Glen Powell brought an unexpected guest to his Saturday Night Live hosting debut: a UPS driver named Mitch. During his opening monologue, the 37-year-old actor explained that he flew the driver to New York City after a four-year delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Powell was originally scheduled to host SNL in 2021 to promote Top Gun: Maverick. He received the call from SNL creator Lorne Michaels while on a porch with his family, and a UPS driver was delivering a package at that moment. Powell told the driver he would be hosting the Christmas episode.
However, the film's release was delayed due to the pandemic, and SNL rescinded the offer. Powell recalled Michaels telling him, 'Without Top Gun, no one will know who the F you are.' The driver, Mitch, subsequently told people that Powell was a liar for not hosting.
To prove his story was true, Powell tracked down Mitch's phone number through his sisters and flew him to New York for the taping. 'He thought it was a scam, but he still came,' Powell said, before bringing Mitch on stage to recreate a selfie they had taken years earlier.
This was Powell's first time hosting SNL, though he made a cameo in March 2024 when his Anyone But You co-star Sydney Sweeney hosted. During her monologue, Sweeney denied dating rumours and the camera cut to Powell in the audience.
