Saturday Night Live
Connor Storrie & Mumford & Sons
February 28, 2026
So Connor Storrie. I’ve seen some conversation online asking if Storrie is the freshest new star to have ever hosted Saturday Night Live (meaning, someone with the fewest credits to their name), and it was concluded that the only other person to challenge this might be Regé-Jean Page, fresh from his breakout role on Bridgerton. But even Page had some 17 credits going back to 2001 (including a speaking role in a Harry Potter movie) before charming his way through Netflix. In comparison, Heated Rivalry, the show that introduced the world to Connor Storrie and co-star Hudson Williams this winter, is Storrie’s third IMDB credit, with his first acting credit coming in 2024. What I’m saying is Connor Storrie is the freshest of fresh meat, and considering that his claim to fame is a steamy (sometimes borderline pornographic) gay hockey series, most of America probably has no idea who this young man is.
But after this performance on Saturday Night Live, I’m willing to bet that he will be a household name sooner rather than later. Don’t get me wrong, Storrie is terrific in Heated Rivalry, but 1. a lot of people have not and will not see that, and 2. Heated Rivalry is hardly the showcase for this young man’s range. And range, he’s got. He is very charismatic and charming, is clearly game for anything, and has terrific comic timing, presence, and physicality largely thanks to his time working as a clown — yes, a clown — in Los Angeles for two years. In fact, he brought one of his clown characters to SNL in this episode, delivering maybe the funniest sketch of the night.
That said, his debut SNL episode is something of a mixed bag — there are definitely some sketches that needed a little more work or thought — but none of the show’s failings are Storrie’s fault. He gave his all and then some, and as far as your neighborhood SNL blogger is concerned, he’s welcome back anytime.
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