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It's Hamm Solo! Mad Men star Jon tries to steal Harrison Ford's part while Emma Stone mocks Aloha scandal in spoof Star Wars screen tests on Saturday Night Live

Published: 01:18 EST, 22 November 2015 | Updated: 20:56 EST, 22 November 2015

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It is a sight his legion of female fans will have only dreamt of seeing.

For Jon Hamm donned a pair of extremely tight trousers and a gun holster as he tried to win a part in a spoof reel of Star Wars screen tests on Saturday Night Live.

He also wore Harrison Ford's trademark waistcoat in his surprise appearance as he pretended to audition for the role of 'Hamm Solo'.

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Hamm acting: Jon tried to win Harrison Ford's part in an hilarious spoof screen test on Saturday Night Live

Emma Stone was another shock turn, and mocked the outrage about the fact she played a character of of one quarter Chinese and one quarter Hawaiian descent in Aloha.

But it was Jon who was the first to garner giggles when he addressed producers behind the camera, telling them: 'I kind of wrote some of my own stuff. I think I gave you guys copies.

'So if you guys want to start, you have the first line. It's 'what's up Hamm Solo?' and I'm like 'how's it going guys?'.

May the farce be with you: Jon proved to have comedy chops aplenty as he delivered his lines

Fan-tasy role: His legion of female fans will have dreamt about seeing the hunk in Han Solo's tight uniform

Original and best: While he gave a good performance in most ways he does not measure up to Harrison Ford

Hamm was not the only famous face to appear in SNL's Star Wars sketch, during a show hosted by actor Matthew McConaughey.

Emma Stone screen tested for Rey and explained: 'Just before we start, I know that the Star Wars universe is very diverse and I don't know if you saw the movie Aloha, but I can play a very convincing part-Asian woman.'

Daisy Ridley, who did land the role of Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also made a cameo in the sketch and was serenaded by singer Michael Bublé. He sang: 'Another season, another reason for making Wookiee.'

Leias of irony: Emma Stone made light of the Aloha ethnicity scandal during her spot

'I know that the Star Wars universe is very diverse': She claimed she can play a 'very convincing part-Asian woman'

Bursting her Buble: Saucy Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley grinned and bore it as she shared the screen with easy listening favourite Michael

The missing element: Chris Tucker channelled his classic role in an hilarious moment

Watch that metatarsal: David Beckham decided to overhead kick new droid BB-8

Coke Zero laughs: Bobby Moynihan's impression of a diet cola seeking George Lucas was severely lacking in comedic content

The surprise stars appeared in the sketch alongside the SNL regulars who played the parts of auditionees David Beckham and Sofia Vergara.

Aidy Bryant played Winona Judd and Beck Bennett pretended to be Javier Bardem, while Bobby Moynihan mimicked George Lucas.

Just as noteworthy as the comedy was the music, with curvy stunner Adele performing flawless versions of both Hello and When We Were Young from her new album

The 27-year-old Londoner gave refreshingly stripped back performances of her tunes, allowing her supple vocals to grab all the attention, though she did look in fine form indeed in two eye-catching figure-flattering gowns.

Lovely pair of lungs: Adele delivered the goods in some style as she performed two new songs

Supple: She showcased her versatile voice and hit all of the right notes throughout

She's a Brit special: The Londoner's flawless vocals were a stark contrast to the strained singer of many of the show's musical guests

Her performance was certainly a refreshing change from the usual strained vocals viewers of the show are used to getting from its musical guests.

Meanwhile Matthew McConaughey, who was hosting SNL for the first time in 12 years, joked during his opening monologue: 'I'm pretty sure everything tonight's going to go okay, okay, okay. That's not what you thought I was going to say, was it?'

The actor explained the origin of his catchphrase 'alright, alright, alright' and revealed he first uttered the words while filming Dazed and Confused.

No frills: But the curvy 27-year-old was looking in fine form in a figure-flattering gown

Hello: She seemed happy to be back as she promoted her new material

Cheeky girl: At one point she appeared to wink at the camera as she delivered an impassioned performance

He told the audience: 'My character David Wooderson, he has three lines in the entire film, but one of those lines is what I like to call a 'launchpad line'.

'A launchpad line is a line where, if the character really believes it, then I feel like I could write a whole book on this character.'

McConaughey explained that he had been called in for a make-up test when director Richard Linklater asked him to shoot an extra, unscripted scene where Wooderson picks up a girl at a drive-thru.

He said: 'I tell myself Wooderson's about four things. He's about cars, weed, rock and roll and chicks.

He looks anything but Interstellar: Matthew McConaughey dressed in drag as they mocked Adele's video

London calling: A classic red telephone box was featured at this point

Nice jacket: She managed to bear a reasonable resemblance to the chart star

'I look around where I am. I say, well I'm in my 70s Chevelle. That's one. I've got Slater riding shotgun so I'm definitely getting high. That's two. We've got Ted Nugent playing Stranglehold on the 8-track, so that's three.

'At this point I hear over the intercom 'action'. I look up across the drive-thru at this red headed intellectual and I say to myself 'Buddy, you've got three out of four. Alright, alright, alright'.'

As well as raising cheers with his monologue, McConaughey joined the SNL cast members for a string of sketches – including a spoof of musical guest Adele's video for Hello.

McConaughey and the SNL cast starred in a skit based around an awkward family Thanksgiving dinner.

Alright, alright we get the idea: Matthew decided to tell the audience at painstaking length the origin of his cathcphrase

At least it made him laugh: The Oscar-winner had a great time telling his shaggy dog story

With the Magic Mike star playing a grey-haired granddad, the family eased the tense atmosphere by miming to Hello.

After breaking out into song around the table, the scene cut to a spoof version of Adele's black and white video and ended with McConaughey sporting a blonde wig and fur coat.

McConaughey took part in sketches which saw him playing a 3D printed man at a technology conference, a small town resident protesting against a proposed Amtrak station and a contestant on a game show called Should You Chime In On This?

You've got to hand it too him: Matthew got his arm stuck in a turkey in an hilarious Thanksgiving skit

Knocking the stuffing out of him: His wacky antics freaked out his guests

The Oscar winner also played a long-haired, bearded daytime talk show chef high on oven cleaner fumes and a guitarist failing to get to grips with blues music.

Joining SNL regular Kenan Thompson for the recurring Charlie's Blues Shack skit, McConaughey sang struggled to write lyrics about heartache and instead sang about marriage and fantasy football.

Thompson looked stunned as he sang: 'I took a cab down to the airport, the driver said 'have a good flight', I said 'you too' and it's been bugging me all night.'

But he appeased the blues vocalist with the line: 'I used to work at Facebook, but I quit and sold my shares. Now I'm suicidal, all my friends are billionaires.'