This week in the spotlight leading up to Mother’s Day, it was all about mothers Saturday Night Live.
The variety show did away with the typical thematic icy open for the one that was presented SNL cast members share moments with their moms.
Kenan Thompson kicked off the show by appearing on the Studio 8H stage with his mother because, he said, “Mother’s Day is in about 29 minutes,” which she declared meant there was still “plenty of time to buy a gift.” “
“With so many unhappy stories in the world, we thought we’d take a break from the usual open conversation and instead hear heartwarming stories from our moms.”
Still, Thompson’s mom said she wants to see who will play Stormy Daniels in the open conversation centering on the porn star’s testimony in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial. That wasn’t the only reference to last week’s news, as other moms weighed in on Netflix’s headline-grabbing live roast of Tom Brady and report on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. having a worm in his brain. Both the Trump trial and RFK Jr.’s “brainworm” were covered in the Weekend Update.
Other cast members joined by their mothers include Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Punkie Johnson, Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, James Austin Johnson, Bowen Yang, Colin Jost, Marcello Hernandez and Michael Longfellow.
Day’s mom proudly called herself “Butt-Head’s mom,” referencing his viral sketch from April.
During her monologue, host Maya Rudolph took the stage and explained that she was perfect to host the pre-Mother’s Day episode because, as she said, “I’m a four-time mom. I have four stunning children that I know of.
She was then joined by Yang and Sarah Sherman, who pointed out that the actress is more than just a mother to her own children.
“You’re not just a mom,” Yang said. “You are a mother!”
Sherman added about the former SNL cast member: “You are a 30 Rock legend. You’ve been breathing down our necks since you were two years venerable.”
After questioning their praise, Rudolph turned earnest and said seriously, “You’re right.”
Then, introduced by Thompson’s announcer, Mr. Infinity Decor, and accompanied by dancers, Rudolph struck the “Rockefeller house mother” pose.
After a few moments on stage, Rudolph took her iconic walk around the set, where she earned two “10s” from the judges and one “I’m gagged” from another judge while rapping about her status as an iconic mother.
Throughout the song, she interspersed moments with her SNL career and her memorable role in Bridesmaids with conventional motherly duties.
“Remember when I pooped my pants in that movie,” she rapped. “When you were a baby, you pooped in your pants and I changed your diaper. I am your mother.
Later, Beyoncé returned to Rudolph Sizzling In Cowboy Carter-inspired update memorable fragmentdressed in western attire and platinum blonde hair, she made her debut at the Grammy Awards.
When asked by Mikey Day’s Sean Evans why she came back, Rudolph’s Beyoncé replied, “It’s the only thing I’ve tried that didn’t kill me. “It bothered me and my husband…Jay-Z.”
Although she started confidently and didn’t mind the first wing, after Beyoncé Rudolph’s second wing she quickly backed down and declared, “This wing is stomping on my ass.”
“My bones are heated. “That wing was real,” she said. “You’re about to have me singing, ‘This ain’t Texas.’
As the wings became more and more piquant, she continued to struggle, interrupting Evans before he could finish his question, asking the host to blur her face before burping, throwing milk in Evans’ face, and calling over her assistant, who first asked if it was possible. taking someone’s bones out of their body and replacing them with burning bones” – he later tells her that it can’t be done, and then tells him to squirt cocoa butter balm into her lips.
Rudolph, currently appearing on Apple TV+ Loothosted SNL with musical guest Vampire Weekend.
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