Hosting Saturday Night Live is famously a high-stress gig. A celebrity is thrown into a crazy machine where they become a part of a sketch comedy troupe for a week. The SNL host helps see every sketch from front to back, while also being the centerpiece for the whole show. It’s an honor to be asked to be a part of the production, but also a big undertaking. Now, as Jack Black gets ready to host the NBC mainstay for the fifth time this weekend, he opened up about the stressful experience.
Black sat down with his The Super Mario Galaxy Movie co-star, Anya Taylor-Joy, to talk about the SNL experience with Entertainment Weekly. While Jack Black may have a lot of experience with the endeavor, as the upcoming Season 51 host is becoming an official member of the Five-Timers Club, he admitted he still gets nervous. He explained that the scariest part of the week is when the host is standing behind that iconic door, preparing to walk out at the top of the show, and the stress levels couldn’t be higher. He said:
