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‘SNL’ Casts Shane Gillis As Mullet-Sporting Has-Been Who Went To School With Forrest Gump
'SNL' Casts Shane Gillis As Mullet-Sporting Has-Been Who Went To School With Forrest Gump
Saturday Night Live host Shane Gillis sported a mullet and a southern accent to play Ricky Monroe, an alum of Greenbow High School who graduated alongside Forrest Gump. Mikey Day got to channel the Tom Hanks character while Gillis’ Ricky recalled fond memories of chasing Forrest in a truck and throwing rocks at him. Ricky then tries to interfere with Forrest’s shoutouts to his mom, his longtime love Jenny, his close friend Bubba and Lieutenant Dan who lost his legs in Vietnam — all to disastrous results.
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