Sterling (Kathleen) Brown gets emotional in SNL monologue

Sterling K. Brown made his Saturday Night Live debut this weekend in true This Is Us fashion: with lots of crying.

The actor, whose portrayal of Randall Pearson on the hit NBC drama has won him an Emmy and a Golden Globe, kicked off SNL by feigning tears.

“It’s SNL, you know. I mean, how lucky am I to be here, and on top of everything I’ve gotten to do in the last few years, it’s just like the icing on the cake,” said Brown, choking up. Then, he offers himself a quick pep talk: “Get it together, Sterling Kathleen.”

Eventually, Leslie Jones has to step in. “Sterling, you gotta stop crying,” she tells him. you are ruining you for me.”