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SNL 50: Meryl Streep Joins Kate McKinnon as Colleen Rafferty's Mom

SNL 50: Meryl Streep joined Kate McKinnon, Pedro Pascal, Woody Harrelson, Jon Hamm, and Aidy Bryant for a new "Alien Abduction" sketch.

NBC's Saturday Night Live brought back Kate McKinnon's Colleen Rafferty during SNL50: The Anniversary Special for an all-star edition of McKinnon's "Alien Abduction" series of sketches. We're saying all-star because we have Jon Hamm and Aidy Bryant as the government official and scientist, respectively, questioning three abductees about their experiences – McKinnon's Colleen, along with Pedro Pascal and Woody Harrelson as her fellow abductees who had very different abduction stories. But if McKinnon using Pascal's crotch as a prop and wearing Harrelson's taint as a had wasn't enough, Meryl Streep joined the sketch as Colleen's best witness to her abduction – her mother. As you're about to see, Streep and McKinnon make a great comedic pair, one-upping each other with euphemisms – like Streep's character describing her body hair as having "an 'Into the Woods' situation" and dropping "The Devil Wears Nada" when explaining her underwear situation at one point.

Here's a look at the sketch from earlier tonight:

SNL is the most Emmy-winning show in history, with 101 wins (including awards for its specials and short-form series). It has been honored twice (1990 and 2009) with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The show continues to garner the highest ratings and largest audience of any late-night television program, entertaining millions each week on linear and digital platforms.

Since its inception in 1975, SNL has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of their generation. SNL makes headlines with topical humor reflecting politics and current events, features an array of characters with a perspective on pop culture that remains unparalleled, and offers sharp political commentary through its signature "Weekend Update" segment. A variety show that is truly one of a kind, "SNL" also attracts the biggest stars of music to its stage for innovative viral performances.

NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 main cast and featured players include Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim, Devon Walker, Chloe Fineman, Jane Wickline, Ashley Padilla, Andrew Dismukes, Michael Che, Colin Jost, Marcello Hernández, Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang, and James Austin Johnson. The long-running late-night live sketch comedy and music series, which premiered Oct. 11, 1975, broadcasts live from NBC's famed Studio 8H in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Broadway Video, in association with SNL Studios, produces the program, which is executive-produced by Lorne Michaels.

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