The comedian was playing Zackary, an aggressively protective son who interrupts a reading of “Green Eggs and Ham” to defend his elderly father from the relentless questioning of Sam-I-Am. When Andrew Dismukes’ character repeatedly pressures his dad to try the titular dish, Gillis steps in to put an end to the interrogation. The slip didn’t go unnoticed by Mikey Day’s Lorax, who later works the blunder into the sketch.
During a heated argument with his son, he kicks Zackary out of the house, declaring, “You’re a loser and you said a bad word!” “Yes, I did,” Gillis responds, acknowledging the mishap. The on-air slip adds another chapter to Gillis’ complicated history with “SNL.” The comedian was famously hired as a featured player in 2019 before being fired days later when podcast clips resurfaced featuring racist and homophobic remarks. He eventually returned to Studio 8H as a host in February 2024, joking about his dismissal in his opening monologue.
But, you know, don’t look that up, please,” he told the audience at the time. He returned for a second hosting stint in March 2025, making Saturday’s episode his third time leading the NBC sketch comedy series. Seuss sketch began innocently enough, with Dismukes reciting the familiar rhymes of “Green Eggs and Ham” before Gillis’ character intervened to question his intentions.
Why do you want him to eat that stuff?” Zackary demands. My dad is older, gets confused.” The exchange quickly spirals into a full-blown family feud, with Zackary accusing his father of being susceptible to scams, including a previous incident in which he sent $9,000 worth of Target gift cards to someone in Mumbai. His father fires back by mocking Zackary’s career at Jimmy John’s, which his son insists on referring to by the more sophisticated-sounding “James Jonathon.” Things get even more personal when Zackary brings up his parents’ failed marriage, revealing that his mother left his father for the Lorax.
Two feet tall and his whole face is a mustache,” Gillis says. Gillis hosted the Oct. 10 episode alongside musical guest Rosalía.
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