Maya Rudolph‘s Saturday Evening Stay internet hosting gig seems to be a very long time within the making. On this week’s promo for the actress’ upcoming episode, the SNL alum emerges from a Studio 8H closet after 17 years in hiding.

SNL castmembers Andrew Dismukes and Chloe Troast discover Rudolph in her hiding place, the place she sits in a prairie-like outfit and tells them over a bowl of oatmeal, “Oh, howdy there! I wasn’t anticipating guests.”

The Loot star goes on to inform the shocked comedians she’s been there since 2007 when she left SNL after seven years as a castmember.

“Why would I go away? I’ve the whole lot I want right here,” she says, pointing to “my books, my porridge, my expensive good friend Kenny.” The digital camera then pans to a mop with googly eyes.

When Troast asks, “Aren’t you purported to be internet hosting this week?” Rudolph responds, “Oh I’m. Would you guys thoughts closing the door? I’m going to want to clean up.”

At that, Rudolph magically seems through a puff of smoke behind the castmembers, dressed and able to go. “See you Saturday,” she tells them and walks down the corridor.

Truly, Rudolph has stored fairly busy within the 17 years she claims to have stayed within the closet — together with returning twice earlier than as host, the final time in 2021.

She is going to host for a 3rd time this weekend, with musical visitor Vampire Weekend. Following Rudolph, Jake Gyllenhaal and Sabrina Carpenter will shut out the sketch present’s forty ninth season.