley scott 😂😂😂😂

[@mortalclown3812]

😂

[@nonabliss]

That was hilarious!

[@josephwilliampiedmont]

All the idiots who talk about SNL being past its prime is not seeing stuff like this. It exceeds anything the show did in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.

[@seajat1971]

But he raves about it, so it fine!

[@adlad75]

I'm here for a musical remake of #WhiteSquall , Ridley Scott! 😁👍

[@donhailer4994]

It’s amazing that they can conceive, write, costume, record, sing, lipsynch, special effect, and edit this piece in less than a week. It definitely takes a village - and no sleep. Great job!

[@dustytheloneranger]

And they have added protections since the writers strike ❤

[@mlw2001]

I was thinking the same thing while watching! It’s truly incredible and takes a group of very talented people working together to make it happen. Kudos to the SNL team! Brilliant! 🙌👏🎉

[@josephg9465]

For musical sketches like this, I think they're probably conceived and written in advance.

[@TDavsFavs]

I wonder if the the actual gladiator movie gives $ cause it is good promotion 🤔

[@davidmcwhertor9379]

@@josephg9465 Conceived, written, storyboarded, pre-production, and set building started weeks or months in advance. The hard work is all done in 4-5 days though which is insane.

[@laurenw.8178]

BRO the corpses flopping to the music at the end, then Paul's "Ro-oome" I CAN'T EVEN 😂😂

[@lesliec3745]

I caught that too 😅

[@vanessaandreatta9098]

Beautiful

[@margarethmichelina5146]

I lost it when Paul is flying with broom and sing "Roo-me"

[@jc0895]

Plus the witch hat

[@bauti46]

when he starts to shimmy 😆 this is an absolute masterpiece

[@JohnnyTexas-s1f]

Please dont waste your money watching this movie. It was literally the same story as gladiator 1. Youre welcome.

[@truetexan2011]

😂😂😂😂

[@allshookup1640]

The hip shake killed me 😂

[@SimónBeltre-v2h]

I love the grounded reality of this channel!! Retirement took a toll on my finances, but I am so excited with my involvement in the digital market. $172k monthly has been life changing. Regardless of how bad it gets on the economy.

[@katypatyDieguezz]

Hello how do you make such monthly??

[@userin379]

Paul hit that last note "Ro-oo-ome" perfectly 😅

[@nophoto2393]

Haha first time seeing another Barbie and Oppenheimer but they made it a smash up songs and live acting instead haha!

[@danielletopping2763]

@@userin379 Probably got some tips from his gf Gracie Abrams 😊

[@markdavies9117]

Paul riding on a broom singing caught me off guard, I laughed so hard.

[@aesop1451]

The whole skit is perfect except for the "flossing" part. Boomers ruin everything.

[@pinkparis]

I knew he could sing, but wow at that.

[@Sharpe1502]

Good for Bowen Yang for being in both Wicked AND Gladiiator. Get that coin! Also Paul Mescal has a nice voice.

[@ramirezproductions0826]

@@Sharpe1502 I know right? Now I’m definitely wishing he gets cast in a real musical

[@chriswulisworth4357]

indeed he has

[@JeddtheJedi]

In high school, he was Javert in Les Miserables and the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera.

[@DonLewis9274]

@@JeddtheJedi oh that is fascinating. EARTH SHATTERING dare i say.

[@vivh28]

​@ramirezproductions0826 i don't know if you know but he has been cast in a film adaptation of merrily we roll along directed by richard linklater!

[@submarinakarate]

i watched both wicked and gladiator in the same week and i never expected SNL to somehow tie the two together, but this is my favorite thing ever. i have not stopped laughing for 10 minutes.

[@lectrifyin1]

Last year there was Barbenheimer, this year it's Glicked.

[@thefirstofthelastones8952]

​@@lectrifyin1Imagine a movie similiar to Barbie and Wicked premiering the same day 28 Years Later?

[@elijahsmall5873]

Same! I feel the exact same way as well.

[@elijahsmall5873]

@@lectrifyin1true lol

[@MOTIVATION4WORK]

@@submarinakarate it's their Job - they totally would

[@CocoJone-l6x]

NOT THE “LOATHING” dance with swords instead of books😂😂😂😂 2:30

[@Rell-z9k]

Good catch. I watched three times and missed that

[@MOTIVATION4WORK]

I just found them and this is hilarious 😂

[@saimallow]

Hahahaha

[@elenarowe3642]

Yess!! I saw this too.. so good!

[@elijahsmall5873]

I peeped that 😂

[@Grimsg]

I love how Paul was down for this and did THE SINGING AND THE DANCING!

[@nogmo100]

And hip rocking!

[@JohnnyTexas-s1f]

Please dont waste your money watching this movie. It was literally the same story as gladiator 1. Youre welcome.

[@Wkumar07]

That doesn't have to be a bad thing. ​@@JohnnyTexas-s1f

[@Duck-gk3rq]

​@@JohnnyTexas-s1fIt isnt lol...

[@JohnnyTexas-s1f]

@Duck-gk3rq lol are you dense? It was the exact same story/formula except instead of one king there were two and there was denzel that was added in. This was like star wars 7 vs 4, just a cash grab.

[@Eevee19]

Okay, the composer of SNL needs to get a raise RIGHT NOW. (S)he so perfectly captured the musical sounding aspects, and that rap sounded exactly like something Lin would actually write. Probably the best skit of the night.

[@doctorpibb]

I am seriously wondering if Lin actually helped them write that bit. It was so hilariously spot on.

[@JohnGwan]

hahhahah 100% agree

[@maz367]

Jane Wickline wrote this sketch and the lyrics

[@codywilliams4439]

Felt a little more like Eminem rather than Lin but t'was entertaining regardless

[@jarrelldickey3486]

​@@maz367She's awesome. This was the best I have seen all season!

[@kunjiklub]

One of the most timely and ingenious skits I’ve seen in a while

[@barbaryn7899]

Only better that all I think of is adding some of Russell Crowe singing. If he only knew!

[@deliberatedmind]

Literally!!!!!!

[@mlw2001]

100% 🎉🙌👏

[@dbadagna]

Check out "Rome Song" with Jason Momoa.

[@pamelab7235]

Without meaning to perhaps it seems to sum up everything wrong with modern movies. IMO flat out one of the best bits they’ve ever done.

[@matpat1]

the last RO-O-O-O-OME was hysterical!!! it had no business being that funny

[@ManyfiresWoman]

That little hip-shaking Paul does cracked me up. And Mikey Day's rap. Oh yeah! Well done SNL

[@k.wheeler4449]

Same, those were probably my favorite parts of this sketch 😆

[@ObsidianEagletalon]

Can I just say major props to the effects department in this skit??

[@elaineenialle3594]

Yes!! Right?

[@JFinns]

Nah you can't say that

[@elijahsmall5873]

Definitely!!!💯🤩

[@Tamry]

Paul Mescal is the only one allowed to be cast as live action Hercules!! Disney, this is his official audition, take notes!

[@mereilluv]

OMG YES!!!

[@betsyjohnson9699]

His voice is incredible

[@danielles7766]

His face is too British to be a Greek character

[@MsTriangle]

@@danielles7766 he actually has a Roman nose. He looks very much like ancient statues.

[@danielles7766]

@MsTriangle I think you meant those British empire era statues that appropriated Greco-Roman statues because hard Naur

[@DisneyFan16672]

Disney....I think we just found your live-action Hercules! He's funny, charismatic, and his voice is perfect! I can easily see Paul Mescal belting out "Go The Distance"!

[@dinahkyle3196]

Fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞

[@canaisyoung3601]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks so. Plus "They Call Me Gladiator" sounds similar (or at least conveys the same feelings of a young male character trying to find his place in the world) to "Go the Distance".

[@matiasdevaglia4541]

He would be perfect for the role, but then his career would probably suffer because of all the haters trying to destroy the film and everyone in it. His image is already being damaged by all the hate he's unjustifiably getting for Gladiator 2.

[@LC-fx2lo]

"Movies are in such a weird place right now." 😂😂

[@SherlinMerliniara]

I didn't know Paul can sing like that! He have great voice! Also I would watch this version of Gladiator 2 xD

[@s_murphy]

yeah he started off in musical theatre i think. he played the phantom in phantom of the opera at his uni im pretty sure

[@annerouyer7810]

And he has musical film based on the opera Carmen out - “Carmen”.

[@elinamonian4342]

Right?? Pleasantly surprised. And my husband also says he would watch this version too!😂

[@pinkparis]

He will be singing in upcoming movies. History of Sound with Josh O'Connor next year.

[@JohnnyTexas-s1f]

Please dont waste your money watching this movie. It was literally the same story as gladiator 1. Youre welcome.

[@Taylor-ez5qf]

LMAO THEY’RE DOING THE LOATHING DANCE

[@mailyak442]

IKR

[@elijahsmall5873]

YES! 😂

[@MsPeetaBread]

3:02 is my favorite part and I love that he's using the sword as a microphone 😂

[@marshac1479]

1:28 the hips!!😂😂

[@JohnnyTexas-s1f]

Please dont waste your money watching this movie. It was literally the same story as gladiator 1. Youre welcome.

[@Jules84K]

@@JohnnyTexas-s1f we get it- hating a movie is your personality.

[@JohnnyTexas-s1f]

@Jules84K not really JULES. Smile 2 was decent. Wicked was good. Gladiator 2 was just a cash grab and was thoroughly disappointing.

[@JohnnyTexas-s1f]

@Jules84K not really JULES. Smile 2 was decent. Wicked was good. Gladiator 2 was just a cash grab and was thoroughly disappointing.

[@michaeleverett2597]

The Rap Battle ending with the two of them Flossing like a couple of Dorks was my favorite part!! 😅

[@Artwonder498]

The "Roooooaaaaooommmmeee!" at the end had my dying!!!!!😂

[@BAYBEEKITN]

MIKEY DAY KILLED THE EMPEROR RAPPING LIKE EMENIM😂

[@bjmurray1842]

But was it cake?

[@isabella-a-a-a]

Rapping like Lin Manuel Miranda but sure

[@blueberryyogini]

He probably wrote the entire rap itself.

[@MeloniousThunk]

@@bjmurray1842 Longfellow was the cake

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

it wasnt supposed to be eminem??

[@zerogage877]

This was solid and I laughed through the whole thing, but when that last shot of him flying on the broomstick singing "RooooOOOOOOOoOoOoOoOOOOOOOOOmmmme" like in Wicked, I nearly fell off the couch. I admit I'm not that familiar with Paul Mescal, but if you can win me over on SNL then I'm typically a fan of yours for life.

[@elijahsmall5873]

Right?? That part was perfection and hilarious! 😂👌🏾

[@allonsyavenger]

"no place like rome" is officially going on every musical theater bangers playlist 😍😍

[@thepooburner8121]

This is a caliber of comedy that has been missing from SNL for years. Good job, SNL. Good job. This is magnificent.

[@SchrijverMarcel]

Possible the best skit of the year. And wow to the production!

[@gemmah5520]

The nod to lin manuel Miranda is, PERFECT

[@CarmenRodriguez-gc9jn]

My favorite part 😂😂😂😂 loved it

[@laurentakores425]

Is that LMM in a cameo as a guard to the left of the emperor? (Probably not but it sure looks like him!)

[@handello]

@@laurentakores425Sure looks a lot like him.

[@boogermaiden]

​@@laurentakores425there's also one in the audience

[@nickmenn5443]

This is so densely packed with high quality writing, great physical comedy mixed with great one liners, along with weird al level musical parody, this is just top tier shit, i could see this getting last season’s mario kart skit type praise in regards to pre-recorded sketches, hell im doin it right now

[@Cardiopazia]

It could have ended at 1 minute and it would have been great, same thing at 2 minutes, but it kept on delivering.

[@dustytheloneranger]

I'd like to add Mario was before the writers strike so this current team received better protections and pay

[@maryschroeder1533]

Same writers, Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell, and also director, Mike Diva.

[@dbadagna]

"Rome Song" with Jason Momoa was also great.

[@davideber3367]

Jane was also a writer on this

[@maryschroeder1533]

Written by Mikey Day, Streeter Seidell and Jane Wickline. Big props to them! Mikey was fantastic as the crazy Roman Emperor! Absolutely stole the show!

[@Alqv3mg]

where can you see the writing credits for each skit?

[@canaisyoung3601]

Why am I not surprised that Jane Wickline contributed? The verse she sang before her character got killed feels very Wickline-ian to me.

[@Rinslette_Isme]

The little posing jump when he says "someday theyll know my name" 🤣🤣🤣

[@jg2722]

1:23 Paul Mescal can play any Disney prince if he wanted, especially Hercules. Singing while fighting is exactly what I imagine from a Disney movie.

[@alicenotarianni]

Totally agree!

[@MelRed01]

I need to hear more of Paul Mescal singing STAT!!

[@Celeste-yw3ml]

google Paul & The Phantom Of The Opera

[@senoj.rednaxela]

He could play a Disney prince real easy

[@ZukoHalliwell]

He's working on a musical movie, but we won't see it until around 2040.

[@laramatariyeh290]

lolll he has a song w phoebe bridgers

[@Celeste-yw3ml]

@@senoj.rednaxela HERCULES

[@smorris7713]

This was way too good 😆😆😆 the wife who had "a good feeling" 😆

[@altheaagustin4268]

holding space for paul mescal's vocals

[@cuchelo1]

That's really powerful.

[@shenkobtw]

i didn't know that was happening 😯 are you in queer media by chance?

[@taxonomyhero]

👉🤏

[@talizorah]

okay, you win the internet with this comment

[@SantosoWijaya]

👉🏼🤌🏼

[@Mavisdundundunnnmanston]

"With my tiny son like this:" killed me

[@RSummerville]

Lol yup

[@cynva]

This can not end here. Now I NEED to see Paul Mescal in a musical movie!!!. HILARIOUS.

[@IantheDugan]

1:47 Paul’s little hop will be in my brain for the rest of the week

[@Ashadevoje]

It's 1:57 for me😂

[@brooklyngiraffe]

Thank you for the time stamp

[@isabella-a-a-a]

It’s so majestic tho

[@mailyak442]

So good 😂

[@oliverdelica2289]

Not to mention the slashing of the sword matching the music 😂😂

[@WanderingOldGuy]

Sorry, but this is the best skit ever. When the dead gladiators 'popped' at the chorus... hilarious.

[@BigpopsMcGee]

I still think it’s pedro pascal as Mario but this is a close second

[@Wkumar07]

​@@BigpopsMcGee it's a close tie.

[@TheCatsMe00w]

i love that the floss just evolved to humping the air

[@olivergarrick1175]

" Stab my Way to freedom" feels very Hercules and mulan , Great sequence.

[@canaisyoung3601]

I just said it conveyed the same feelings of a young man trying to make a name for himself in the world as "I Can Go the Distance". I guess it has some of the feelings of a person wanting to be more than how society labels them as Mulan's "Who I Am Inside", but not much.

[@elijahsmall5873]

It kinda does 🤔

[@lisa2000geese]

This was hilarious, superbly performed, and a very accurate parody of musicals. And the fact that they kept staring straight into the camera while singing made it 10x funnier

[@aronhelios1734]

Lmao the production value of this skit is incredible! I'm dead ahah

[@shmookins]

_"I wasn't told about this"_ - Ridley Scott

[@nimue325]

Such a rave review😂

[@danielletopping2763]

I laughed so hard at this 😂

[@ltdowney]

…and it was all the better without his involvement. 😒

[@DonLewis9274]

@@ltdowney Why? He doesn't like prancing fairies?

[@ltdowney]

@@DonLewis9274 What? Because he’s not that great a director any more. He’s all-in on CGI, does only one take and then redoes the whole shot in post. His longtime cinematographer hates working with him now. I’m not sure what you thought I meant.

[@disneymarvelfan8321]

PAUL MESCAL ATE!! No Place Like Rome needs to be released ASAP!!

[@elijahsmall5873]

He ate and left no crumbs! A matter a fact this whole production ate. 👏🏾😌

[@kikiieyo]

"No place like Rome" came out too late this year, can't have it in my spotify wrapped, what a shame 😂😂

[@therealmishkin]

Omg so good, SNL’s musical sketches this season are 🔥🔥🔥

[@MinnieandMickeyandSnips]

Give me Paul Mescal as Hercules and Ariana as Meg NOW please!!!!! Please Santa!

[@missdee4927]

Eww no. That would be horrible.

[@joninhapina4787]

​@@missdee4927 Clearly didn't watch Wicked

[@traydaniel0403]

And also bring back Danny DeVito to reprise his role as Phil, please Santa & Disney!

[@captaincrunch784]

The synchronized leg kick of the fallen soldiers was the best choreo ever

[@myeahonline]

Okay Paul has pipes 😭

[@Celeste-yw3ml]

google paul & the phantom of the opera

[@davidwalterhall]

@@Celeste-yw3ml Nice. Thanks. He's also signed up to a film of Merrily We Roll Along with Richard Linklater, shooting over the next 20 years.

[@annerouyer7810]

And he has a musical film based””Carmen”

[@pinkparis]

@@davidwalterhall And the History of Sound with Josh O'Connor next year. O'Connor said Paul's singing is amazing.

[@byakuya74]

I've always dreamed about his pipe. Now I get another pipe dream

[@saebyeokchoi8122]

kinda wish pedro pascal had a cameo here 😭

[@AmanCreatesArt]

As Marcello's mom!

[@ltejle]

OMG Yes

[@vgtrp]

Me too, he was probably unavailable.

[@vivianjones9749]

I was wanting it in this musical piece

[@junjunagbayani4792]

@@AmanCreatesArt kinda wished it was Marcello who did the Lin Manuel rap, but I'm fine with this

[@Violin_Viola_Music_Box]

I love how Paul is gonna be auditioning for every movie musical after this sketch! He's got a great voice, and sells this!

[@ryankwon8785]

He has played the Phantom from Phantom of the Opera. Paul started his career in a musical.

[@GIVLuv41]

Mikey Days rap was epic. Thank you!!!!!

[@anuragbamne2991]

Damn this was actually amazing. Paul's version of wicked witch is insane

[@davidyusantos]

Ridley Scott raving how Paul sang live while doing his stunts. Just unbelievable, he said

[@olivergarrick1175]

DEFYING GRAVITY ENDING I'm DEAD🤣😭.

[@truetexan2011]

1:24 😂😂😂😂 this might honestly be my new favorite SNL skit

[@dannydark1452]

I could go for a full version of this song 😂

[@elenabonaccorso4037]

Djesus Uncrossed, HBO Mario Kart and now Gladiator Twosical are my favorites SNL sketches and three of the best of all time!

[@boogermaiden]

Djesus Uncrossed!!!

[@stevetb7777]

HBO Mario Kart was already my #1, now this is up there, I'm gonna check out Djesus, thanks!

[@elenabonaccorso4037]

@@stevetb7777 Christoph Waltz is Djesus, and it's absolutely hilarious 😂

[@mianel6296]

The Washington one was also great!!

[@ErinMackey]

The loathing dance 😭I'm obsessed

[@LilRAPNIK]

Alright this is awesome 😂. “There’s no place- *bodies twitch in time* no place like” freaking sent me 😂

[@egalitarian-rex]

Mikey Day is the assassin! He never misses.

[@liaj8928]

One of my favorite sketches I think. I really appriciate that they thought of us ladies too. And wow she's beautiful.

[@cMontblanc]

As someone who accompanied her dad to Gladiator 2 and missed Wicked because of it, I appreciate this skit

[@violet.trying]

would watch a musical gladiator II in a heartbeat tbh

[@oculttheexegaming2509]

I know right, it's a surprisingly catchy idea.

[@maxxandubar503]

That happy hip jiggle as the song goes into overdrive

[@sophialarosa5864]

the ending was so perfect

[@wellbuttermybiscuits7]

Best snl skit ive seen ever😂😂 also that part with paul singing as he enters the colleseum made me think a musical gladiator movie wouldn't be a bad idea, can be a nice spoof😮😂😂

[@LoveMemoriess68]

'I was not told about this' - ridley scott 😂😂😂😂

[@MitsukiTakikawa]

pauls got MOVESSS also love that they're paying homage to the first one lmao

[@jadenw-d5562]

This reminded me of the old paraody films like Meet the Spartans for 300😂 This was the Gladiator one.

[@SirKevinMartin]

2:31 was really giving DEAR GALINDA YOU ARE JUST TOO GOOD! 🤭✨💕

[@biyukun]

I watched this three times today. Just kept finding myself going back to KZbin to watch it. Fantastic!

[@michelehamilton961]

This is much better than the actual Gladiator 2 film. Actually original 😂

[@TerryJGeo]

This could have been so cringey - but was actually really well done!

[@noname8354]

If this was an actual trailer to a real movie, I'd definitely watch it

[@TerryJGeo]

@noname8354 Me too 🙂

[@GFI888]

This was great at 1:00, next level superb by the end!

[@ashirasingal27]

BUT MY THUMB IS GOING DOWN!!! This parody is literally so creative, the lyrics of the songs, they're soo accurate! Good job snl.

[@-KingOfKhaos]

As one of the Certified Screenwriter Assistants to the Manager of Short Sonnets, I can confirm this Gladiator, The Musical trailer is accurate. 👍🏻

[@the_silly-bt7mo]

3:42 elphaba mentioned💚

[@hajil_e_duj9642]

2:30 that def took me out 🤣

[@literallysatan4598]

Paul Mescal's little leap at 1:47 took me out 😂😂😂

[@Duck-dy4qg]

This may literally be the best SNL skit in the past year. LMAO.

[@ryantinloy4965]

I couldn't stop laughing 🤣🤣

[@russialinko6442]

I lost it at “I have a good feeling about thi-“ 😂

[@Tarantulisimo]

Gladiator Twosical deserves to be a full-length production

[@veronicado1016]

Absolutely!!!!!😊

[@josephine4s]

I would watch that!

[@RobeLifeMusic]

0:39 - One of many reasons why I don't think about the Roman Empire.

[@marcusporras9571]

Crazy how it infiltrated the whole world huh? From the Vatican to the food, we love Italy.

[@jeremoople]

So often when mainstream TV tries to do a "_____ the Musical" parody, it doesn't land because the writers seemingly don't understand or even like musical theatre, but this absolutely feels like it could be a real musical. Getting major Something Rotten vibes

[@nicksintos5232]

SNL's wig game is so strong. Jane looks great

[@cctreadway8962]

One of the best skits of all time. Paul is a massive talent and props to everyone for pulling this off.

[@thekasura8712]

THE BROOM AT THE END PAHAHAHHAHAHA

[@zizinnnn]

'stab my way to freedom' is epic😂😂

[@A.A471]

Gladiator and Wicked feels like Oppenheimer and Barbie all over again but with underrated support

[@Dano12345100]

Best in 10 years!

[@SupritaMusic]

Omg such a brilliant ingenious sketch with perfect set, costumes, fights, music, ensemble cast I mean just wow. One of the best 🙌🏼🥰

[@brianplanchard5048]

This is so good. Everything about it is great. The best thing SNL has done in years.

[@adrianlujan4116]

I love when they commit to the bit. It makes it so much funnier

[@aylen3322]

he can do it all. please come back to the theatre sir and let us watch you live! :) omg love you SNL......Please never stop.

[@moniquemo2203]

SNL had the audacity 😂😂😂 to add a Broom stick😂 genius

[@megancavallari9962]

Who are the geniuses who wrote the concept music lyrics, created the choreography, directed, edited, recorded, did the voice-over, sang, danced, created the set, costumes, special effects, musically directed, orchestrated, and mixed this? Every actor is priceless! A Masterprise that DESERVES A BEHIND THE SCENES or MAKING OF. If this does not win an Emmy...

[@hilarymoonmurphy]

I regret that I have only one like to give this Masterpiece. 😂