Brendan Gleeson had his pal Colin Farrell clang his opening monologue on SNL! The actor, 46, co-stars with Brendan successful The Banshees Of Inisherin — and was a delight for the assemblage successful Studio 8H! “You cognize who other is weird and wonderful? Colin Farrell,” Brendan began earlier Colin came out. “It’s astir 2 fellows who autumn out. I emotion Colin to bits but the communicative isn’t excessively acold from the truth,” helium added earlier the histrion made his astonishing quality with a fake mustache and each (which helium ripped off).
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“I wanted to inquire you a question…a mean . Who’s your favourite co-star you’ve ever worked with? Paddington Bear? Who’s your favourite quality co-star who’s 46 and his sanction begins with C?” Colin past prodded arsenic Brendan didn’t springiness him the clip of the day. “Cillian Murphy,” Brendan quipped, earlier inviting Colin to sing a opus together.

Brendan is, of course, is champion known to the Harry Potter universe arsenic the 1 and only Alastor Moody — the Defense Against the Dark Arts prof with an outer magical eye. The actor, 67, made his Saturday Night Live debut connected Saturday, Oct. 8, and made a hilarious notation to the quality who appeared successful each 8 films. “I’m that fella you deliberation you saw maine successful that happening that you can’t retrieve that you deliberation you kinda liked,” helium said to the audience. “You’ve perchance seen maine connected Harry Potter,” helium besides joked, referencing his astir celebrated role.
Alastar Moody is known successful the Wizarding World arsenic a “pure humor wizard” — meaning some parents are besides of magical blood. In the fictional series, helium is some an Auror and subordinate of the Order of Phoenix.
Brendan has antecedently opened up astir the interaction appearing successful the Harry Potter films has played successful his beingness — admitting that he’s not recognized arsenic overmuch owed to the unsocial look of his character. “As unconventional arsenic my looks are, they’re not rather arsenic unconventional arsenic Mad-Eye Moody’s, truthful I’ve benignant of gotten distant with murder,” helium joked successful an interrogation with The Guardian in 2011.
“Robbie Coltrane [who plays Hagrid] told maine I should hide astir walking done airports again, but to beryllium honorable it’s a atrocious thought to archer your 10-year-old to speech to me, due to the fact that the mediocre kid makes nary transportation with Mad-Eye Moody and he’s looking astatine maine saying: ‘Why americium I being asked to speech to a stranger?'” helium quipped, shouting retired his adjacent pal Robbie.