Saturday Night Live Charmin skit given the Philly treatment

Philly residents and fans who watched the latest Saturday Night Live episode were graced with some Philadelphia humor, courtesy of the show’s host James McAvoy.

In one of the skits, McAvoy sports an Eagles T-shirt while participating in a focus group for an imaginary Charmin Super Bowl commercial.

Aidy Bryant, playing the group’s leader, airs the toilet company’s latest commercial and seeks feedback from a panel that’s filled with stark personalities played by Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, McAvoy and Kenan Thompson.

In SNL-like fashion, the panel goes off the rails as each panelist gives their thoughts and ideas. Mooney plays a clueless participant who struggles to understand that the Charmin bears are not real; McKinnon plays a “woke” white hipster who retaliates at the notion of the bears' true intentions; and Thompson plays an academic with unattainable suggestions.

None of their performances compares to McAvoy’s though, whose attempts at owning a Philly accent are commendable while his suggestions for alternative commercials range from cringeworthy to comical.

At one point, he suggests a Charmin bear gets sucked down a toilet, fights “poo poo and pee pee” monsters to get back to the surface, races to his wedding, then finds out his soon-to-be wife is a monster.

Just goes to show that, in the eyes of SNL writers, Philadelphians seem to have a knack for crude and unusual humor.