Leave it to Saturday Night Live comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy to crank up the anxiety with their latest digital short. This time, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy play two would-be skydivers whose nerves skyrocket after a series of bad vibes from their instructors, played by Ben Marshall and host Michael Keaton.
The sketch kicks off with Marshall admitting to the duo that he’s feeling “weird” about the jump — definitely not the pep talk you want to hear before hurtling toward the Earth. Herlihy tries to reassure Marshall by saying, “Maybe that feeling never goes away,” but Marshall’s blunt response sends a chill down their spines: “No, I’m usually never nervous. Just woke up feeling off today. Like, luck is just not on my side.”
Things quickly escalate when Keaton, the other instructor, gets off a call with his lawyer, revealing he’s just lost custody of his kids. Oh, and by the way—the pilot? It’s his first day on the job.
What an awful day to go skydiving.
