Will Ferrell’s ‘SNL’ monologue crashed by Chad Smith

Chad Smith threw Studio 8H for a loop when he took the “Saturday Night Live” stage and pretended to be this week’s host, Will Ferrell.

“I’m thrilled to be the host of ‘Saturday Night Live’ again,” said the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer, whose resemblance to Ferrell has been joked about for decades. “I was a cast member here for seven years. And now I’m presenting for the sixth time!”

After a minute, Ferrell rushed onto the stage and asked, “What the hell do you think you’re doing? You’re not the host. I am!” Ferrell continued, “What the hell is wrong with you? He pushed me down backstage. And I fell hard. Lorne had to give me mouth to mouth. Seriously, what are you even doing here?”

After Ferrell finally banished Smith from the stage, he answered an audience question and called on “the cute one”: musical guest Paul McCartney.

“I have a question. What do you think you’re doing, Chad?” the Beatle asked Ferrell, who replied, “Look, I understand your confusion. Chad and I look a lot alike. But I’m Will. I’m hosting tonight.”

McCartney: “Nice try, Chad. Go back. Get back behind the drums where you belong.”

Ferrell then started naming some of the great songs McCartney had written over the years, breaking down the piece by listing 17 Beatles, Wings and McCartney hits. “But people often forget that there are some great songs that you didn’t write,” Ferrell continued. “The Alphabet Song. ‘Timber’ with Pitbull. All the Smash Mouth stuff.”

McCartney’s only rebuttal: “Get your ass behind the drums, Chad.”