Glen Powell Takes His UPS Driver to the ‘SNL’ Crash Monologue

Glen Powell had a special guest in the audience when he hosted “Saturday Night Live.”

During his opening monologue, “The Running Man” star revealed that he was originally set to host “SNL” four years ago, tied to the original premiere date of “Top Gun: Maverick.” He and his family were celebrating when he got the call to host, a moment they shared with a UPS driver who happened to be delivering a package at the same time.

“So we all took a selfie with him, and this is the selfie to mark the occasion,” Powell said before revealing the actual selfie with him, his family and the UPS driver. “But then my dream was taken away,” he continued. “‘Top Gun’ was postponed due to COVID, so ‘SNL’ had to take back their offer. Lorne Michaels literally called me and said, ‘Without ‘Top Gun,'” and these are his words: ‘no one will know who the F you are.'”

Powell complained that the UPS driver may have thought he was a liar for the past four years. So when he got the call to host “SNL” again, he and his family decided to set things right.

“My sisters tracked him down. The women in my family are terrifying,” he joked. “They found this UPS guy’s cell phone number. His name is Mitch. So to prove to Mitch that I’m not a liar, I flew him all the way to New York… He thought it was a scam, but he came anyway and he’s in the audience tonight.”

Powell then called Mitch up on stage, with the two taking another selfie together to bring things full circle for the driver and the entire Powell clan.

“I had to wait my whole life, plus four years, to be here,” Powell said. “But if I’ve learned anything, it’s that the best things in life don’t happen overnight, and no one knows that better than UPS.”

Watch the full monologue below.