"Mad Men" Star Jon Hamms it Up on "SNL"
Jon Hamm makes his second appearance on the NBC show
Who knew? Don Draper can make a joke or two.
Who knew? Don Draper can make a joke or two.
Suave AMC "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm made his second appearance on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, hosting the show alongside musical guest Michael Buble in a program that poked fun at the State of the Union, "Jersey Shore" and Hamm himself.
Hamm, who stars as a slick advertising executive on the 1950s-era award-winning show, opened "SNL" with a monologue that inserted his dapper Don Draper persona into parodies of programs like "Saved by the Bell," Def Comedy Jam and the QVC Home Shopping Network.
Hamm's monologue followed a sketch about Obama's State of the Union speech, which featured Fred Armisen as the commander in chief who enjoyed a brigade of standing ovations.
The "Mad Men" actor worked alongside "SNL" vet Kristen Wiig in several sketches, including a bit about a piano-playing twosome and a parody ad that also featured Will Forte as a unitard-clothed one-man closet organizer.
Wiig and Hamm continued the political parody with a sketch that featured Hamm as Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown and Wiig as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
The actor also played alongside musical guest Michael Buble, starring in a short about "Hamm & Buble," a restaurant serving pork products and sparkling wine.
Saturday's episode also made use of tried-and-true standbys, most notably Bobby Moynihan's inspired impression of Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi from MTV's newly renewed series "Jersey Shore."
Hamm last hosted the program in 2008 alongside musical guest Coldplay.
Posted Sunday, Jan 31, 2010 - 1:06 AM EST
