Jamie Dornan Reveals Passion for Collecting Rocks That Look Like Potatoes in ‘SNL U.K.’ Monologue: ‘This Isn’t a Joke. God Knows, I Wish It Was’

Jamie Dornan took over hosting duties from Tina Fey for the second episode of “SNL U.K.” and turned up the bizarro dial a few notches in his monologue. The Irish actor introduced himself as the “star of ‘The Fall,’ the Oscar-winning film ‘Belfast’ and, of course, your auntie’s favorite dreams,” before going on to reveal a somewhat peculiar — and apparently entirely true — fact about himself. “I’m not just a sex symbol who looks sexy in everything he does, but I am also a guy who collects rocks that look like potatoes,” he said. Popular on Variety Dornan then proceeded to wheel out a trolley displaying five such spud-shaped stones, picking each one up to admire it (including one that looked “exactly like a chip”). “Look at these gorgeous little things. And no, this isn’t a joke. God knows, I wish it was,” he said, urging people to Google “Jamie Dornan potato rocks” to establish that he was “telling the truth” (which a quick search proved that he was). “Seriously, this is who you want to sleep with?” While Fey’s first-ever “SNL U.K. monologue was crashed by celebrity guests including Nicola Coughlan, Michael Cera and Graham Norton, Dornan’s was interrupted by fellow Irishman Chris O’Dowd. “That’s right, it’s me, your greatest enemy and personal friend,” he said. “Couldn’t help but notice that you’re showing off your spud rocks again.” O’Dowd then pulled out his own rock and revealed he’d swapped one of Dornan’s collection for an actual potato, a potato he then revealed “wasn’t even Irish!” The Irish jokes in “SNL U.K.” — which featured in the opening episode with George Fouracre’s musical sketch “What Kind of Irish is your Grandad” — continued in the next skit in episode 2, also featuring Dornan and song about British holidaymakers tendency to only spend their time in British and Irish themed pubs.