The Best 'SNL' Sketches From This Weekend: "Airport Sushi," "Coronavirus Cold Open" and More

John Mulaney once again returned to Saturday Night Live as host over the weekend, and, as expected, the all-star comedian did not disappoint.

With Mulaney back in the role of host for the third time, it was a rather festive night of SNL, which returned on Saturday following a two-week hiatus. The comedian—who worked as a writer on SNL for several years, beginning in 2008—appeared at ease on stage, especially when compared to his first turn as host, back in 2018. During Saturday's broadcast, Mulaney was a dominating presence in just about every sketch and skit he appeared in—especially the musical numbers.

Mulaney had a penchant for writing musical sketches back when he worked on the NBC show, and even won an Emmy in 2011 for a musical number that Justin Timberlake performed as host. Over this past weekend, Mulaney appeared in a few musical bit that many fans might deem award-worthy.

Check out the best sketches from the latest SNL below.

"Airport Sushi"

When Mulaney hosted SNL in 2019, he made waves with "Diner Lobster," a musical sketch he appeared in with Chris Redd and Pete Davidson, the latter of whom makes the questionable choice of ordering a lobster dish at a diner. Kenan Thompson stars as the condemned lobster, destined to be boiled to death at Davidson's request. This time around, Mulaney turned up the absurdity even more with the eight-minute musical "Airport Sushi."

The new sketch features Mulaney as a clerk at a convenience shop at New York's LaGuardia Airport, where Davidson orders a pre-made sushi pack to eat on a plane. What happens next is a full-on musical display of outrageousness that tackles the terrors of air travel through pop songs and show tunes. Just about every SNL cast member makes a cameo during the musical number, as well as Saturday's musical performer, David Byrne, and surprise guest Jake Gyllenhaal.

"Coronavirus Cold Open"

There's not much time left for SNL to poke fun at the dwindling number of Democratic candidates bidding for the 2020 presidential nomination. So naturally, the long-running comedy show pulled out all the stops by having just about everybody appear as a range of U.S. leaders for Saturday's cold open. Nearly every SNL cast member pops up in the cold open as a government official attempting to ease Americans' fear of the coronavirus, with Mulaney playing Joe Biden and Larry David once again reprising his role as Bernie Sanders.

"Sound of Music: Rolf and Liesl"

Yet another song-focused number, "Sound of Music: Rolf and Liesl" pokes dark fun at the classic musical The Sound of Music by goofing on the age gap between the characters Liesl and Rolf, who are played in the skit by SNL cast member Cecily Strong and Mulaney, respectively. After confessing her love for Rolf, a "16 going on 17" Liesl is shocked to discover that her suitor is not who she thought he was. As the sketch goes on, Mulaney's character changes his age from 33 to 38 to 39 before settling on 41, all while evading her concerns that he may be a Nazi.

"Weekend Update"

This one doesn't involve Mulaney, but it's still worth checking out. During the most recent "Weekend Update" segment, Colin Jost ripped President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus news and Michel Che dunked on the Knicks' excruciating losing streak. However, it was Chris Redd's take on Black History Month that really had fans talking on Twitter. The comedian slid in with plenty of hilarious lines about his disdain for this past February, citing the lack of diversity among the remaining Democratic candidates (which essentially means he's no longer a lock to play Senator Cory Booker during debate sketches) and OneUnited Bank's new Visa card featuring Harriet Tubman doing the "Wakanda Forever" pose.