Surprisingly, it works.

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Chance Townsend

Chance Townsend

Editor, General Assignments

Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master's in Journalism from the University of North Texas and is a proud orange cat father. His writing has also appeared in PC Mag and Mother Jones .

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on May 3, 2026

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Everyone has at least one bad breakup they'd rather forget. For Olivia Rodrigo's character Saturday night , that breakup was very much front and center.

The sketch finds Rodrigo at a party, freshly face-to-face with an ex she's determined to make jealous. Her solution is to recruit the perfectly nice, completely game guy standing next to her, played by Tommy Brennan. A solid plan, all things considered.

Her ex, played by Ben Marshall, has the exact same idea.…