Key Takeaways
- Sketch Overview: Paul McCartney joined Will Ferrell in a comedic sketch on SNL titled “Mechanics.”
- Humorous Elements: The sketch featured absurd car repair jargon and comedic misunderstandings.
- Character Dynamics: McCartney played the chief mechanic, adding to the humor with his unique delivery.
- Performance Highlights: McCartney also performed three songs during his fifth appearance as a musical guest.
With a line like this coming out of Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney‘s mouths, the Saturday Night Live cast almost didn’t stand a chance.
On Saturday night (May 16), SNL musical guest McCartney put his comedic timing to the test starring as an auto mechanic alongside body shop co-workers Will Ferrell and Marcello Hernández in the live sketch “Mechanics.” The three are a trio of guys telling a primed to be taken advantage of couple (Mikey Day, Ashley Padilla) what’s allegedly wrong with their car during what was supposed to just be a routine oil change.
“And now… WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TALKING TO A MECHANIC,” an opening slate says onscreen ahead of Ferrell leading the way, speaking words that pass right through the blank stares of Day and Padilla — some nonsense that somehow involves a “dong rod gasket” that’s Swiss cheese, Apple Bottom jeans with the boots with the fur (that’s a Flo Rida reference, folks) and a shot “sprog box.”
Hernández hops in with support here, scratching oil off his hands on his backside before offering a handshake, a frantic description of what he saw under the hood en español, and awfully sexual sounds that are supposedly similar to the concerning noises he heard the car emit.
They recommend getting it fixed immediately and coming back every six days. Or just replacing all the parts. “Your oil is fine,” Ferrell assures them. “We keep the oil. We rebuild everything around it.”
When the cost of this all sounds a bit much, chief mechanic Nigel (McCartney) walks in to confirm the diagnosis and give them a payment plan option.
“Listen, your tipsy-whipsies are all dangly-doodly, and the spriggly-wiggly’s gone crumpet,” McCartney says, letting loose a high-pitched squeal and pointing out, “Plus, the steering wheel’s on the wrong bloody side.”
The room mostly keeps a straight face up until Ferrell and McCartney each calmly explain the one way out of this unexpected debt: “You can pay in ass.”
Watch SNL‘s “Mechanics” to see how it all plays out below. McCartney also appeared in Ferrell’s monologue and performed three songs on Saturday during his fifth time as musical guest on the late-night sketch comedy show.
