{"id":432986,"date":"2022-04-17T12:01:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T09:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lizzo-performs-double-duty-as-snl-host-and-musical-guest\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T12:01:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T09:01:18","slug":"lizzo-performs-double-duty-as-snl-host-and-musical-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lizzo-performs-double-duty-as-snl-host-and-musical-guest\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lizzo performs double duty as &#8216;SNL&#8217; host and musical guest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34e70c1db9a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34e70c1db9a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lizzo-performs-double-duty-as-snl-host-and-musical-guest\/#%E2%80%9CLizzo_performs_double_duty_as_%E2%80%98SNL_host_and_musical_guest%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Lizzo performs double duty as &#8216;SNL&#8217; host and musical guest&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLizzo_performs_double_duty_as_%E2%80%98SNL_host_and_musical_guest%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Lizzo performs double duty as &#8216;SNL&#8217; host and musical guest&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lizzo joined an elite club of recording artists t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed to both host and perform on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d in an episode that started with outrageous Easter messages from politicians and celebrities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Message From the Easter Bunny\u201d (Bowen Yang) featured impersonations of Britney Spears, Jared Leto disguised as Jesus Christ, Elon Musk and Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Cecily Strong\u2019s Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene greeted viewers with a chocolate rifle loaded with real bullets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been saying aggressively to all my Jewish and Muslim colleagues, Happy Easter!,\u201d she said before declaring the holiday had gotten \u201ca little too LGBTQRT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd there is nothing gay about Easter. A day when a bunch of male priests worship a shirtless guy with great abs and talk about wanting to eat his body. That\u2019s straight stuff,\u201d Strong-as-Green quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Redd reprised his imitation of Mayor Eric Adams as a cocky Casanova who was excited for spring, and glad the Brooklyn subway shooter was no longer his problem.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650184094785.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Lizzo performs &quot;Special&quot; on stage during Saturday Night Live as a musical guest.\" class=\"wp-image-21932884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650184094785.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650184094785.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650184094785.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lizzo performs \u201cSpecial\u201d on stage during Saturday Night Live as a musical guest.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Saturday Night Live <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t adjust your television set, I am this handsome, ya understand?\u201d he boasted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got him. We got the shooter. Sure it took 30 hours, and the suspect turned himself in, but we got him. Case closed,\u201d the mayor continued to brag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn conclusion: shooter caught, sexy back, violent crime waaay up. Bitch, I\u2019m from New York. I\u2019m Eric Adams. I run this town!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kate McKinnon\u2019s deflated Dr. Anthony Fauci was tiring of yet another COVID-19 surge as he warned people about holiday gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not here to give to give you any more COVID guidance; I\u2019m not stupid enough to think you\u2019ll follow it,\u201d the fake Fauci said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650183093529.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Lizzo performs as host for Saturday Night Live during her Opening Monologue, as she also performed as a musical guest.\" class=\"wp-image-21932858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650183093529.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650183093529.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650183093529.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lizzo performs as host for Saturday Night Live during her Opening Monologue, as she also performed as a musical guest.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"> Saturday Night Live<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Singer and rapper Lizzo, 33, drew big applause in her monologue by reflecting on the arc of her rags-to-riches career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt every show I tell my audience the same thing and I\u2019ll tell you too: I love you, you are beautiful and you can do anything. I am proof of that. I used to live in my car and now I\u2019m hosting Saturday Night Live,\u201d she said to rousing applause.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WR_xR0x35R4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WR_xR0x35R4<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kenan Thompson hosted a trivia <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> show called \u201cGuess That\u201d where Lizzo played an uncooperative contestant who antagonized Thompson until rival competitors Redd and Ego Nwodim also turned on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you\u2019re forcing me to play even though I can\u2019t win. This man is a classic gaslighting narcissist y\u2019all,\u201d she said, egging them on until the host walked off the set.<\/p>\n<p>A skit set in an Interscope Records circa 2008 gave viewers a look into the Black Eyed Peas\u2019 creative process as they wrote nonsensical lyrics to \u201cBoom Boom Pow,\u201d \u201cLet\u2019s Get It Started\u201d and \u201cI Gotta Feeling\u201d under the guidance of A&amp;R reps Lizzo and Aidy Bryant.<\/p>\n<p>Fergie, portrayed by Strong; will.i.am, spoofed by Thompson; apl.de.ap, by Redd; and Taboo, by Yang dismissed smart wordplay suggested by Lizzo, instead using a stream of consciousness technique to pen the songs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21932526-1650184696167.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, and Chris Redd appear as the Black Eyed Peas on Saturday Night Live.\" class=\"wp-image-21932928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21932526-1650184696167.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21932526-1650184696167.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21932526-1650184696167.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>From right to left \u2014 Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, and Chris Redd appear as the Black Eyed Peas on Saturday Night Live.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Saturday Night Live<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe want the song to be about tonight so let\u2019s start brainstorming answers to the question \u2018how is tonight going to be?,&#8217;\u201d Bryant asked the group, who responded with \u201cwoo hoo,\u201d \u201cmazel tov\u201d and \u201clet\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the next skit Lizzo brought a first date (Mikey Day) home to the house she shared with her grandpa, Six Flags mascot Mr. Six (Chloe Fineman).<\/p>\n<p>It was eventually revealed that the house was full of elderly people in suits and bowties that liked to dance to Vengaboys\u2019 \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw\">We Like to Party<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the next skit Lizzo was in the writer\u2019s room confiding to the Please Don\u2019t Destroy comedy troupe that she wasn\u2019t worried about hosting the show, but did have other concerns.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the whole musical guest thing. I mean two new songs? I don\u2019t have those,\u201d she confessed before imploring Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy to write her a \u201cblack woman anthem\u201d 10 minutes before the dress rehearsal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re almost ready for you and if those new songs aren\u2019t good, I\u2019m going to kill you,\u201d Andrew Dismukes popped in to say.<\/p>\n<p>Just when it seemed the writers had hit a wall, Lizzo mined a hit song out of their sketch idea for a \u201chorny zookeeper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeekend Update\u201d took a shot at President Joe Biden\u2019s handshake with an invisible person following his North Carolina speech last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer name is Kamala,\u201d fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> anchor Colin Jost cracked, referencing Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk offered to buy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> for $43 million so he can loosen its free speech rules,\u201d co-anchor Michael Che said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how badly white guys wanna use the n-word,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650184403311.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Colin Jost appears as a fake news anchor on Saturday Night Live, as he took shots at Joe Biden and referenced Kamala Harris.\" class=\"wp-image-21932905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650184403311.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650184403311.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931960-1650184403311.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Colin Jost appears as a fake news anchor on Saturday Night Live, as he took shots at Joe Biden and referenced Kamala Harris.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Saturday Night Live<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTwitter\u2019s not even profitable anymore. It just seems like a bad business decision,\u201d Jost said as the riff continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I say that as someone who bought a Staten Island Ferry with Pete [Davidson, absent again from the show.]\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The segment joked about the non-fatal subway attack, talking about how Frank James turned himself in at an East Village McDonalds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere judging from this photo he was auditioning for the role of Grimace,\u201d Che said of the portly suspect, who was pictured wearing a dark blue shirt in a two-shot next to the rotund purple fast food mascot mascot.<\/p>\n<p>McKinnon stole the next sketch \u2014 about a planning meeting for an ancient Egyptian orgy that featured most of the cast \u2014 by making out with a live goat.<\/p>\n<p>A prestigious orchestra without a flutist took a chance on Lizzo, but the conductor was taken aback by the woodwind player\u2019s lack of decorum, as she disrupted the stuffy environment by \u201ctwerking on the bassoonist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe make music together and if that means I have to pop this booty for Beethoven then so be it,\u201d Bryant\u2019s violinist said, as the ensemble members launched into a rump-shaking version of \u201cOde to Joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lizzo and Dismukes played a elitist couple that told fellow dinner party guests how they planned to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> the world on the value of their Beanie Baby collection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeedless to say we won\u2019t be worrying about money for quite some time,\u201d Lizzo scoffed, before becoming panicked when she realized the investment was not as lucrative as the couple thought.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzo introduced herself by saying \u201cLadies and gentleman \u2026 me\u201d before launching into  \u201cGood As Hell,\u201d featuring a \u201cRapper\u2019s Delight\u201d inspired flute solo.<\/p>\n<p>The performer\u2019s mother introduced her second number, \u201cSpecial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NBC show was slated to take a three-week hiatus and return to the airwaves on May 7 featuring guest host Benedict Cumberbatch and musical guest Arcade Fire.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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