James Austin Johnson got a chance to reprise his Bob Dylan impersonation in an SNL sketch spoofing the legendary songwriter’s recent meeting with Pope Leo (played by host John Mulaney).
“I got a lot of questions to ask. Matters of great spiritual importance,” Dylan told the pontiff before the conversation veered off into decidedly less divine territory, such as the origins of Dylan’s hoodie (“Amazon Essentials”) and his favorite musical memories (“Let me cut you off right there. I have complete Alzheimer’s about anything interesting that happened in my life”).
Dylan also pitched the pope an idea for a new hymn, inquired about purchasing Mother Teresa’s bones, and confessed his one sin.
The sketch was cut for time from the live broadcast, but is available to watch on YouTube below.
