Val Kilmer hosted SNL a number of occasions over the many years
Saturday Night time Reside swapped punchlines for a poignant second because it honoured Val Kilmer over the weekend, days after the Hollywood star’s demise at 65.
Throughout the closing moments of Saturday’s episode, hosted by Jack Black, a black-and-white picture of Kilmer appeared on display in tribute to the Batman Without end star, who hosted SNL on December 9, 2000.
Kilmer’s episode noticed him spoofing his films High Gun and The Doorways, spoofing his iconic roles as Ice Man in a sketch about an getting old fighter pilot turned industrial captain, and as Jim Morrison fronting a supergroup in heaven on a Behind the Music parody.
He additionally confirmed off his vary by enjoying Jeb Bush in a political cleaning soap opera, a laughing physician on a chaotic daytime present, and even Burt Bacharach in a musical quantity.
Kilmer made a memorable return in 2011 for the Lonely Island brief Greatest Associates, stealing scenes as a wild-eyed man forcing his method into a brand new friendship — with Matt Damon as a good-looking drug addict.
Outdoors SNL, tributes continued pouring in for Kilmer, who handed away on April 1 because of pneumonia.
At CinemaCon on Thursday, Tom Cruise lead a second of silence to recollect his High Gun and High Gun: Maverick co-star.
“I really can’t tell you how much I admired his work… Thank you, Val. I wish you well on your next journey,” the Mission: Unattainable star mentioned.
