According to New York Daily News, for the third time in SNL history, comedian Jonah Hill returned to host the show, feeling more confident because of his Academy Award nomination for "The Wolf of Wall Street."
He said in his opening monologue, "Honestly, my whole life feels like a dream come true right now. Between 'Moneyball' and 'Wolf of Wall Street' and getting nominated for my second Academy Award, I just couldn't be more grateful."
But then, a miffed Jonah told the audience, "I wasn't really opening up the floor for questions, but OK," when they began asking questions about his co-star, Leonardo diCaprio.
But the questions would not subside and Hill finally revealed how Leo is not supposed to be in the film in the first place. He went off, saying, "I call up Marty Scorsese, I say, 'Marty its JH. I'm ready to get in the ring together.' He says, 'Finally,'" the 30-year-old actor recalled. "Then I say, 'Should we get DiCaprio on board?' And Marty says, 'I don't know if he can handle it. Sure he's a movie star and puts teenage girls in the seats. But we need a real actor like you.'"
Comedy continued as diCaprio suddenly joins him onstage and Hill tried to backtrack quickly. The four-time Oscar nominee then talked to Hill through his insecurity, eventually doing what Hill said to be "that thing we did every day; the thing that always made me feel safe" on the set of SNL.
The "thing" was the iconic embrace from the "Titanic," with Hill as Kate Winslet.
Watch their sweet embrace here:
The two actors snuggling on stage was not the only highlight of the night. Michael Cera also appeared in a parody of "Her," which they called "Me." Instead of a Scarlett Johansson software, Hill finds a software version of himself, with Cera playing the third version.
Also, for the Weekend Update, last week's portrayal of Justin Bieber went on. An interview with Kenan Thompson, as the Miami officer who arrested Bieber for drag racing while under the influence, describing the incident as something similar to "finding a swaggy little leprechaun."
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