Derek Thompson

need to remember just how hard and complicated this system actually is. Thank you very much. And we'll talk to you later this week.

need to remember just how hard and complicated this system actually is. Thank you very much. And we'll talk to you later this week.

Thank you for having me.

Thank you for having me.

Thank you for having me.

You know, it's weird. I've been on SNL. in every configuration except for the one that I want to be on, which is actual music guest. Like I've been a punchline on Weekend Update. I've been part of a Timothée Chalamet sketch. I've been mentioned in monologues. I've been in like a Lonely Island sketch.

You know, it's weird. I've been on SNL. in every configuration except for the one that I want to be on, which is actual music guest. Like I've been a punchline on Weekend Update. I've been part of a Timothée Chalamet sketch. I've been mentioned in monologues. I've been in like a Lonely Island sketch.

You know, it's weird. I've been on SNL. in every configuration except for the one that I want to be on, which is actual music guest. Like I've been a punchline on Weekend Update. I've been part of a Timothée Chalamet sketch. I've been mentioned in monologues. I've been in like a Lonely Island sketch.

But I guess one could say that my dream, one of the main reasons why I was excited to be on The Tonight Show like 16 years ago when we first got offered the position, I was like, great, this puts me within like one degree of the brass ring, which is, you know, doing SNL. So, you know, kind of funny how...

But I guess one could say that my dream, one of the main reasons why I was excited to be on The Tonight Show like 16 years ago when we first got offered the position, I was like, great, this puts me within like one degree of the brass ring, which is, you know, doing SNL. So, you know, kind of funny how...

But I guess one could say that my dream, one of the main reasons why I was excited to be on The Tonight Show like 16 years ago when we first got offered the position, I was like, great, this puts me within like one degree of the brass ring, which is, you know, doing SNL. So, you know, kind of funny how...

I'm a part of that ecosystem almost in every way, but the one way I want to be, which is like musical guests one day. But, you know, The Roots are working on their 17th album right now. So, you know, I'm still hanging on to my dream.

I'm a part of that ecosystem almost in every way, but the one way I want to be, which is like musical guests one day. But, you know, The Roots are working on their 17th album right now. So, you know, I'm still hanging on to my dream.

I'm a part of that ecosystem almost in every way, but the one way I want to be, which is like musical guests one day. But, you know, The Roots are working on their 17th album right now. So, you know, I'm still hanging on to my dream.

The very beginning. So my Saturday Night Live obsession really starts with, you know, the epicenter of my entire music world is Soul Train. And it just so happens that, you know, for most of America, especially with Soul Train in its prime form, You know, everyone has a Saturday afternoon, 12 p.m., cleaning the house, watching Soul Train Experience.

The very beginning. So my Saturday Night Live obsession really starts with, you know, the epicenter of my entire music world is Soul Train. And it just so happens that, you know, for most of America, especially with Soul Train in its prime form, You know, everyone has a Saturday afternoon, 12 p.m., cleaning the house, watching Soul Train Experience.

The very beginning. So my Saturday Night Live obsession really starts with, you know, the epicenter of my entire music world is Soul Train. And it just so happens that, you know, for most of America, especially with Soul Train in its prime form, You know, everyone has a Saturday afternoon, 12 p.m., cleaning the house, watching Soul Train Experience.

But in Philadelphia, kind of weird, my Soul Train Experience was always at 1 in the morning. And so I had parents that were very forward-thinking, very cool. And, of course, I'd have to be in bed at, like, 8.30 p.m. So whenever, like, the love boat theme starts, it's like, got to go to bed. Not with that deep voice, but yeah, basically, got to go to bed.

But in Philadelphia, kind of weird, my Soul Train Experience was always at 1 in the morning. And so I had parents that were very forward-thinking, very cool. And, of course, I'd have to be in bed at, like, 8.30 p.m. So whenever, like, the love boat theme starts, it's like, got to go to bed. Not with that deep voice, but yeah, basically, got to go to bed.

But in Philadelphia, kind of weird, my Soul Train Experience was always at 1 in the morning. And so I had parents that were very forward-thinking, very cool. And, of course, I'd have to be in bed at, like, 8.30 p.m. So whenever, like, the love boat theme starts, it's like, got to go to bed. Not with that deep voice, but yeah, basically, got to go to bed.