Kristen Wiig on Hosting SNL for the Fifth Time and Filming a Hot Love Scene with Will Forte

-Our first guest tonight is an Emmy and Oscar-nominated actress, writer and comedian you know from "Bridesmaids" and "Saturday Night Live," who returns as host this weekend with musical guest Raye. She also stars in "Palm Royale," which is now streaming on Apple TV+. She is also one of the co-founders of the Crutches Museum. Welcome everyone back to the show, our friend Kristen Wiig! hello! -Hello! -It's good to have you back in the building. -I

love

being back in the building. -It's so nice to be here at the same

time

with you and Fred. He's bringing me back. -Bring us back. -Yeah. -Together before our great undertaking. -Yeah.

You may seem less enthusiastic about the Crutch Museum. -I'm excited about that. -Well. -It was more or less my idea. -Oh. Was? -Yeah. -Brilliant. And Fred, is he just... Fred just "yes and" ideas? If you have an idea for a crutch museum, he is the right person to talk to. -Because there are many different types of crutches. I don't think people know the different types and the different regions and like it... -Okay. So it's interesting. I asked Fred to name an interesting type of crutch, and instead he simply told me a story about how someone got hurt and needed crutches. -Oh. - So I'm wondering maybe, not to put you on the spot, but what is an interesting type of crutch? -Well, I think people underestimate the padding under the arm. -Sure. -Because that is really the crutch.

Yeah. I guess... Fred, I guess that piece has a name. -The bottom? -Yeah. -The axillary crutch... half moon, we call it. -Really good. -Really exciting. -He is right. -That's really great. -We are going to run out. -Sold. -This is very exciting. This is your

fifth

time

hosting

"SNL." -Thank you. Thank you. -Being in the program becomes a little easier, but only a little. I mean, over the years that you're there. It's never easy. -No. -Do you think

hosting

has become a little easier? -No. -Yes, I think that's good. -I mean, I think because the essence of the program is that you never know what it is.

Even until 11:30, there's... You don't know. -Yeah. -Yeah. That never goes away. But it's easier than when I first did it... -But I mean, I've always said, you know, when I was on the show, the hosts who weren't nervous were the ones who were about to do some real shit. -Yeah. -I always say that I feel that that is the energy of the show. You're supposed to be nervous, I think. Yes. -And then you weren't, even at the beginning of this week, I guess you weren't sleeping well? -No no. -Yeah. -No, I was awake until... just writing things in my head.

Just, you know, your brain works. -I think it's very exciting every time someone presents the show and is also good at writing for the show. You were also a great writer in your time. -Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. -And not only have you been a host, but you have also returned when some of our

love

d ones have been. -Yeah. -You did an ABBA sketch recently. -Yeah. -When Kate was there, you and Maya came back. -I love that you have a photo of me laughing. -Yeah. -Being so unprofessional. -And by the way, you didn't make it in the next shot. -Look what I'm looking at. -Yeah.

Could you keep it together? -Did you have anyone in our time on the program who made you more susceptible to breaking than others? -I mean, Fred made me laugh quite a bit, and I feel like, Forte, probably, because you never knew when the explosion was going to happen. Yes. -You and Forte are in one of my favorite movie

scene

s of all time, which is the love

scene

in "MacGruber," which is... -The "love scene." -I don't know. Expresses love, I guess. -That day I was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it was maybe a thousand degrees. -It was very hot.

And it was my birthday. I don't know if you know. -Happy Birthday. Yeah. -And it's kind of gross, but the amount of sweat that can build up on someone's chest above you and then release all over you... We were soaked. I mean, it was very hot. We couldn't have the air conditioning on because of the sound. We were in Albuquerque. It was August, I think. It was my birthday, yes. August. It was really... -It's funny, because when I see the scene, I feel like... -Does she look beautiful? -Oh no. But it wasn't anything like... There was a glow that I bet a normal movie would be like... -Oh, that's all makeup.

You have to work very hard for it, right? But people say, "How did they do that?" I said, "It was very hot." -Very hot. And we were like above. It was all that could heat something up. Hot. --Do you feel like you're the type of person that, while you're breaking down, you try to fight back and that only makes things worse? -Yes Yes. Well, because as soon as you start, the person you're looking at knows you're breaking down, so he starts breaking down and then you start laughing. And it is very difficult. I try not to do it. -You're very good at not doing it, which I think makes it more rewarding when you do. -Yeah. -I've always said it, when people say, "Do you miss SNL?" I always say, "I really miss the age I was on SNL," because it's a very exhausting week.

And now you are doing it with your twins who are now four years old. -Yes Yes. -Do you feel like you still have energy for it? -Um… I mean, yeah, because when you go into host mode, you're nervous and running around. But yes, I need to sleep. I can't, like... We look really old, but we were young when we were there. -I know. It's crazy. -But we were. And we'd stay up until 5:00, 6:00 in the morning, working on things, and it wasn't a big deal. -Me too sometimes, because, I mean, we both still write, and sometimes in my head I think that I still have those muscles, that I'll be like, you know what?

I know that's due tomorrow. I'm going to spend the entire night. And literally at 10:30 I said, "Or I'll go to bed and tell them he's not coming." -Yeah. -Tell them I didn't do it and I'll give them their money back. -I'm older, I'm older. -Yes we talked, I am lucky to know your beautiful children. And the last time you were here, which was a while ago, they were little babies and you put wigs on them. Have they outgrown it or have you outgrown putting wigs on them? -No, no, no, it's the best. -Do they love spending time with the wig with you? -They...

We have a basket of wigs in their playroom, so I'll be sitting at the table and it's like... They'll just come in wearing a wig, like they're playing with something. And to me, that's the most fun thing ever. But they are like wearing a wig. They just walk. It's like you are my children. -But that's your dream. -That is my dream. -If you said: "Choose Kristen Wiig's children," I would say: "Those two." -Both of the wigs. -Yeah. -Also being with wigs and not making fun of it. That's really a Kristen Wiig character. -And they are adult wigs, so they are too big.

And yes, there is too much hair. -Very low bangs. I want to talk to you about "Palm Royale." I'll be back with more Kristen after this.