Saturday Night Live audience members were seeing double this week after they were confronted with what appeared to be two Will Ferrells in the show's opening monologue. But fans familiar with the 58-year-old former cast member picked up on something fishy as soon as he bounded down the stairs to start his monologue.
That's because it wasn't actually Ferrell at all, but his doppelgänger, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, whose resemblance to the funnyman has long been a source of playful contention between the two.
Smith, 64, was dressed in a gray suit and black tie-free shirt that turned out to be the exact same outfit that the real Ferrell was wearing when he showed up just moments into the monologue to take control from the impostor.
'I'm thrilled to be back here hosting Saturday Night Live. Thrilled!' the rocker said as he tried to take control of the show. 'I was a cast member here for seven years, and now I'm hosting for the sixth time! Amazing. It really feels like coming home.'
But then the door at the back of the bandstand swung open and the real Ferrell burst through and scurried down to the front of the stage to cut off his look-alike.
'Hey, hey! What the hell do you think you're doing?' Ferrell said breathlessly as he stood side-by-side with Smith to emphasize their resemblance.
Smith, still in character, gestured toward the audience and shot back, 'I think I'm hosting the show.'
