Man, I love watching McKellen - he's such a natural! And what wouldn't I give so that I could go back in time to watch him and Hopkins on stage at the NT!!! It should have been standard practice to capture all such great stage performances on camera, nothing "filmy", just a draft record of what it was like - subsequent generations sorely miss it!
I desperately want to be his granddaughter. He probably wouldn't be my ACTUAL granddad (obviously), but I don't mind. I want him to tell me all the interesting stories of his life. I want to laugh with him, I want him to come around for christmas, and I want to tell everyone that my grandfather is the great Sir Ian McKellen. (And yes, I know that may sound kinda creepy.)
I forget, look into it, I suggest. Note that it may be due to good free health care, of course, it's not true that magically, we, the English, are born with better teeth. Though, from what I have seen, the Africans have good teeth. It's easy to understand that the biggest problem is bad foods for teeth. So, really, the Americans and the English are not doing so great. I read that Americans have endless teeth problems (mostly due to eating very bad foods, and then not proper care, and your system is not the best). Nonetheless, the English do end up with better teeth than the Americans, on average.
It´s not hard to tell I think. He is himself. By himself I mean - himself in a role of being himself as a host of saturday night life. If it were you on that stage, who would you be? Of course you would be yourself, yet slightly different. We are all actors in our social life. You would see it, if he came on stage as being Hamlet or Othello. That would be him as Hamlet hosting the SNL. It´s not that if actors are somewhere as themselves they are automatically lying... :)
a fantastic and brilliant shakespeare's actor ever the greatest ever in Macbeth and King Lear..a Shakespeare expert !! fabulous in Richard III...waiting for Godot and so on...the best ever
I love and hate that people clapped when he said he could be in New Zealand with his boyfriend. I love it because I love people cheering a gay baby for being gay. And I hate that it was somehow some kind of a big deal at the time. Just let people fuckin be the people they are. Looking at you, Tennessee, outlawing trans people this past week...
Sir McKellen making a few excellent points. But it just feels wrong maybe because I hate with a vengeance this type of shows. They’re vulgar and tacky (the set is wrong, the audience is told what reactions to have, it promotes gossip and voyeurism). To see people of his caliber being dragged into it (was he blackmailed into it?) is awful. AWFUL 😖
How perceptive of you to spot a false and cliche'd indicator of homosexuality in a man who has never hidden his gayness, and bonus points for caring about something that has no impact on anything whatsoever.
Nope, he doesn't have to. He just does because he can and wants to. And if you'd grown up in a time where your sexuality could get you put in jail, I'm sure you'd be loving the opportunity to announce it proudly as often as you wanted to as well.
this man has got what we call real stage presence
Notice how he called the skits, "plays". That is a man who has been doing Shakespeare all his career. A true actor and a absolute legend.
I hope he lives forever hes just a magical being of a man, one in a thousand lifetimes!
sirK eeGcM I'll literally cry a river if the exact opposite happens
@@petemadrona2252 i know i did
@@user-wq7ms7eu9j Out of the right holes I hope 😂😂😂 jk
Alas, we all know that one day, Mithrandir will return to Valinor.
Me too
Also 200th like!
Humble, grateful, playful, and finally *savage*. To be able to sweep such a spectrum so rapidly is masterful.
Such a charming man. We love you Sir Ian McKellen! I've grown up with Gandalf and Magneto.
dude was 63 at the moment...what a beautiful legend
What a man. Both a wizard and a king.
And the Master of Magnetism
And a Queen
Man, that's one of the best monologues of SNL ever.
I still think about it regularly.
Gandalf the Gay! love this guy so much
😂
He really fills and embraces a stage. You love to see it.
Man, I love watching McKellen - he's such a natural! And what wouldn't I give so that I could go back in time to watch him and Hopkins on stage at the NT!!! It should have been standard practice to capture all such great stage performances on camera, nothing "filmy", just a draft record of what it was like - subsequent generations sorely miss it!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Sir EEEEEEYANNNNNNNNN MCKELLEN!
Watch him laugh, he looks like he is having a ton of fun!
What a legend
He's really hot for an older guy
yeah lol
Look up his vids from the 70s. The man had charisma.
He's always been handsome in my opinion. Even though he's 54 years my senior 🧓 😂 x
what a sweetheart
he is so handsome!
"I am Magneto, BITCH!"
outstanding!
Young Ian McKellen is so handsome.
He must be the best grandpa
+Phob Watch Probably, but he's gay and has no kids
Chortle
Great-uncle, maybe 🏳️🌈
Sir Ian.... I adore you! Blessed be xx
He could have been talking Shakespeare with a voice like that. Just imagine talking to him on the phone. One might just faint in awe.
or i could be on holiday with my boyfriend
ooh my..
and they made me into an action figure..
hahahha! nailed that xD
One of the best episodes ever!
i didn't eve know he was gay...anywhoo Magneto is adorable!!
This guy is a God on stage
He knows how to dance 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
so adorable ♥
3:15 says the man who starred in Apt Pupil from director Bryan Singer, and would also go on to do X-Men 1-4
Sir Ian rocks!
***** I damn hope not! :) ;)
he's been Knighted?
yes! In 1991!
Ofc
Wait where did the 3:49 mins go?? It was over before I realised. Brilliant💗💗
How many times can I like that!? :D
wow, that is how you do a monologue
Sir Ian Fuckin McKellen!! The man is royalty, him and Sir Patrick Stewart are the best Shakespearian actors hands down.
Who's here after seeing Kylie Minogue on Late Night with Seth Mayers?
meeee lol
Me!
i always love when you get people like him on snl. like who would expect it? lol.
Sir Ian Mclain is one of the finest British products ❤️
It's nice to see him enjoying himself
Hey! Isn't he the guy in that "Listen to the man" music videos?
Yes
Kylie Minogue was the musical guest that night
I loved him in the movie Jack and Sarah. Catch it if you can. It's so cute.
just the best !! HONESTLY THE BEST
Do more comedy? Vicious!
He associates New Zealand with his boyfriend, not with giant statues of him or his head on an airplane
Look at Gandalf! He is a handsome man.
what a classy dude
He would later star in the Britcom "Vicious" with Derek Jacobi.
His iconic pic I am gandalf n magneto get over with it luv that pic awesome
nice knock about the opriests
NEVER SEEN iAN mCKELLEN DANCING BEFORE
monologue starts at 0:43 lol
Sooo gorgeous men,Patrick was right)❤
Oh Gandalf!
I desperately want to be his granddaughter. He probably wouldn't be my ACTUAL granddad (obviously), but I don't mind. I want him to tell me all the interesting stories of his life. I want to laugh with him, I want him to come around for christmas, and I want to tell everyone that my grandfather is the great Sir Ian McKellen. (And yes, I know that may sound kinda creepy.)
Laura Michelbrink: Yes indeed, it sounds like the usual creepy teeny-dream
Lo amooo!
A real teacher
Gandalf is just awesome
Didn't know about about this amazing host yet I can't find any snl skit with him, was it that bad?
i found 2 more skits with him so far: one weekend update and one a "delicious dish" skit. maybe u could try exploring more
masbond84
Thanks a bunch
That's Sir Ian McKellen, otherwise known as Gandalf, from Lord of the Rings.
Let'sGo Surfing
or MAGNETOOOOOOOOOO !
Samir Karimov
Or any of the other far more worthy roles he's played on stage and in film that have nothing to do with overinflated blockbusters.
Him Patrick Stewart are amazing
If you like Ian McKellen and you like comedy, and you have not yet seen him in Ricky Gervais's 'Extras', you need to rectify this a.s.a.p.
Moloko njnj
Is it just me or he looks like old Bryan Cranston?
I ALWAYS LOVE SIR IAN MCKELLEN 😍😍😍
What year is it? He looks so young here
2002
Uh I love that gay sass😂😂😂😂
Can you guys upload Kylie Minogue's performances from this episode?
Upload Kylie Minogue's performances pleaseeeee!!!
I swear he is the only guy in the world that can get away with being a creepy old bloke :P
Tom B m
Thomas, studies have shown the English to have the best teeth.
I forget, look into it, I suggest. Note that it may be due to good free health care, of course, it's not true that magically, we, the English, are born with better teeth. Though, from what I have seen, the Africans have good teeth. It's easy to understand that the biggest problem is bad foods for teeth. So, really, the Americans and the English are not doing so great. I read that Americans have endless teeth problems (mostly due to eating very bad foods, and then not proper care, and your system is not the best). Nonetheless, the English do end up with better teeth than the Americans, on average.
Doubtin Thomas:British Teeth Studies !
Is this the show where he kisses Jimmy Farron? on the lips during Weekend Update?
Yes! That was great! My husband and I laughed our tails off!
🖤 Sir Ian McKellen!
He's very endearing as himself- if that's "himself". It's always hard to tell with an actor, isn't it?
It´s not hard to tell I think. He is himself. By himself I mean - himself in a role of being himself as a host of saturday night life. If it were you on that stage, who would you be? Of course you would be yourself, yet slightly different. We are all actors in our social life.
You would see it, if he came on stage as being Hamlet or Othello. That would be him as Hamlet hosting the SNL. It´s not that if actors are somewhere as themselves they are automatically lying... :)
a fantastic and brilliant shakespeare's actor ever the greatest ever in Macbeth and King Lear..a Shakespeare expert !! fabulous in Richard III...waiting for Godot and so on...the best ever
shakespeare is boring as fuck
omggg one of the best monologue ever😭I love Sir Ian❤
❤❤❤
He looks like he could be Mick Jagger’s brother
Ladies and Gentlemans please welcome: Magneto!!! or Gandalf!!!
He is rather good isn't he
What year is this, precious?
2002
He is gandalf?
Yes he is
LEJY65: what a brilliant question !
Did he... write his own monologue?
what year is this?
03/16/02 so that's 16th of March, 2002.
He was very handsome in 2002.
loooooooooove :)
I love and hate that people clapped when he said he could be in New Zealand with his boyfriend.
I love it because I love people cheering a gay baby for being gay. And I hate that it was somehow some kind of a big deal at the time.
Just let people fuckin be the people they are.
Looking at you, Tennessee, outlawing trans people this past week...
Funny
I realm hope that wasn't a dog at the Irish people.
You mean an Irish setter?
No toward Roman Catholicism
Kylie Monologue Haha
buuuhuuurrrrn priests.
Sir McKellen making a few excellent points. But it just feels wrong maybe because I hate with a vengeance this type of shows. They’re vulgar and tacky (the set is wrong, the audience is told what reactions to have, it promotes gossip and voyeurism). To see people of his caliber being dragged into it (was he blackmailed into it?) is awful. AWFUL 😖
His orientation was obvious the moment he danced to the stage with loose wrists. I never knew Ian body language is so strongly gay outside of a movie.
No gay guys have firm wrists when dancing, actually
How perceptive of you to spot a false and cliche'd indicator of homosexuality in a man who has never hidden his gayness, and bonus points for caring about something that has no impact on anything whatsoever.
I have very firm wrists when i dance yet i'm very fond of having sex with men. Am i a living paradox?
Gentleman: what a f..ing stupid statement coming from a "Gentleman" !
Magneto is gay?
+yousif5 11 I don't think so. But Ian McKellen is. That's acting for you. Yes, a year late - I lose.
I didnt know he was english.
:)
Stage presence without rhythm. Awm
is gay :O ?? i waa .... i no idea
Does he have to mention hes gay on EVERY tv show appearance?
Nope, he doesn't have to. He just does because he can and wants to. And if you'd grown up in a time where your sexuality could get you put in jail, I'm sure you'd be loving the opportunity to announce it proudly as often as you wanted to as well.
JamUpYourLife I understand that...but its like every TV apearence XD
Merlin The Happy Pig Straight people never shut up about their love lives either...
To be fair, most people are still surprised to hear it.
He just said that he could be on a holiday with his boyfriend.. What the hell's wrong with that?
When was this? this looks very old vocals ehe looks terrible and has done for years
so lame
This is awful.