Josh Brolin Completely Strips Down During ‘SNL’ Monologue

During Josh Brolin’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, he admitted that hosting the late-night comedy sketch was like taking an ice bath — and he proceeded to demonstrate his claim. “You know I’ve been doing cold plunges for 20 years, right? And the only thing I can compare this show to is that. I mean, hosting is like jumping into an ice bath,” he said while unbuttoning his shirt.

The audience cheered as a crew member filled a nearby tin bathtub with cold water, and Josh Brolin got ready for the plunge. “Scary, it’s exhilarating, your penis is in your stomach. There’s just no way to prepare for it,” the 56-year-old explained as he took off his pants.

Josh Brolin strips down during ‘SNL’ monologue

Brolin prepped his audience for the next moment saying, “So what you gotta do is just jump right in! Surrender to the discomfort! You ready for this?” He then stepped in and yelled the signature phrase of his character Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. “I am inevitable!” he exclaimed with his fists in the air.

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It was Brolin’s third time hosting this weekend, and he collaborated with pop singer Ariana Grande, who sang two tracks off her new album, Eternal Sunshine. He reflected on his last time as an SNL host in 2012 and confessed that he “loves being here.” “You know, it’s been 12 years since I last hosted and I’ve missed this place. I mean, so much has changed … not really it’s the same,” he reflected.

The actor looked back on 2008, which was his first time on SNL and meeting Adele, who he had “never heard of before.” Next, he joked about a poem written for his co-star Timothee Chamalet, which he termed “apparently super creepy.” “But I don’t think it’s creepy. But you be the judge. Lights!” he said as the studio lights dimmed with a background piano playing.

Brolin poised himself and started, “Your face is etched by adolescence. Your cheekbones jut toward what are youth-laden eyes that slide down a prominent nose. And onto lips of a certain poetry.” Before reciting another piece for Kenan Thompson, he clarified that he “don’t wanna sleep with” Chamalet. “I mean it’s weird yeah…I write poems about everyone I work with,” he explained.