[WATCH] Aidy Bryant, Carey Mulligan Almost breaks in SNL Skit

If there’s one thing Saturday Night LiveKate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant know how to do it, it plays between characters with almost painful hyper-specificity. Last night’s “Study Buddy” sketch mentions Josh van McKinnon mentioning his wingman, Bryant,’s Jason, while the former is on a study date with ‘the Beyoncé of the science class’ (played by host Carey Mulligan). “Study Buddy” is a master class in perfectly executed character choices, from Josh’s pronunciation of the word “smart” to Jason’s assurance that he knows what he’s talking about, because he had a girlfriend at a graphic design camp. ‘ SNLThe costume and makeup division also deserves props for built-in details, such as Jason’s top braces and Josh’s oversized jeans. It’s the power of the sketch that Bryant almost breaks around the 3:30 mark, while Mulligan comes even closer for the last minute.