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# Matt Damon goes ‘Good Will Hunting’ on an ‘SNL’ joke
- URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-open-snl-matt-damon-promo/
- Published: 2026-05-06T18:55:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-10T13:11:45.000Z
- Description: Sure, he’s got ‘The Odyssey’ coming out this summer, but why not reference a movie that’s ‘like 30 years old’?
- Author: Bill Kuchman
- Tags: The Cold Open • Host Promo, The Cold Open, SNL, Matt Damon, Jeremy Culhane, Sarah Sherman

**The host:** Matt Damon

**The musical guest:** Noah Kahan

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**Cast members in the promo:** Jeremy Culhane, Sarah Sherman

There are just two episodes of *SNL* left to go before Season 51 comes to an end. **Matt Damon** returns to host this weekend. It’ll be his third time in the spotlight (not counting the times he played **Brett Kavanaugh**), but that doesn’t mean *SNL* can’t unleash some *Good Will Hunting*\-based humor in 2026.

You’d think Damon would know how to use a mop after making that movie, though ...

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