Overview
- Powell hosted Saturday Night Live on November 15 and brought his UPS driver, Mitch, onstage during the opening monologue.
- He recounted first being offered the hosting gig four years ago to align with Top Gun: Maverick before the pandemic delay derailed the plan.
- Powell said his family tracked down Mitch years later, and he flew him to New York after the driver initially suspected the invite was a scam.
- The pair reenacted the porch selfie taken the day Powell first received the hosting call, drawing applause in Studio 8H.
- Powell closed the story with a line about patience, saying the best things don’t happen overnight and that no one knows that better than UPS.