Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie Hosts Saturday Night Live as Hudson Williams, Olympic Hockey Stars and Mumford & Sons Turn Up the Energy
Connor Storrie, star of the series heated rivalry, hosted Saturday Night Live on Feb. 28, a night that folded in surprise cameos, post-Olympic appearances and Mumford & Sons as the musical guest. The episode drew attention for on-stage reunions and sketches that connected to recent sports headlines and cultural moments.
Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie on Feb. 28
Storrie opened the show with a monologue that included appearances by Olympic athletes and later anchored multiple sketches. The night’s musical guest was the English band Mumford & Sons, billed as the evening’s musical act. Video highlights from the broadcast were made available following the episode.
Hudson Williams and the Rockefeller Center sketch
Co-star Hudson Williams made a surprise appearance in a sketch set at the Rockefeller Center ice skating rink. In the scene, a man proposing to his girlfriend was turned down; the couple was played by Tommy Brennan and Veronika Slowikowska. Storrie, Mikey Day and Ben Marshall skated behind the pair, distracting Brennan. Midway through the sketch Day called out, “oh my gosh you guys, look who finally showed up, ” with Storrie loudly shouting, “Hudson, ” prompting a strong audience reaction. Williams then delivered the line, “Sorry I’m late, fellas, but I have a serious question: Who’s ready to skate their butts off?”
Quinn Hughes, Jack Hughes, Megan Keller and Hilary Knight at 30 Rock
During the monologue portion, Storrie was joined by USA men’s hockey stars Quinn Hughes and Jack Hughes and USA women’s hockey stars Megan Keller and Hilary Knight. Knight received notably louder applause when introduced. Keller and Knight lampooned a recent slight directed at the women’s team after the men’s win, with Knight joking, “It was gonna be just us, but we thought we’d invite the guys, too, ” and Keller adding, “Yeah, we thought we’d give them a little moment to shine. ”
Those appearances formed part of what was characterized on the show as a post-Olympic victory lap at 30 Rock for Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Megan Keller and Hilary Knight. Whatever goodwill the Hughes brothers had built with dedicated fans, the broadcast noted, seems to have dissipated following Team USA’s gold medal win last Sunday.
Sketches Cut for Time and Storrie’s Bachelorette Role
Storrie took on a variety of comic turns beyond the rink. He played a stripper committed to dancing at a bachelorette party even after being hit by a car in one sketch. Two additional sketches were cut for time: one about new car door handles that left Storrie briefly without clothes, and another in which Storrie portrayed Armie Hammer, one of several celebrities depicted blaming bad behavior on Tourette syndrome.
Mumford & Sons and a Broader News Roundup
With Mumford & Sons supplying the musical portion of the program, the episode also ran alongside a stream of topical headlines highlighted during the broadcast window. Markets and international events made themselves felt: Bitcoin traded near $66, 000 on Sunday after recovering from an initial sell-off in the wake of US–Israel strikes on Iran, and Wall Street reacted to joint attacks from the US and Israel on Iran with oil and currencies seeing the greatest jumps.
