Close Encounter Cold Open - SNL

Three friends (Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Sarah Sherman) are questioned by the NSA and SETI after experiencing another alien abduction.
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[@niss1611]

"A little different for me" will always be legendary

[@Chez8922-kf6cy]

That's such a perfect line for her

[@xxmegababygirlxx]

😂😂😂

[@bookgirlny8511]

The best

[@kgal1298]

I love that they brought her back for the skit.

[@debrabader806]

Kate is so wonderful. In every sketch she does Ryan Gosling just put on the finishing touches with the opening of the crack. They are both highly , talented.

[@mintee119]

Now I know the entire purpose of the cap is for Ryan to mask his laughter

[@Hmy8799]

HAHAHA yes, specifically for when Kate was gettin all up in his junk imitating the aliens👽 Good god that was brilliant

[@b-dub6865]

Yep. They brought it out in the 2nd sketch.

[@videorprologic]

Exactly what I was just about to say!😂

[@JoshuaMartian-go3tm]

I like Gosling but he breaks out laughing too much. He did it I think in every skit. Worse than Fallon, I mean it's funny once or even twice, but every skit kinda ruins the skit.

[@tylerphillips503]

​@JoshuaMartian-go3tm he did break in every skit, but I wouldn't say that ruined it. A host breaking and a cast member breaking are different. To me, a cast member breaking means the writers wrote some hilarious lines for the host to hilariously struggle with. Fallon just sucked at skits.

[@normairisrivera3764]

“Staring down the barrel of my south mouth” gets me every time 😂😂😂

[@organizerbmo]

This skit dumped about 3 weeks of serotonin into my brain, so thank you writers

[@treystephens6166]

Is that a good thing ???

[@fesouzasan]

@@treystephens6166 In a sense

[@jimmyburns4681]

I can almost guarantee Kate wrote this bit

[@SidewalkCitizenLA]

Watching Kate break Ryan is always the best part! 😂😂😂

[@solrac66]

...and this time, Ryan started to break Kate!

[@ArtworksbyNet]

His hosting gig is not complete without the alien skit

[@Lavasioth]

Ryan was literally breaking the start of the skit before anyone said anything, lol.

[@196cupcake]

@@Lavasioth so unprofessional

[@kaliyugavideoentertainment4066]

That’s why they do the skit

[@eneobande7433]

Ryan Gosling is not even trying to hide his laughter anymore 😂

[@jackwilliams5474]

Means his acting is awful

[@cheese8188]

@@jackwilliams5474it means he’s a human with a humour

[@bryanblakeney7289]

@@jackwilliams5474*comedic acting

[@cc1k435]

After Kate gets under him, I don't know how he possibly could keep a straight face. 😂

[@lolo1973ful]

😂How she wore his legs like hat

[@SessRin1778]

"During this or forever?" Great question lol

[@tiffanystarbeck2279]

I freaking love when Ryan hosts. He can never keep it together and it's just gold. I love when he said " I'm just realizing the last time I was here I was wearing the same outfit and I do have other clothes" I'm literally dead 😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@xiaosha1558]

Kate staying in character when everyone sees her and screams and cheers is amazing. This skit just brought me so much delight.

[@vSung_Jin-Woo]

Don't read my name

[@simonedulcie3853]

...me too!:)...i love her!

[@greenthumb8266]

She’s in the zone! So freakishly talented!

[@savagerampage69]

I miss her so much

[@maciekpiotrowski3178]

I'm so glad they used Ryan Gosling's hosting this week as an opportunity to bring Kate back to do this sketch with him! When she hosted a few months ago I was disappointed they didn't do this sketch then.

[@izzyahme7018]

"they're like a broken doorbell... no dong" ABSOLUTELY GENIUS.

[@SundayMorning91]

I had to see it written here to get it. 😂

[@jamesfuchs1]

@@SundayMorning91 I would have gone for "all ding"

[@pairashootpants5373]

That killed me 😅😅

[@carolw8579]

Must be on a loop for Me. 😂🎉

[@bookgirlny8511]

❤️❤️❤️

[@DM00SE]

God bless Ryan and Kate for doing this sketch again. It makes me laugh so much every time. I love it.

[@rachface12851]

This is one of my favorite reoccurring sketches and I’m soooo glad she came back because he was hosting, amazing

[@beccafeeney7688]

When he said “smooth down there” I was convinced he was going to say “like a Ken doll”

[@dandenoth]

What a missed opportunity!

[@ScoutFinch44]

Same

[@Jessica-ro2bi]

Like a broken door bell, no dong.

[@tiananesbitt7156]

Beavus sketch 😂they all broke!

[@amandadougherty6615]

Omg so was I.

[@VukConner]

"I've killed more chubbies than diabetes" incredible line

[@user-yo3vt7ft1p]

Yes! I think it was kinda hidden under the laughing.

[@joanyraquel]

I didn't get the relationship between chubbies and Ryan looking at her to prevent getting araus

[@gregh988]

Chubby is slang for a flaccid penis

[@kgal1298]

Honestly though...

[@JeffLCoughlin]

I fuckin lost it at that line 😂

[@DonnaAbrams-qh7zt]

Kates head between Ryan’s legs was the funniest thing I’ve seen this year!

[@PickledPretzels]

I was upset when SNL stopped the Jeopardy skits and nothing since then has brought me more delight than these skits with Kate and Ryan!! Genius dialogue!!

[@alertgasper]

loved the one with Tom Hanks

[@caseygreyson4178]

I believe they were asked to stop by Jeopardy themselves

[@noahminer1267]

"careful buddy last time I pulled that hard cop changed his mind and did write me a ticket" LMAO

[@msplop]

😂😂😂

[@kikidelivered]

this took me out 💀

[@Marcel-rj5zw]

that part!

[@jondunmore4268]

Best line of the sketch.

[@brebeaa]

That one broke me! 😂😂😂

[@Emparier]

I love that this has been a thing for every gosling episode

[@LindaC616]

I hope it never stops

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

And literally brought back Kate just to make him break 😂 but to be fair very few make it through this skit without breaking she is comedy gold.

[@LordSkella]

Me too Give us a movie already!

[@LindaC616]

@@LordSkella that would ruin it

[@jaredf6205]

One of them is the sixth most popular skit in the channel, 60 million views!

[@BrBill]

I'm never going to not laugh at Kate's front- and back-door rhymes in these sketchs.

[@drnaldo07]

I would like to thank Lorne Michaels for this episode of SNL, gave us all the sequels we required. I'm literally bursting with excitement to watch all through it again.

[@nunyabidness5375]

"You must be hangin' out at a different bowlin' alley than we are..."😂

[@katebell1974]

My favorite line 😂

[@TheDeathvice187]

Can you explain this?

[@gr8dvd]

@@TheDeathvice187 Response to "troll nose" term unfamiliar to interrogators.

[@ericparrish1515]

Yeah we slide into the pins with our body

[@BettyVeronica2.0]

Kate McKinnon was such a welcome surprise!! "South mouth" 😂😂😂😂💀

[@SuperChuckRaney]

Not the worst place I've been on all 4s. Her whole dialouge was killer.

[@vSung_Jin-Woo]

Don't read my name

[@SuperChuckRaney]

@@vSung_Jin-Woo not really that funny. Maybe 25 years ago before trolling was invented. But in 2024? Not THAT funny.

[@user-ud6rx7pp1v]

This is soooo funny love it😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤😂😂

[@dmurr3666]

Her other sobriquets were coot coot and prune shoot. log maker and hog taker.

[@ashleybarton1893]

“Close Encounters” is one of my alll time favorite series of sketches. So glad they brought this back for Ryan. Kate is the all time top character.

[@treetrain]

"staring down the barrel of my south mouth" ahahaha amazing! "they're like a broken doorbell, no dong" ahahaha

[@bananascoaster1243]

'During this or forever?' is an underrated line

[@tyanez]

It's like when Delmar wanted clarification on from which Woolworths Everett was banned: "All of 'em or just the one?"

[@DK-zu6tt]

Kate McKinnon is pure Genius. How she could crawl between Gosling's legs and do that whole bit without breaking character was amazing. I was dying.

[@mamaoftwinsRN]

That was the best part of the skit!! Kate McKinnon is absolutely brilliant!! And Ryan Gosling is one of my all time favorite actors!!

[@wintersmith7271]

THEY BROUGHT KATE BACK FOR THIS OH MY GODS I LOVE THESE SKITS

[@Mloofylicious]

Gosling can't stop breaking character and I love it.

[@steven2640]

Kate McKinnon has broken Gosling so many times over the years, he can't even look at her without laughing.

[@IamJustJ.]

It might have something to do with her putting her nose in his butt the last time she saw him (prior to this sketch) on set. She has an unnaturally powerful talent of doing the craziest things and making everyone around her break effortlessly.

[@kenyonjohnson3398]

"there staring down the barrel of my south mouth" 😂😂

[@VictorRook]

They're 😂😊

[@mayalong4852]

I lost it when she said that🤣😭💀

[@bsodmike]

@@mayalong4852same here. 😂😂😂

[@kassiapencek6185]

We need sweatshirts with this!!!!

[@VAOdin]

​@@VictorRook There staring down the barrel of THEY'RE south mouth?

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Ryan Gosling is a national treasure. Those who have seen movies like Drive know that he's a really good actor, and he absolutely nailed it in Barbie, but it's just so darn adorable that he's incapable of keeping it together when performing live comedy.

[@Chaotic_Order]

He was great in the place beyond the pines too.

[@emilyhartmann1794]

Almost 6 million people have watched this and I love that for us

[@thesevideos4382]

"During this or forever?" 😂

[@irishcajun85]

I expected Bowen to say ‘both’ 😂😂

[@irishcajun85]

“Yes” 😂😂

[@sliceserve234]

Scrolled down for this comment. In a hilarious skit somehow this little line really stands out. Chef's kiss to the writers.

[@Marcel-rj5zw]

🤣

[@mohar1513]

This killed me!

[@MrPositive3D]

This is the best returning skit SNL has had in a decade.

[@JasonHauser125]

Yes, it is impressive that the skit is more or less the same every time, but the delivery is so funny it never gets old.

[@wadebarnett2542]

I was hoping Kate McKinnon would do the skit the last time she hosted, but I didn't have to wait long.

[@grgeliz]

That's what I said

[@vSung_Jin-Woo]

Don't read my name

[@naivenostalgia]

​@@wadebarnett2542 Me too!😂

[@FortheLoveofMonsters]

“I killed more chubbies than diabetes” OMGGGGG!!!! 😂😂😂

[@sparklingserenity8707]

This is the ultimate duo. I love when Kate cracks Ryan up

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

As soon as Kate started talking. “Yeah a little different for me….” Fasten your seatbelt 😂😂🤣 loved they brought back this classic just to make Ryan break again 😂😂😂

[@MiralukaNaima]

Last time was her departure skit. Her voice was breaking at the end. Also I cried a little I must admit. Seeing her in this skit made my heart fill with joy. I love this skit series so much. She crushed Ryan Gosling again, as always lol. He doesn't even try to hide it and he really enjoys being in SNL.

[@madabouthollyoaks411]

Last time she did this skit was her departure skit? No way!

[@JenX_1973]

The Beavis and Butthead skit Ryan did this past Saturday was HILARIOUS! I laughed so hard I cried!

[@marcushojunyong]

I remember that dark day too well…and am so glad they brought Colleen Rafferty back for this

[@clarissahoagland7112]

I ❤ this particular skit too! Watched all the years they had this.

[@KevinFelker]

"Wore it like a viking helmet" LOL

[@morganonawhim]

Are we seriously all going to ignore "Whipped the grays into a frenzy"?? 😂

[@rodlong1802]

My juicer and my deucer 😂😂😂😂😂

[@PatrickZepeda79]

“I was packing a troll nose”…and then the “during this or forever?!?” This is funny as hell! Good job you guys ❤

[@Duane_Day]

I pretty much never laugh out loud if I am alone but this one definitely did the job. If I was with someone I literally might have cried real tears. Kate takes it up several levels. Ryan did his best to hold it together but come on. The second time I watched I noticed Kate was trying hard not to make herself laugh at her own over the top character.

[@vSung_Jin-Woo]

Don't read my name

[@Alantwoyou]

"you must hang out at a different bowling alley than we do"

[@Andy-Mesa]

"My juicer and deucer" was an under-appreciated line.

[@UserX03]

“South mouth” lol

[@donjones4719]

The sheer variety of the terms they come up with for these is genius.

[@gaiabeleza]

Oh thanks I didn’t hear it!

[@1-800-Wildman]

"ween hole and bean hole" lol

[@justjosh711]

One of my favorites is ‘my dong hole and my wrong hole’.

[@paultaylor9611]

"My Juicer & my Deucer" 😂😂😂

[@theriveroftruth]

this sketch continuity is my fave thing about SNL rn

[@blu48]

"I've never heard the term 'troll nose'." Todd: "You must be hanging out at a different bowling alley than we do, sir". 😂

[@vasantos-re4hb]

No joke, SNL will make troll nose popular. SNL is the first place I've ever heard the term 'camel toe'

[@HappyLife693]

Great choice for a opener with Gossling. The reenactment of the "troll nose" inspection was priceless.

[@paintballplayer700]

"my juicer and my deucer"

[@rodneypratt4324]

Those two together are just comedy gold😂😂😂😂😂 and have her underneath Gosling was just too much for me😊

[@tiffanyalice4478]

One of my favorite sketches ever! "A little different for me" is the new "Down by the river"

[@youlandaJF1145]

🤣⚰️😂 Alien Abduction skits are my favorite. Glad to see they did this again!

[@sarahsteiner3820]

"Staring down the barrel of my south mouth" 😂😂☠️☠️☠️

[@DavidTheobald-nx3nm]

My juicer and my doucer lol

[@Josh.WDW.]

This skit KILLED me 😂😂😂 Kate is THE BEST

[@Josh.WDW.]

They need to put that on a t-shirt 😂😂😂

[@Tommysays]

" Not the worst place I've been on all 4's" 😂

[@bradleyammerman5787]

“My juicer and my duecer were out” has made me laugh harder than anything I’ve ever heard oh my lord 😂😂😂😂

[@rbbagley]

He's so dang funny, but she is hilarious! Trailer park crude comedic gold! Lol 🤣 The Beevis and Butthead skit is the only one to top it. Sooo funny!! 😂

[@ns2110theonly]

And the doctors

[@noa_the_knower]

"Down in GenPop they Grey's and I are doing our usual dance" 😹Floored me

[@rastagyaljenjenn]

I just left a comment similar to yours. I like how you wrote yours better than my own. Yo! That part floored me as well.😂

[@pattiecurtis6096]

Have watched since the very first show. I'm 73 yrs old. I lost it laughing out loud at Kate and Ryan. One of the best ever!

[@anastasiabeaverhausen8220]

70 here. Me too. This is one of my all time favorite recurring skits.

[@vSung_Jin-Woo]

Don't read my name

[@gr8dvd]

@@anastasiabeaverhausen8220 same - 70yo & favorite. See you’ve discovered my secret to longevity… maintaining an adolescent sense of humor; username 😂

[@conniewatt4704]

68 yo & I was laughing so hard I was I was crying! My 17 yo granddaughter & her gf thought I was nuts! 😂

[@BeMoreFunny]

Well I'm Seventy-FOUR years old and I thought it was rubbish! Just kidding. About all of it. I'm not 74 and I thought it was funny.

[@abbymorrison6857]

I started screaming I love this sketch and am so thrilled they brought Kate for this.

[@invadermarkb]

the fact Ryan can't keep a straight face is hilarious 😂😂he even snorts at one point because he's laughing so hard

[@maryschroeder1533]

I love that Ryan has done this sketch every time he's hosted! So funny! Written by Mikey Day, Streeter Seidell, and Kate McKinnon. These are always great!

[@mateostenberg]

EATER PIE-FELL??????

[@vvrsvallabh]

Saraaaa

[@LiftedMoonLight]

"Idk their heart wasn't in it" 🤣🤣

[@fozamaulana3952]

take a long drag of a cigarette * "little diffrent for me" well all already know how it goes 💀💀💀

[@CertifiedSwaggerLord]

*Sie sind wie eine kaputte Türklingel... kein Dong. Absolut geniale Linie.*

[@susannjarvis5587]

Oh my God. Kate McKinnon and Ryan Gosling together in this alien abduction skit had me screeching with laughter. Brilliant.

[@melissamyers4878]

Have you seen the other one!??? Gold too!!!

[@ruthvillalva1786]

SO FUNNY 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mwhittaker9159]

I couldn’t see the screen - too many tears in my eyes from laughing so hard

[@jodivoss62]

My juicer and my deucer!!! Will never get that out of my head... especially if I'm doing a "whore bath"!!! Lol. Gawd, I love KM.

[@christopherbriley9449]

​@melissamyers4878 there are two more. This is the third one.

[@BloodfoxV]

RG with his hands on his hips while Kate goes to town on him downstairs is everything 🤣🤣🤣

[@ginaharden2111]

😂

[@gr8dvd]

Love to see their rehearsal to know how much Kate was improvising…. I’d guess quite a bit.

[@paultaylor9611]

"Staring down the barrel of my South Mouth" 😂😂😂

[@BillTrammel]

This may be the highest concentration of banger one liners of any sketch SNL has ever produced.

[@rainecormier2935]

Ryan and Kate kill me EVERY TIME 😂😍

[@paulfreeman1410]

Kate who I couldn't tell who she was 😢

[@xxmegababygirlxx]

😭😭😭😭 perfect duo

[@LindaC616]

I think doing this sketch must be like a gift to him every time he's on this show!

[@RyanM268]

I’m jealous of Kate. I want to be below Ryan Gosling’s waist. It’d be the best view and position 😂🙊

[@marlenen6130]

When Ryan had faux-embarrassment about showing up with the same outfit (again) and say “I do have other clothes”, priceless watching a handsome man self-depreciate himself for the laugh. I half expected Kate/Colleen to say she only has multiples of the same outfit, cuz she’s so ditzy.

[@Ronarch2671]

Before this episode started, I thought, "Man, sure would be nice if they brought back McKinnon for this Close Encounters thing," never expecting that shit to happen. And it did! I was howling with laughter. This was _incredible_

[@m.maclellan7147]

I had to stop the video to laugh ! 😅

[@kitcoffey7194]

Same same, though Sarah's no Cecily...

[@LindaC616]

I was thinking the same thing weeks ago when Kate guested. I wondered why she did not do it, but now I know why!

[@LindaC616]

​@@kitcoffey7194agreed

[@Ronarch2671]

@@LindaC616 Right. You had to have Gosling there!

[@CraftyWizard23]

ROFL!! OMG this is awesome! Just as funny as their previous sketch! I love how Ryan is not even trying to contain his laughter as Kate just keeps going doing her brilliant comedy!! She is a genius!!! I can't wait for Ryan to return to SNL and see what new encounter these two have next!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@GrammieMax59]

"One guy wore it like a hat"... brought Ryan up on his toes. 😂😂😂

[@nunyabidness5375]

I feel fir all the straight women who envy her positioning during that part, his "delights" are wasted on her 😂

[@danikahholdman2609]

Close Encounter is one of my favourite skits throughout the entire run of SNL. The unhinged dynamics between Kate and Ryan makes for great comedy.

[@aljohntabion2751]

There should be a whole episode of Ms Rafferty coming up with names for her parts

[@tae7x]

"the cop changed his mind and DID write me a ticket" 😭😂

[@evelinaomilanowski4191]

her delivery of this line had me dying!

[@Falicity345]

I’m smiling like an idiot at how easy Ryan breaks AS WELL AS how much cheer was given to Kate’s appearance

[@dietotaku]

kinda wish they had explained how she got back on earth after her send off and why they bothered abducting her AGAIN

[@user-dj3sn5wi1s]

Wear it like a hat😂 HA

[@mck268]

Reminded me of the Carol Burnett skits when they lost it 😂

[@melissaflora8450]

That’s gotta feel good when you’re in a skit with Ryan Gosling and you get the biggest cheer.

[@taylornox3860]

Ryan Gosling Tea Bagging Kate McKinnon on national television. Comedy Gold!

[@vanessal.6891]

I had to look for the definition of "Tea Bagging" ...🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sandramoore]

This series of skits will never get old!

[@amberdoty83]

My heart almost stopped when I saw this atop my KZbin feed! These are my absolute favorite sketches of all time! And to have Kate back, too?!😭🥳

[@Ravelowsky]

I thought it was an old one, I even said has to be old. But wait they just posted and it's from SNL 😅

[@amberdoty83]

@@RavelowskyI did too, especially with Ryan in the same clothes as the last one he did. I’m so happy they brought it back!

[@kimbrown2244]

I love Bowen, but it would have been cool to bring Aidy back for this one.

[@LindaC616]

​@kimbrown2244 agreed. I was wondering why they did not bring this back when Kate guested it a few weeks back and now I know why!

[@TamaraInTanzania2]

Same🎉🎉

[@shahartley]

When Kate started swatting Ryan's private area, I lost it.

[@shamanbeartwo3819]

So did he.

[@Midds1_]

I died over that too!! 😂😊

[@lilysophiaax]

reminds me of her inspecting his ass in the last sketch

[@relei]

You mean his troll nose?

[@lilysophiaax]

@@relei not allowed to mention troll noses

[@susanprather1021]

I can't believe these skits keep getting better and better! Amazing!

[@hf5086]

Kate and Ryan together + this skit is always a winning combo 🤣🤣🤣 Wish Ryan wore his Woke jeans in the colored greb though 😆

[@themorales6]

That was EPIC!! I always love these alien bits with Kate, but this one was the best ever. Slapping Ryan’s bits around was perfection!😂😂😂

[@Josh.WDW.]

Ngl my bladder was full and when Kate crawled in between his legs and started flicking it and slapping it around I was trying not to pee 😅😅😅😅😅

[@Missunderstood103]

'That tracks. I've killed more chubbies than diabetes.' -Kate McKinnon is the GOAT!

[@HelloSabrina18]

This skit saved me from depression lol

[@bsummers0623]

My favorite SNL skit ever! I love Kate and Ryan in this skit series!!!!!

[@TRal55]

WOW. Kate McKinnon has somehow never been better, which I didn't even realize was possible. Also the writing was complete gold

[@TJRJ158]

I thought she left

[@TRal55]

@@TJRJ158 She did

[@spornge]

"down in gen pop" I think was the best line.

[@drphot6050]

Went over their heads

[@Anabeausoleil]

@@drphot6050 for real

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

@@drphot6050 The guy who killed my aunt and cousin spent 17 years on death row and they gave him a new trial and now the jerk is in gen pop, so it did not go over my head. Thanks for playing though.

[@MajICReiki]

​@@cosmicraysshotsintothelight sorry that is undoing the justice, and sense of security that your family had. That is unsettling to find out when they get some leniency for "good behavior", being forced to go along to get along, is not the same as having taken the freedom of others lives, to live, away, and destroying the benefits of their being in the lives of a family, their friends, and community. Idk a lot about the moral deviancy, and corruption of a largely privatized prison system, but it seems to be influencing or infecting the courts now, as well.

[@debbiefox6846]

​@@cosmicraysshotsintothelightOh don't fret. Gen pop is sooo much worse and much more dangerous. They hate women and children killers. Prison justice my friend. Death row is a hotel room. Gen pop is a nightmare waiting to happen.

[@larryscott9583]

No shit, this bit is not even remotely old. I am CRYING laughing.

[@potatopirate5557]

How they managed to make me laugh this hard when im this sick is incredible. 🤣

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

"My juicer and my deucer"... They always have interesting names for the two orifices, and Kate always delivered as the character... ;-P

[@benjamindiequez115]

This should be a Guinness World record for the most number of hysterical lines within a 6 minute timeframe ! I think these are going to be the classics like "The elephant story" on the Carol Burnett Show !!!

[@0921AV]

Agree, Keenan’s character brings the most laughs every time, never fails to

[@MichaelCharles-zn6rh]

when kate made the noise of sucked up, that elephant story was the first thing i thought of

[@blackcoffee4903]

fantastic lmao wish Bowen said "forever" at the same time as "during this"

[@yanniesays]

"Kim who?" "Jong Un" dfq did not expect that 🤣

[@Sportshotrumorsdebates]

KATE!! I see her and immediately smile.

[@delta5297]

Man, another Kate/Sarah sketch and once again they barely interact with one another.

[@rohns2952]

Yeah. She was showing off her "immediate" smile all right!

[@grgeliz]

I was rolling when Kate starting inspecting Ryan's junk. Flapping it back and forth/using it like a hat. epic sketch

[@BridgetR72]

Yes!! How I love Kate!! " One guy tried to wear it like a hat."

[@Thatwasianboii]

This bit will never not be funny xD

[@Mashy8722]

I absolutely love how Ryan is trying to SO damn hard to hold his composure with Kate 😂😂

[@romilrh]

4:50 You just KNOW Ryan is laughing his ass off under that cap

[@seaninness334]

When Kate McKinnon acts out the aliens examining Gosling. I wonder if he has ANY CLUE what she is going to do or say. I love the whole series of these.

[@user-yo3vt7ft1p]

I think she improvs. Just great!

[@IrrevMike]

I truly think she makes it up just to mess with Ryan. Watching him trying to maintain his composure just adds to the sketch.

[@LindaC616]

​@@IrrevMikeshe is allowed to improv, which is why they always break. But getting into the other person's personal space is a key component of this sketch every time😅😅

[@johnsmi213]

When they break, it's got to be improv 'cause they just did the same sketches for the dress. You could see her dreaming some of the ideas up like "They were sniffing it."

[@TheTaurean]

McKinnon had Gosling cracking UP during that instruction. 😂

[@denisewheeler3373]

Love these skits with Kate and Ryan.

[@aick]

Kate Mckinnon and this bit... seriously SNL could be just this and I'd actually watch the whole show!

[@Rosinemmon]

So glad they brought this back with Kate! They should really do this everytime Ryan Gosling appears on snl. Wish Cecily could've been there too

[@melissa8500]

Them bringing it back has truly made my week. I rarely laugh so hard I cry, but these close encounters skits get me every time.

[@cherylhurst7093]

Cecily was another one who didn't break character. Amazing since she had so much craziness with these two.