"Saturday Night Live" has done it again. On Jan. 16, it took "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" First Order Commander Kylo Ren and dressed him up as "Matt," a radar technician in an "Undercover Boss: Star Killer Base" edition to find out what his Stormtroopers think about him.
Adam Driver, who plays Kylo Ren in "The Force Awakens," showed off his comedic chops as he took on the part of Kylo Ren trying - and apparently failing - to convince the Stormtroopers that he's just a regular technician, mostly due to Kylo Ren's signature temperament and tendency to use the Force.
"You get so caught up in restoring the galaxy to its rightful state that you miss what's going on behind the scenes," Kylo Ren said. The segment was "filmed" using hidden cameras strategically placed around the Star Killer Base and most of it transpires in the Stormtrooper cafeteria and the hallway where Matt is supposed to be doing repairs.
"I have a newfound respect for what my employees do. It's not as easy as I presumed," Kylo Ren said after being scolded out in the hallway for not understanding how to rewire a calcinator, causing his superior to delay having her muffin.
Matt asks his crew a series of questions ranging from the serious - such as what they think about Kylo Ren and his plans - to the more vain ones about his lightsaber and "eight pack." He also bonds with Lt. Colonel Zack over the latter's admiration for Kylo Ren and grief from the loss of his son who was in the Stormtrooper program.
"Hearing that Zack lost his son really struck a nerve with me," Matt said. He then conveniently runs into Kylo Ren in the bathroom who asked him to give a card with a special message to Zack.
Of course, Matt's mask eventually slips off when Tim the Stormtrooper says Kylo Ren looks like he weighs 30 pounds, and Matt ends up using the Force to choke and throw Tim to the soda machine.
When Matt finally makes the announcement that he is actually Kylo Ren, he was surprised to find that he didn't fool his crew.
Watch the full parody below.
