Jacob Elordi is the man of the moment this winter thanks to his breakthrough performances in both films Priscilla and Saltburn.
But in a first teaser for his upcoming Saturday Night Live hosting gig this weekend, the Australian actor starred in a sketch where he was anything but confident.
The handsome 26-year-old star looked incredibly nervous when on stage for the hit variety sketch show.
He is seen standing atop the short flight of stairs that he must descent before delivering his monologue.
Two of the SNL regulars – Punkie Johnson and Marcello Hernández – are there to help him walk down the steps but he can’t seem to do it and instead acts like a scared child.
Jacob Elordi is the man of the moment this winter thanks to his breakthrough performances in both films Priscilla and Saltburn. But in a first teaser for his upcoming Saturday Night Live hosting gig this weekend, the actor starred in a sketch where he was anything but confident
The handsome 26-year-old star looked incredibly nervous when on stage for the hit variety sketch show
He is seen standing atop the short flight of stairs that he must descent before delivering his monologue
He has two hits this year. Seen left as a rich Oxford student in Saltburn and right as Elvis in Priscilla
Flashback clips of stars like Kim Kardashian making their way easily down the stairs are showed. ‘They all make it look soooo easy,’ says Elordi.
Then Jacob is seen hilariously going down the stairs in different ways, including on his bottom like a toddler.
The clip begins with Jacob in a black hoodie and slacks staring down at the stairs.
‘Ok, ok, ok,’ he is heard saying as he tries to psych himself up for the walk down the three metal steps that have handrails on the sides.
‘You looking at this?’ a male comedian asks his female costar. She nods.
‘Are you kidding me? You got this bro,’ the guy says to Jacob as the actor tries to look pumped by pushing up the sleeves of his hoodie.
‘Let’s go, it’s just a step, OK,’ she says.
He then slides down the steps with a scared look on his face as the other guy says, ‘OK that’s something.’
Jacob is then shown how to walk down the steps. But instead of walking, he goes tummy first down the steps.
The clip begins with Jacob in a black hoodie and slacks staring down at the stairs. ‘Ok, ok, ok,’ he is heard saying as he tries to psych himself up for the walk down the three metal steps that have handrails on the sides
Two of the SNL regulars – Marcello Hernández and Punkie Johnson – are there to help him walk down the steps but he can’t seem to do it and instead acts like a scared child
He then slides down the steps with a scared look on his face as the other guy says, ‘OK that’s something.’ Jacob is then shown how to walk down the steps. But instead of walking, he goes tummy first down the steps
Flashback clips of stars like Kim Kardashian making their way easily down the stairs are showed. ‘They all make it look soooo easy,’ says Elordi
Then Jacob is seen hilariously going down the stairs in different ways, including on his bottom like a toddler or on his side
Punkie tried to encourage the Photo Booth hunk. ‘Let’s go Jake, it’s all you’
Next he goes on his bottom like a kid: ‘Come on, come on, you almost there,’ says the woman. ‘That’s an approach,’ she adds.
The comedians tried to encourage the Photo Booth hunk.
‘Let’s go Jake,’ one says as they other adds, ‘It’s all you.’
But then when Jacob finally comes out to try the walk down the steps after all that coaching, he trips and falls down the stairs flat on his face. It looks like it hurts.
His coaches look nervous.
‘Should we help him?’ she says. ‘Just go,’ says the man.
‘I’m good,’ says Elordi amid groans.
This is the first SNL episode of 2024 and he will appear with musical guest Renee Rapp who is in the new Mean Girls musical movie.
Elordi first rose to fame in the role of Nate Jacobs on the series Euphoria, as well as starring in The Kissing Booth trilogy with Joey King.
Elordi at the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in 2022
