{"id":418618,"date":"2026-04-26T15:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T15:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/418618\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T15:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T15:39:15","slug":"nicola-coughlan-monologue-features-jimmy-fallon-dave-grohl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/418618\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicola Coughlan Monologue Features Jimmy Fallon, Dave Grohl"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFoo Fighters<\/a> are booked as musical guest on this weekend\u2019s SNL UK<\/a>, but fans didn\u2019t have to wait for the band\u2019s live performance to air for their first Dave Grohl spotting of the night.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor Bridgerton and Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan\u2019s turn hosting Saturday night\u2019s (April 25) episode of the original SNL spinoff, an American SNL veteran popped in \u2014 to encourage the Irish actress to make some mischief while the cameras are rolling during the program\u2019s live broadcast. Viewers in the United States can catch a clip of her monologue below from broadcaster Sky TV.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter making a monologue joke about consuming \u201ca staggering amount of cocaine\u201d to recreate \u201cthe magic of original 1970s SNL,\u201d Coughlan says in the video, \u201cBut look, it\u2019s an honor to be hosting. It\u2019s sort of feels like I manifested it somehow. It\u2019s almost like this place is like, magic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThat\u2019s because it is,\u201d announces Jimmy Fallon, appearing on stage out of the blue to impart \u201cthe biggest secret of SNL\u201d to Saturday\u2019s host.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDon\u2019t tell anyone, but \u2026 it\u2019s live,\u201d Fallon says. \u201cIt\u2019s actually live. You can do whatever you want. You can go wherever you want. You\u2019re the host. They don\u2019t stop you!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd so the pair takes a backstage stroll that has Coughlan feeling the power that comes with taking control. Run-ins with cast members ensue, but it\u2019s a certain rock musician that stops her in her tracks.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJimmy. Jimmy. It\u2019s Dave Grohl,\u201d Coughlan says in a hushed tone upon spotting the Foo Fighters vocalist, to which Fallon suggests, \u201cYou should ask him to be best friends \u2014 because we\u2019re live. He has to say yes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCoughlan shoots her shot. Sure enough, Grohl plays the yes man: \u201cSure, why not?\u201d he replies. The new besties share a high five and heart hands.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThat was incredible!\u201d Coughlan exclaims.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch Coughlan\u2019s SNL monologue, featuring Jimmy Fallon plus a cameo from Dave Grohl, in the video below uploaded to the official SNK UK YouTube channel. She\u2019s currently one of the stars in the family film The Magic Faraway Tree, now playing in the U.K. and set for release in the U.S. in August.<\/p>\n


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