Adam Driver Plays Aladdin, Has a Disastrous Date on 'SNL'

The whole magic carpet ride thing is not as romantic as it sounds.

Last night, Adam Driver hosted the first Saturday Night Live episode of 2016. The Star Wars actor took a break from playing the villain to show off his fairytale charm and singing skills as Aladdin. With Cecily Strong as Jasmine, the two fly high on a romantic magic carpet ride—except things quickly unravel. Between a collision with a bird (feathers in the mouth are not cute), a rogue bomb ("We must be over Syria!"), and getting soaked with plane bathroom waste, the date goes from soaring to tumbling and free-wheeling back down to earth. See the hilarious clip below: 

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