"Saturday Night Live" will kick off its 40th season this weekend, with Chris Pratt in the hosting hot seat and Ariana Grande as musical guest -- which means that today, the requisite series of silly promo spots are available for your viewing pleasure.

There's a joke or five in here about Pratt's rock-hard Starlord abs, because of course there is, but the funniest bit comes when SNL cast member Kate McKinnon asks him to open her jar of pickles seven times in a row. Which, despite what you might think, is an accurate description of events and not a euphemism for anything.

SNL returns with host Chris Pratt and musical guest Ariana Grande on Saturday September 27.