--- description: Three highlights from the Dec. 6 episode of Saturday Night Live, featuring musical guest Nicki Minaj title: SNL: Watch James Franco and Seth Rogen Address Sony Hack image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc0539b809af76809/69876d400b72e338596dc6c5/seth-rogan-james-franco.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch James Franco and Seth Rogen Beat the Sony Hackers by Revealing Their Own Embarrassing Photos  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 7, 2014 3:36 PM CUT   by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 7, 2014 3:36 PM CUT James Franco’s third gig as host of _SNL_ this Saturday featured musical guest Nicki Minaj and a slew of sketches from self-leaked embarrassing photos to DIY friend-building kits. Here are three highlights from the show: In the clip above, Seth Rogen joins his good pal Franco for an opening monologue to leak their own “nude” photos before the [hackers of Sony Pictures](http://time.com/3612132/sony-hack-north-korea-interview/ "undefined") get to them first (Sony is the distributor of the two stars’ forthcoming comedy film, [_The Interview_](http://time.com/2921071/kim-jong-un-seth-rogen-the-interview-james-franco/ "undefined")_)_. One such embarrassing photo: their own version of the _Rolling Stone_ John Lennon commemorative cover, showing a nude Lennon wrapped around his then-wife Yoko Ono. > [](https://twitter.com/ditzkoff/status/541451900269641728) It’s not the first time that Rogen and Franco have parodied a famous couple: Last year, they did [a shot-for-shot remake](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRckgn36lzY "undefined") of Kanye West’s [_Bound 2_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBAtAM7vtgc "undefined")music video, with Rogen standing in, of course, for Kim Kardashian. The [new trailer for _Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/3609579/star-wars-force-awakens-trailer/ "undefined") that’s been [watched by basically everyone](http://time.com/3615803/star-wars-episode-vii-force-awakens-trailer/ "undefined") found its latest parody in SNL’s version, which shows the clueless state of the film’s returning characters, who don’t make an appearance in the trailer. A strange skit called “#Grow a Guy” featured a group of friends roasting marshmallows, with one guy accused of have no other friends than the ones sitting around him. 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