Eschatological: Steve Martin and his “smelly” joke on Saturday Night Live with Selena Gomez

Saturday night Live is synonymous with the American TV classic. And an ambition for everyone who devotes himself to showbizz for those payments: be the host. Being the host of the show is … going there. For us, sit down at last Mesa is Martha.

Selena Gomez captured that day on SNL and, moreover, with a lavish guest, Steve Martin, his co-star in the series Building Murders Only. Or put it another way: a legend to many comedians already SNL he bequeathed to us since October 1975 … And of course, inviting a funny guy like Steve Martin implies playing without a net. And expose yourself to strong jokes … eschatological.

There was a sketch, Selena, in the role of a presenter (Taylor Gosh) of History Channel type documentaries, interviews with Archie Gizmo, a celebrity among the inventors of failures. Gizmo, of course, is Martin.

Martin’s simple appearance triggered public applause (a privileged few get tickets for the recording) and it’s understandable: Martin hosts SNL 15 times.

“Well, in the early’ 60s I was a joke inventor, ”Martin said as he showed doctoral photos and videos of him working in a lab in 1961.“ And all I had was this prototype cushion. “

There is a bad smell

“I always thought it would be funny if your boss sat down and there was a noise coming out of his butt,” Martin/Gizmo continued, “but I can’t imagine what the noise was.”

As he speaks, the (fake) documentary shows people sitting on pillows making different sounds.

“I couldn’t imagine that sound, until I met her,” Martin said as the camera looked at a woman dancing, a Dina Beans (actress Aidy Bryant). And he added: “I saw him from afar. His energy is magnetic. His eyes are infinite. And every time he sits down… an explosion.” Basic clarification to emphasize the gag: “Beans” means “beans” (or beans).

Gómez then concluded without restraint: “That night he realized that the funniest noise that can come out of a butt is a fart”.

Just building murders …

For the local public, seeing Gómez and Martin together is like seeing them in the Hulu series they are sharing today, Building Murders Onlywith Martin Short, whose second season returns on June 28.

“I’m so honored to be able to work with Steve Martin and Martin Short, especially after googling to find out who they are ... ”, Chicaneó Gómez about the successful series they share.

The plot of the series follows Mabel Mora (Gómez), Charles-Haden Savage (Martin) and Oliver Putnam (Short), three New York neighbors who come together to solve the murder of Mabel’s childhood friend and co-tenant. of Arconia, Tim Kono (Justin Cihi), as they document their progress in a podcast.

almost record

Martín began to be a recurring figure in the classic comedy show on the NBC channel in the mid-’70s. On the whole he participated in 27 shows, of which in 15 he was the host. Almost a record, just surpassed by Alec Baldwin, who has held that role 17 times.

CJL