His ex, Elaine – played by Chloe Fineman – was seen setting a table inside a living room as her husband Dennis, portrayed by Andrew Dismukes, voiced his disapproval about having Laird join them.

‘I still don’t understand why you had to invite your ex-fiance over for dinner. It’s kind of sus,’ he stated.

Muscular frame: Jason Momoa, 44, bared his muscular frame as he stepped back into hosting duties on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live – five years after making his hosting debut on the series

Comedic skills: The Game Of Thrones alum had the chance to show off his comedic skills by taking part in a variety of skits

She quickly explained, ‘I thought Laird was dead because his plane exploded over the ocean, and then two days ago, a cruise ship found him floating on a piece of a porta potty. What do you want me to do?’

Suddenly, there was a knock on the front door on the rainy evening and she jumped up to answer the door.

However, she told her husband, ‘Try and be nice, okay? He was stranded on that island for five years. He’s probably all messed up and frail.’

She opened the door to see that he was far from frail, and he stepped inside as his 6’4″ frame towered over her. Fineman’s character was momentarily speechless until she uttered, ‘You look…different.’

He told her, ‘The island, it changed me.’ Chloe humorously responded, ‘I can see that,’ as she held her gaze with his.

Momoa then said, ‘Didn’t change everything,’ which caused Fineman to emotionally say, ‘I can feel that.’

Suddenly, her husband Dennis appeared in the frame while sitting on the couch and interrupted the moment by stating, ‘Uh, I’m Dennis, by the way. I’m Elaine’s husband now. Sorry if that’s weird or annoying for you.’

Jason said, ‘Not at all. I’m glad Elaine found someone in my absence. She deserves to be happy,’ with Dennis also agreeing.

Humorous: His ex, Elaine – played by Chloe Fineman – was seen setting a table inside a living room as her husband Dennis, portrayed by Andrew Dismukes, voiced his disapproval about having Laird join them

Special guest: She opened the door to see that he was far from frail, and he stepped inside as his 6’4″ frame towered over her

Stranded on an island: He told her, ‘The island, it changed me.’ Chloe humorously responded, ‘I can see that,’ as she held her gaze with his

Interrupting: Suddenly, her husband Dennis appeared in the frame while sitting on the couch and interrupted the moment by stating, ‘Uh, I’m Dennis, by the way…’

Catching up: Chloe guided Momoa to the living room and he plopped down next to Dennis while Fineman’s character sat in a separate chair

A toast: Chloe then poured her ex-fiance a glass of wine and he toasted his glass with Fineman’s, leaving Dennis out

Making a mess: As Chloe and Andrew took a sip, Momoa poured the wine all over his face. ‘Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot how to drink out of a cup. I must take my shirt off’

Chloe guided Momoa to the living room and he plopped down next to Dennis while Fineman’s character sat in a separate chair.

Jason complimented Elaine on her home, but Andrew’s character added, ‘And Dennis. It’s both of ours…’

Chloe then poured her ex-fiance a glass of wine and he toasted his glass with Fineman’s, leaving Dennis out. ‘It’s been a long time since I’ve had wine. To old rekindling flames,’ he said in her direction.

Elaine also replied with, ‘To old rekindling flames.’ Dennis quickly cut in with a toast of his own and said, ‘But and to loyalty!’

As Chloe and Andrew took a sip, Momoa poured the wine all over his face. ‘Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot how to drink out of a cup. I must take my shirt off.’

The star then stood and removed his white button up, revealing his muscular frame. Dennis exclaimed, ‘We actually have a shirts on in the house rule,’ but Chloe quickly said, ‘No, no we don’t.’

Dennis then decided to take his shirt off, with Fineman replying with, ‘Ew.’ She then took Jason’s shirt to throw in the washer.

Towards the end of the skit, Andrew’s character attempted to make Momoa leave by saying, ‘I think you should get out of here before I kick your a**!’

Chloe said that Laird was their guest and Dennis then yelled out, ‘Then a push-up contest!’ with the winner getting Elaine and the house.

Ditching the shirt: The star then stood and removed his white button up, revealing his muscular frame

Doing the same: Dennis then decided to take his shirt off, with Fineman replying with, ‘Ew’

Time to go: Towards the end of the skit, Andrew’s character attempted to make Momoa leave by saying, ‘I think you should get out of here before I kick your a**!’

Contest: Chloe said that Laird was their guest and Dennis then yelled out, ‘Then a push-up contest!’ with the winner getting Elaine and the house’

Winner: However, only after a couple seconds into the contest, Momoa won and the skit ended with Fineman jumping into Jason’s arms

Opening monologue: Before appearing in sketches, the Aquaman actor kicked off the episode with an opening monologue

Stylish: The Aquaman star put on a stylish display donning a yellow, bomber jacket as well as a pair of gray trousers as he began to address the crowd

However, only after a couple seconds into the contest, Momoa won. The skit ended with Fineman jumping into Jason’s arms.

Before appearing in sketches, the Aquaman actor kicked off the episode with an opening monologue. Jason was greeted with a warm applause from the live audience as he stepped onto the stage.

The Aquaman star put on a stylish display donning a yellow, bomber jacket as well as a pair of gray trousers as he began to address the crowd.

Momoa expressed his gratitude to return to SNL and gushed, ‘It means so much to me.’

He then revealed that his mother was also in attendance to cheer on her son and humorously added, ‘If you see her, be careful, she’s still recovering from giving birth to me.’

Jason expressed, ‘But I’m so happy to be here. I love this place. I love life! I love waking up washing my luxurious hair with a full bottle of shampoo, and I love playing Aquaman, because I love the ocean.’

He opened up about his childhood, revealing that when he was younger, he had dreams of being a marine biologist.

‘The problem was that even though I was born in Hawaii, I grew up in Iowa, which is not really known for their oceans.’

Childhood dream: He opened up about his childhood, revealing that when he was younger, he had dreams of being a marine biologist

Living in the Midwest: ‘The problem was that even though I was born in Hawaii, I grew up in Iowa, which is not really known for their oceans,’ he stated

Back to Hawaii: The star explained that after watching a film called, In God’s Hands, he chose to move back to Hawaii ‘and I ended up getting on a TV show called Baywatch’

Reflection: ‘And now I feel like my life has come full circle,’ he expressed to the audience

Special saying: To conclude his opening monologue, the actor said a Hawaiian saying, which he revealed translated to: ‘Take care of the Earth, take care of each other’

Another skit: He then starred in another sketch that was a PBS show called Masters Of The Pen, which is a series that takes a look back at iconic authors

The star explained that he watched a film called, In God’s Hands, and stated that he saw his cousin ‘in these 50 foot waves, so I went back to Hawaii to surf with my family, and I ended up getting on a TV show called Baywatch.’

Momoa notably portrayed the character of Jason Ioane in Baywatch: Hawaii from 1999 through 2001.

‘I call it the B word. But I fell in love with acting, and I only stayed for a few seasons because you really don’t want to get stuck in the B hole,’ he joked.

‘And now I feel like my life has come full circle,’ he expressed to the audience.

‘I do a lot of work protecting our oceans and small island nations. I even started my own water company to eliminate single use plastic water bottles,’ Jason stated, referencing to Mananalu Pure Water that he launched in 2019.

‘This work really means a lot to me. I’m serious. We’re going to save the whales, the coral reef, the spongebobs because Jason Momoa loves life.’

To conclude his opening monologue, the actor said a Hawaiian saying, which he revealed translated to: ‘Take care of the Earth, take care of each other.’

He then starred in another sketch that was a PBS show called Masters Of The Pen, which is a series that takes a look back at iconic authors.

Found footage: The show was hosted by Heidi Gardener and Bowen Yang, who revealed that he had discovered found footage of Wizard Of Oz author, L. Frank Baum, from the early 1900s

Author: The skit then turned into black and white as the hosts watched the video. Baum – played by Michael Longfellow – was seen scribbling in a notebook

Blocking: The hosts tried to figure out if Baum was penning The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, but a businessman suddenly appeared in the frame directly in front of the author

Bringing a pal: The hosts began to once again examine the footage but the businessman came back, and brought along a friend – played by Jason

Seeing the camera: ‘The business gentleman has brought his large friend to see the camera,’ Bowen explained, with Heidi adding, ‘The large friend seems very happy to see the camera’

Watching the clip: The two pals left, and the hosts then tried to decipher what Baum was saying

Coming back: Yang stated, ‘Well, there is AI software to decipher what he’s saying, but we weren’t able to use it because the business gentleman and his friend got ahold of a woman’s hat and blocked the background’

The show was hosted by Heidi Gardener and Bowen Yang, who revealed that he had discovered found footage of Wizard Of Oz author, L. Frank Baum, from the early 1900s.

Yang’s character explained, ‘This is footage shot outside a store in New York. The date’s unknown, but it’s the early 1900s. That man on the bench there is L. Frank Baum.’

The skit then turned into black and white as the hosts watched the video. Baum – played by Michael Longfellow – was seen scribbling in a notebook.

Suddenly, someone quickly walked by and looked at the camera, which Gardener pointed out. Bowen explained, ‘Back then, film was shot at a lower frame rate, so everything looked sped up.’

The hosts tried to figure out if Baum was penning The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, but a businessman suddenly appeared in the frame directly in front of the author.

He excitedly looked and waved at the camera but then walked away. The hosts began to once again examine the footage but the businessman came back, and brought along a friend – played by Jason.

‘The business gentleman has brought his large friend to see the camera,’ Bowen explained, with Heidi adding, ‘The large friend seems very happy to see the camera.’

The two pals left, and the hosts then tried to decipher what Baum was saying.