5月16日、シーズン51の最終回を迎えた『サタデー・ナイト・ライブ（SNL）』で、ウィル・フェレルが6度目の司会を務めた。オープニングのモノローグでは、以前から似ていることで有名なレッド・ホット・チリ・ペッパーズのドラマー、チャド・スミスがサプライズで登場した。
フェレルが紹介されると、まずはスミスがステージに現れ、自分が司会だと宣言した。直後に同じ衣装を着たフェレルが背後から登場し、「君はレッド・ホット・チリ・ペッパーズのチャド・スミスだろう」と皮肉を言った。短いやり取りの後、スミスはステージを譲り、フェレルは予定通りモノローグを続けた。その後、ポール・マッカートニーがモノローグに加わり、フェレルをスミスと見間違えるふりをして、スミスにドラムセットへ戻るよう指示した。
ネットユーザーからは、SNLでのウィル・フェレルとチャド・スミスのコミカルな掛け合いに対し、二人のそっくりネタを活かした面白い演出だと称賛の声が上がった。反応は概ね好意的で、多くの人が動画を共有し、この「そっくりさん」ネタを楽しんでいた。
LOL Will Ferrell just had Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers pretend to be him during his SNL opening monologue
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) 2026年5月17日
"No, shut up! Shut up! Everyone, shut up! What the hell is wrong with you?! He pushed me down backstage, and I fell HARD. Lorne had to give me mouth-to-mouth!" pic.twitter.com/tT6teViwWs
Will Ferrell had Chad Smith pretend to be him during the SNL monologue. Then said Lorne gave him mouth to mouth. That's comedy gold. 😂 pic.twitter.com/ml7QC4Z2kb
— Sam Steffanina (@SamSteffanina) 2026年5月17日
Will Ferrell letting Chad Smith impersonate him at SNL was already chaotic enough… but the fake backstage “attack” story made it even funnier
— Movie_Plug (@movie_plugs) 2026年5月17日
“He pushed me down backstage, and I fell HARD. Lorne had to give me mouth-to-mouth!” sounds exactly like the kind of nonsense Will… pic.twitter.com/zxqNssKTjw
Will Ferrell and Chad Smith being side by side in Will’s monologue was too good 🤭👌🏽#SNL pic.twitter.com/tdgC4agoJK
— Giselle//THE BOYS SERIES FINALE💥⏳ 💍💫 (@giselleb1234) 2026年5月17日
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith crashes Will Ferrell's SNL monologue. pic.twitter.com/eUukZTcob3
— LateNighter (@latenightercom) 2026年5月17日
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