Drunk Uncle Returns to SNL to Toast the Brewers' World Series Win
Bobby Moynihan is back as Drunk Uncle, and this time he is cheering for Milwaukee. The character returned to Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, the show's satirical news segment, on November 1, 2026, to celebrate the Milwaukee Brewers' World Series win, according to Variety.
The Brewers' victory is the first World Series title in the franchise's history, which stretches back nearly 60 years. The team had never won the championship before. The segment gave the baseball side of the story a real place on a comedy show.
Two Brewers players made a surprise appearance alongside Drunk Uncle. Christian Yelich and Brice Turang joined the sketch. Manager Pat Murphy also appeared in the segment, and the bit centred on the team's 2026 championship run.
Moynihan knows the show well. He spent nine seasons on Saturday Night Live, from 2009 to 2017. Drunk Uncle is one of the characters he is best known for. Before this week, he last played the role on the programme's 50th anniversary special.
For Brewers fans, the segment is a chance to see their team in a very different setting, one built for laughs rather than box scores. For the show, it is a reminder that a recurring character can come back for a moment that matters to a city. Moynihan, the players and the manager all took part in the same few minutes of television, and the result is a tribute that ends up on a national stage.
Drunk Uncle first took shape on the show during Moynihan's time in the cast. The character is a loud, unfiltered relative who weighs in on the news of the day. That makes him a natural fit for a championship celebration, especially one that a whole city has been waiting for.
The appearance came on the same day the Brewers' win was still fresh in the news. Fans who missed the live broadcast can find the segment through the show's official channels and clips shared online.
