Gosling-Day Call: Viral Cringe or Clever Promo?

0:00What's up? I'm Corey and these are your entertainment and celebrity headlines. A viral phone call between Ryan Gosling and Saturday Night Live comedian Mikey Day has social media buzzing with cringe reactions. Eva Mendes, Gosling's wife, shared the clip on February 15th from a Valentine's Day chat they dubbed, Palantines Day. Fans are split on whether it was a genuine awkward moment or a clever promo stunt. In the call, Day congratulated Gosling on hosting SNL for the fourth time on March 7th. He asked about reprising their popular Beavis and Butthead sketch from last year. Gosling explained Palantines as a day for guys to get emotionally honest, then pivoted to showing off Valentine's cards his character makes for an end. Alien buddy in his upcoming film, Project Hail Mary. Viewers flooded comments with secondhand embarrassment, calling it forced, overly weird and not funny at all. One said it felt like trying too hard to be quirky, while others cringed at lines like Gosling,

1:01doving day his sweet prints. Many pointed to days confused and frustrated face as proof it fell flat. They exchanged quickly turned promotional, with Gosling plugging the sci-fi movie out March 20th, comparing it to Interstellar Meets ET. They even called it out as a marketing bit, highlighting the shift from Friendly Vancer. Now the clip is everywhere. Re-shared by Project Hail Mary, accounts to hide both the SNL gig and the film based on Andy Weir's bestseller. Debate rages online about if it was scripted fun or just painful content that missed the mark. This story is made possible by our sponsor. See the episode description. A pillow that plays your sound quietly, comfortably, effortlessly. Built for nighttime listening, S-O-L-I, solelypillo.com.