Final evening’s episode of SNL was hosted by ex-cast royalty Amy Poehler, with ascendant pop singer Function Mannequin as musical visitor. Function Mannequin has a convention in his reside reveals the place he brings out a fan or a star onstage throughout his hit “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out”; he’s beforehand introduced out folks like Olivia Rodrigo, Natalie Portman, and SNL forged member Bowen Yang. Whereas performing the track on the present final evening, Function Mannequin welcomed out Charli XCX as his shock “Sally.”
Charli appeared carrying the identical Max’s Kansas Metropolis shirt that Function Mannequin wore within the episode’s promos on Thursday. (His newest studio album known as Kansas Anymore.) Like Charli, Function Mannequin can be pivoting from music to the display, and he’ll make his appearing debut in Lena Dunham’s Good Intercourse in 2027.
Final evening additionally marked the precise fiftieth anniversary of the primary episode of SNL. Within the chilly open, Poehler’s fellow SNL alumna Tina Fey appeared as Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem within the chilly open, and as herself throughout Weekend Replace alongside fellow former WU anchors Poehler and Seth Meyers. Michael Che mentioned he was “very sick” earlier than the present, however he did simply high quality.
As for different music-related bits of the episode, a sketch on the finish featured rap variations of TV themes for Severance and The Pitt. Poehler wore Converse and heavy eyeliner for an “Emo Mother” sketch, however the music within the clip doesn’t sound very emo to me. Try episode highlights under.