Overview

• Mike Myers made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live's 50th season finale, reprising his own persona in a comedic elevator sketch.
• Kenan Thompson portrayed Kanye West in the sketch, referencing the rapper's infamous 2005 Hurricane Katrina benefit remarks alongside Myers.
• The sketch humorously exaggerated West's character, including a claim of joining the KKK, highlighting the absurdity of his fictionalized persona.
• Physical comedy played a key role, with Myers frantically halting the elevator to escape the awkward encounter.
• The sketch has sparked widespread online discussion for its combination of pointed satire and nostalgic callbacks to a memorable cultural moment.