Jason Momoa needed to make a splash whereas internet hosting “Saturday Night Live,” gushing about his love of the ocean throughout his opening monologue.
The 44-year-old actor began his intro with a shout-out to his mother within the viewers, joking that she’s “nonetheless recovering from giving start to me.”
“I’m so completely satisfied to be right here. I really like this place. I really like life. I really like waking up, washing my luxurious hair with a full physique of shampoo,” he stated as he shook his ponytail. “And I really like enjoying ‘Aquaman’ as a result of I really like the ocean.”
Momoa went on to debate his love of all issues water, sharing that he needed to be a marine biologist when he was youthful. “Which is smart as a result of I’m constructed like a scientist,” he quipped.
The Hawaii-born, Iowa-raised actor stated dwelling within the Midwest posed an issue for him so far as his love for marine life. After watching the 1998 surf film “In God’s Fingers,” which is ready in Hawaii, he determined to maneuver again.
Momoa boasted about touchdown a task on the present “Baywatch Hawaii,” which sparked his profession. “I name it the B-word, however I fell in love with performing,” he stated.
He added: “I solely stayed for a number of seasons since you actually don’t wish to get caught within the B-hole. And now I really feel like my life has come full circle.”
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Momoa signed off his monologue by discussing his aluminum water bottle firm Mananalu, which goals “to eradicate single-use plastic water bottles” and curb ocean air pollution.
The “Aquaman” star joked that the Hawaiian translation of Mananalu is “Suck it, Dasani.”
Saturday was Momoa’s second time internet hosting the NBC sketch comedy. He first stepped as much as the plate in December 2018.
Momoa referenced his time “on the island” in a sketch titled “Cast Away,” through which he returned from a life at sea and came visiting his ex-fiancée Elaine (Chloe Fineman) and her husband Dennis (Andrew Dismukes).
“The island modified me,” Momoa’s character Laird stated as he mentioned being on a abandoned island for 5 years after his aircraft crashed. “The one factor that mattered was survival, the scale of the hearth I may construct with my very own palms (and) the primitive expertise I may summon to hunt.”
Momoa’s Laird leaned into his physique for the skit and swept Elaine off her toes whereas Dennis tried to battle him off with a push-up contest.
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