SNL Mocks Alex Honnold’s Taipei 101 Free-Solo Bid (Full Transcript)

Name: SNL Mocks Alex Honnold’s Taipei 101 Free-Solo Bid
Uploaded: 2026-01-19T23:05:33+00:00
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Description: Saturday Night Live imagines Alex Honnold scaling Taipei 101 rope-free, contrasting expert poise with comic ineptitude while nodding to real dangers.

Saturday Night Live imagines Alex Honnold scaling Taipei 101 rope-free, contrasting expert poise with comic ineptitude while nodding to real dangers.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Live from Taiwan, it's SNL. Wait, did he start already? Saturday Night Live poking fun at free solo climber Alex Honnold's daring attempt to scale Taipei 101 with no ropes, no safety net.

[00:00:15] Speaker 2: The biggest obstacle is probably going to be the wind up at the higher levels.

[00:00:21] Speaker 3: I think the biggest obstacle for me is going to be this.

[00:00:25] Speaker 1: Kenan Thompson plays a fictional second climber hilariously unprepared for one of the world's tallest buildings. Contrasting a cool, confident Mikey Day playing the world-famous rock climber.

[00:00:35] Speaker 2: If you fall, you're going to die.

[00:00:40] Speaker 1: Honnold has been climbing for most of his life. He's best known for free soloing El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in 2017. A sheer granite wall 3,000 feet tall.

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A short segment describes a Saturday Night Live sketch set in Taiwan that jokes about free solo climber Alex Honnold attempting to climb Taipei 101 without ropes. The piece highlights the comedic contrast between a confident Honnold (played by Mikey Day) and an unprepared second climber (played by Kenan Thompson), while noting real dangers like high winds and the fatal risk of falling. It also references Honnold’s real-world fame for free soloing El Capitan in Yosemite in 2017.

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SNL Sketch Spoofs Alex Honnold Climbing Taipei 101

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Key Takeaways

SNL aired a sketch imagining Alex Honnold free soloing Taipei 101.
The comedy comes from contrasting an expert climber with a wildly unprepared partner.
The sketch nods to real hazards of such climbs, including high winds and fatal consequences of a fall.
Honnold’s credibility and fame stem from his 2017 free solo ascent of El Capitan.

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Neutral: The tone is primarily informational with light comedic framing. It recounts an SNL parody while acknowledging the serious risks of free solo climbing without expressing strong approval or disapproval.

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