Bob Dylan Meets the Pope on SNL

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.