Miles Teller

The 'Top Gun: Maverick' star made his hosting debut in the series' 48th season premiere. The episode also included musical guest, Kendrick Lamar.

So to steal a phrase from the Sixers, ‘Trust the process.’ I think that is kinda what you’re doing.” The SNL season premiere also featured musical guest Kendrick Lamar. It’s such a collective effort and it’s nice to be part on an ensemble.” It’s a whirlwind. He wanted to go for a young Dinero or Paul Newman, but his friends joked that he looked like Rachel Maddow. “It’s really exciting,” he told NBC’s Mark Barger.

Actor was hosting 'Saturday Night Live' for the first time.

Hamm, who also had a role in Top Gun: Maverick, told Teller: “Sometimes they need to bring in a real celebrity when the host isn’t that famous. It is the sequel to 1986’s Top Gun, which also starred Cruise. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) I mean, he did his own stunts and I grew my own moustache.” [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. “I mean it’s not every day that you get a movie that’s loved by both the military community and the gay community. We both pushed ourselves to the absolute limit for this movie.

"Saturday Night Live!" opened up the show with a self-aware sketch, roasting the recent cast shakeups and departures.

On Saturday, Teller took his first flight with the sketch show Saturday. [See who's joined (and left) the cast.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/28/snl-cast-season-48/8119281001/) big summer movie, or Tom Cruise or Jon Hamm, they had to get the co-star." But in an attempt to revive the appeal, the brothers summon the actual Jon Hamm to weigh in on the progress. [for alleged cheating, Instagram DM scandals](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/10/02/snl-adam-levine-armie-hammer-miles-teller-season-premiere/8137469001/) [ recent cast exits](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/28/snl-cast-season-48/8119281001/).

First-time "SNL" host Teller did a shockingly great Peyton Manning impression in the cold open.

To which Teller’s Manning noted “they rarely put the host in cold opens, so when they do it, it is special.” That sketch turned out to be yet another of the weak Trump sketches “SNL” has relied way too much on recently. But the sketch didn’t just roast weaker Trump stuff.

Miles Teller performed his first gig as SNL host, rocking the audience with a hilarious mention of 'Top Gun: Maverick.'

“So, these movies and certain performances, give me an opportunity to kind of go to the extreme that you’re not able to go to in life. [big shoes to fill](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/07/16/tom-cruise-flies-helicopter-london-photos/),” he continued. “I mean, when Tom Cruise handpicks you to be his co-star in a movie and to play the son of Goose, those are And so [his work ethic](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/07/08/miles-teller-top-gun-3-conversations-with-tom-cruise/) was something that I found really inspiring.” So, I was nervous about kind of lending myself to that world, but it’s something that I also was just incredibly proud and really honored to be a part of.” [Miles Teller](https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/miles-teller/) has been riding high off after the release of [Top Gun: Maverick](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/03/29/top-gun-maverick-trailer-miles-teller-tom-cruise-video/) back in May — and of course the movie got a mention in on [Saturday Night Live](https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/whos-hosting-snl-tonight-4533370/).

Teller brought in a fellow "Top Gun: Maverick" actor to weigh in on a "Saturday Night Live" sketch during the show's cold open.

[Shaun White](https://www.huffpost.com/topic/shaun-white), who played the special master assigned [to review documents the FBI seized in a search of Trump’s estate](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-raymond-dearie-planted-documents-cannon-delay_n_633630d9e4b0281645285faf). [Jon Hamm](https://www.huffpost.com/entertainment/topic/jon-hamm) to weigh in on the show’s cast. [SNL](https://www.huffpost.com/entertainment/topic/snl)” for its premiere on Saturday as he – along with cast member Andrew Dismukes – played as the Manning brothers to mock the show and its new set of comedians [following a summer of departures](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-redd-leaves-saturday-night-live_n_6329b70ae4b07198f012a68a). [Miles Teller](https://www.huffpost.com/topic/miles-teller) pulled off a spot-on [Peyton Manning](https://www.huffpost.com/topic/peyton-manning) impression to break down “ [Saturday Night Live](https://www.huffpost.com/entertainment/topic/snl)” cast members’ performances during the show’s cold open this weekend. [Donald Trump](https://www.huffpost.com/topic/donald-trump)’s stay at his Mar-a-Lago estate during a hurricane. Teller later looped in three-time “SNL” host and fellow “Top Gun” actor

First-time "SNL" host Teller did a shockingly great Peyton Manning impression in the cold open.

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'Saturday Night Live' began Season 48 with a sketch that reunites 'Top Gun: Maverick" stars Miles Teller and Jon Hamm.

The next two episodes of the season will premiere Oct. The behind-the-scenes ranks of “SNL” also faced a significant loss after producer Lindsay Shookus “Saturday Night Live” stars Gardner, Fineman, Yang, Day, Thompson, Strong, Dismukes, Punkie Johnson, Ego Nwodim and Michael Che and Colin Jost as the Weekend Update co-hosts. “Sometimes they need to bring in a real celebrity when the host isn’t that famous,” Hamm said. In addition, the show also streams live on Peacock. “Saturday Night Live” airs live coast-to-coast on NBC, from 8:30 p.m. During the show, many fans additionally noticed the absence of Cecily Strong — currently the second longest tenured cast member after Kenan Thompson — from both sketches and the opening credits, leading to some speculation that she left the show with no announcement. Morales and the Big Steppers.” When Teller questions White’s cameo, Hamm breaks down “SNL’s” logic for including other stars in the opening sketch. “That might be the only time we see him tonight,” Dismukes said. But the sketch-within-a-sketch proved to be a typical opening for the program, with James Austin Johnson reprising his role as Donald Trump in a sketch located at the Mar-a-Lago club during Hurricane Ian. “There are a lot of changes at the show, which could be exciting,” Teller said.

Miles Teller of "Top Gun" fame hosted the season 48 opener of "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, playing Peyton Manning criticizing the first sketch in the ...

He added, "How crazy is that? This is pretty standards for hosts to say, but in Teller’s case he brought receipts. Or is it desperate?" "That might be the only time we see him tonight." "I gotta mention, where’s the balance politically?" "Special?

Season 48 of Saturday Night Live kicks off after cast members Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney all made their final SNL ...

Morale & the Big Steppers,” which was released in May. The rapper’s last appearance was in 2018. to where Dismukes replies as Eli, saying that was more of a “Kate McKinnon thing.” That’s like putting a whole team of Eli’s on the field and you’ve got Peyton sitting on the sidelines.” “They haven’t even used Kenan yet. “Oh, good.

SNL returned for its 48^th season after the mass exodus of eight former cast members, the addition of four new players, and a host from this summer's biggest ...

- Another problem with the show is how it deals with the immediacy of social media. A lot of the jokes it made have already played out on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok. “Rooftop Bar,” the second segment of the night that focused on men’s inability to respectively or coherently communicate with women, was somehow more of a failure than the first. Even in bad ones like “Charmin Bears” and “Send Something Normal,” he manages to find some level of humor. Best sketch of the night It was pointless, almost exclusively relying on fecal humor and played-out family dynamics, and the climax appeared to just be Teller and Bowen Yang dancing in bear costumes.

'Saturday Night Live' is back for season 48! In the premiere, Miles Teller hosts for the first time with musical guest Kendrick Lamar. Read EW's recap.

Next up: [Armie Hammer](https://ew.com/tv/armie-hammer-house-of-hammer-doc-trailer/) (James Austin Johnson) and [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://ew.com/person/neil-degrasse-tyson/) ( [Kenan Thompson](https://ew.com/tv/kenan-thompson-answers-20-questions-20th-season-saturday-night-live/)). [fill Pete Davidson's shoes](https://ew.com/tv/pete-davidson-leaving-saturday-night-live/). Dennis [Miller] was great, too, and [Norm MacDonald](https://ew.com/awards/emmys/norm-macdonald-nothing-special-posthumous-emmy-nominations/)..." [Here's the original](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiEeIxZJ9x0). [Shaun White](https://ew.com/person/shaun-white/) appears in "gratuitous stunt casting." [Sydney Sweeney](https://ew.com/the-awardist-podcast/sydney-sweeney-thought-she-was-being-killed-off-euphoria/) caused an uproar a few weeks ago when she [posted photos that went viral at a family event](https://twitter.com/sydney_sweeney/status/1563660155425673217). (I understand no [Tom Cruise](https://ew.com/movies/tom-cruise-airplane-stunt-mission-impossible-7-set-psa/) get, but [Glen Powell](https://ew.com/movies/top-gun-maverick-glen-powell-tom-cruise/) was the buzziest It Guy, no?) And the musical guest is [Kendrick Lamar](https://ew.com/music/kendrick-lamar-shapeshift-video-will-smith-kanye-west-more/) — this is his [third stint and fifth overall appearance](https://ew.com/tv/snl-hosts-musical-guests-season-48/) on the show. [Bowen Yang](https://ew.com/awards/emmys/bowen-yang-mom-2022-emmys-date/) attempting to launch a new catchphrase, to [Heidi Gardner](https://ew.com/person/heidi-gardner/) needlessly, and shoddily, portraying South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem. [Saturday Night Live](https://ew.com/creative-work/saturday-night-live/). [Miles Teller](https://ew.com/movies/miles-teller-jet-fuel-blood-filming-top-gun-maverick/) who — at best — was probably the third or fourth most interesting person in this summer's [Top Gun: Maverick](https://ew.com/movies/movie-reviews/top-gun-maverick-tom-cruise/). [Goodbye and farewell](https://ew.com/tv/saturday-night-live-cast-members-leaving-season-47/) Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor, Aristotle Athari [and Chris Redd (!!!)](https://ew.com/tv/chris-redd-leaving-snl/). Hello [Marcello Hernández, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker](https://ew.com/tv/saturday-night-live-season-48-adds-4-new-cast-members/).

Miles Teller's Peyton Manning impression is scary good. Teller appeared as Manning when he hosted "Saturday Night Live."

“Saturday Night Live” and a lot of other entertainment options have turned to junk and suffered serious brain rot thanks to politics. The writers also acknowledged that people have grown tired with the political nonsense and preaching. Miles Teller nailed every single part of that impression.

In his Saturday Night Live monologue, Miles Teller lived out a literal childhood dream, and he brought the home video to prove it.

What was so wonderful about his monologue though is that it was made clear that Teller loves Saturday Night Live. Something that Teller said in his monologue because he did say that it is not every day that you make a movie that pleases both the military community as well as the gay community (because yes, Top Gun: Maverick does also include a homoerotic scene on the beach. His monologue talked a lot about Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun that brought back Tom Cruise as Maverick, a fighter pilot with a need for speed.

SNL parodies ESPN's ManningCast to introduce new cast members, and Teller is shockingly a perfect Peyton Manning!

I’d say the only way to differentiate the two would be to have them throw a football, but did you see Maverick? [ESPN’s ManningCast](https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/09/tracy-morgan-manningcast-monday-night-football-hilarious). Miles Teller, who was Rooster in 2022’s billion dollar smash Top Gun: Maverick, opened the season with Kendrick Lamar as the musical guest.

Miles Teller kicked off "Saturday Night Live" Season 48 with a nostalgic home video that revealed he's an "SNL" superfan.

What made the moment all the sweeter was that Teller's mom provided him with the footage, and she and his dad were in the studio audience. Check out the gallery to see all of Teller's sketches from his "SNL" debut. [Miles Teller](https://www.popsugar.com/Miles-Teller) was always destined for the Studio 8H stage, and he has the video evidence to prove it. Together, they reenacted the "who's that spartan in my teepee" bit for their parents while their little sister watched from afar. But the standout moment in Teller's monologue came when he showed a clip from a home video featuring him and his sister reenacting the classic [Spartan cheerleaders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SErOdLSlpkE) "SNL" sketch from when he was a kid. [Will Ferrell](https://www.popsugar.com/Will-Ferrell) and Cheri Oteri as two teens who are desperate to land a spot on their school's cheerleading squad.

SNL kicked off its 48th season with a Manningcast spoof during which Miles Teller played Peyton Manning.

The two will be on the air for ESPN's "Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli" for the 49ers vs. SNL's nod to the Manningcast was certainly a fun one, and it will be fun to see if the real Manning brothers say anything about it on their next broadcast. Teller and Dismukes jokingly counted "stats" from the show's first segment. He broke down the sketch, which included a "gratuitous celebrity appearance" from retired X Games star Shaun White, and explained what he had seen during the show. Host Miles Teller — who is often said to look like a long-lost Manning brother — played the role of Peyton Manning while SNL cast member Andrew Dismukes played Eli Manning. Teller and Dismukes poked fun at the Manningcast in their roles.

SNL kicked off its 48th season with a Manningcast spoof during which Miles Teller played Peyton Manning.

The two will be on the air for ESPN's "Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli" for the 49ers vs. SNL's nod to the Manningcast was certainly a fun one, and it will be fun to see if the real Manning brothers say anything about it on their next broadcast. Teller and Dismukes jokingly counted "stats" from the show's first segment. He broke down the sketch, which included a "gratuitous celebrity appearance" from retired X Games star Shaun White, and explained what he had seen during the show. Host Miles Teller — who is often said to look like a long-lost Manning brother — played the role of Peyton Manning while SNL cast member Andrew Dismukes played Eli Manning. Teller and Dismukes poked fun at the Manningcast in their roles.

Guest host Miles Teller played professional football legend Peyton Manning in the cold open of this weekend's "Saturday Night Live" Season 48 premiere.

"Let's take a look at the stats so far," Peyton said. "It's a surprising fumble from the veteran Yang. "They're not even going to mention that?" "The governor of South Dakota. "Fourteen attempted jokes this episode, only one mild laugh and three chuckles. Probably going to run a simple, 'Right this way, Ma'am,'" Peyton predicted. Way to mix it up." "Oh, good, Trump sketch. [Anthony Fauci](https://www.upi.com/topic/Anthony_Fauci/) or [Lindsey Graham](https://www.upi.com/topic/Lindsey_Graham/) or [Rudy Giuliani](https://www.upi.com/topic/Rudy_Giuliani/)?" "What about [Joe Biden](https://www.upi.com/topic/Joe_Biden/)'s lost his damn marbles," Peyton said. "What the hell was that?"

Saturday Night Live returned for the 48th season, and they kicked it off with a great Broncos legend Peyton Manning impression from Miles Teller.

The skit was great, and many people got a kick out of watching it. The show often pokes fun at a variety of shows, trends and topics to entertain an audience, so it’s no surprise they included the Manning brothers. Teller had the same mannerisms and delivery as Peyton, so his impression was truly phenomenal and comical.

I'm a HUGE Peyton and Eli fan. If it were up to me, the ManningCast would take over the lead broadcast on Monday Night Football, and Joe Buck's ass can move ...

I can’t remember the last time I thought an SNL sketch was funny, but this was GREAT. And the ladies were getting some “Hot Peyton” vibes from Teller as well: or off the air all together.