# Bob Dylan Meets the Pope on SNL

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bob-dylan-meets-the-pope-on-snl/
- Published: 2026-11-15T21:53:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T22:25:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Consequence
- Original article: https://consequence.net/2026/11/bob-dylan-the-pope-snl/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- SNL imagined Bob Dylan meeting Pope Leo.
- John Mulaney played the pope.
- The sketch was cut for time but posted on YouTube.

## Summary

Saturday Night Live aired a sketch in which James Austin Johnson reprised his Bob Dylan impersonation opposite John Mulaney as Pope Leo. The comedy imagined a recent meeting between the songwriter and the pontiff, turning a discussion of spiritual matters into a series of absurd exchanges.

Dylan asks about the origins of his hoodie, proposes a new hymn and enquires about buying Mother Teresa’s bones. He also jokes that he has “complete Alzheimer’s” about interesting events in his life and admits to one sin. The sketch was cut from the live broadcast but is available on YouTube.

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