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Olivia Rodrigo recalled some of her career-making moments during her hosting debut Saturday Night Live.
In Rodrigo’s monologue, the 23-year-old singer began by expressing the “dream” of hosting the late-night show for the first time. She “grew up watching the show, and they say it’s your favorite show,” she joked SNL Cast is the one I watched when I was a teenager.
“I’m Mickey Day, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Chloe Fineman,” she said, all of whom are current cast members on the show. “And they all came back this week just to cheer me on. How lovely!”
Delving deeper into her youth, the three-time Grammy Award winner recounted some of her early projects as a child actress. She previously starred in the Disney Channel series BizardvarkAnd on SNLShe admitted that she was co-starring with Jake Paul.
“When I was 13, I was in a Disney show called Bizardvark“We had a great cast, which included acting legend Jake Paul,” Rodrigo said. “We were always talking about our future, me and Jake. I’d say, ‘I really want to make music that explores the complexities of girls my age,’ and he’d say, ‘Well, one day I really want to beat up old men on Netflix.’
The joke appeared to be a reaction to Paul’s boxing match against Mike Tyson, which aired on Netflix in 2024. She continued: “And we did it together, fun!”
The “Drivers License” singer ended her monologue by performing a parody of the track that catapulted her to stardom, with a modern twist. This time, Rodrigo sang about getting her real ID instead of her driver’s license.
“You know, a lot has changed for me since my first single ‘Drivers License,’ which was about the biggest event in my life when I was a teenager. Now that I’m older, I decided to write a new song about the biggest event in my adult life, and I really hope you like it,” she said before beginning the parody of the 2021 track.
“I got my real ID last week and showed up to the DMV. I sat there waiting 14 hours, with 9 forms to prove my identity,” Rodrigo sang.
Before Rodrigo took to the stage to deliver his monologue, Aziz Ansari joined the cold open for a surprise appearance to portray Kash Patel, the director of the FBI. Before that, Pete Hegseth, played by Colin Jost, was asked a question by reporters about him quoting a fake Bible verse. Pulp Fiction During prayers in mid-April.
“When I read that verse from the Bible Pulp Fiction About revenge and intense anger, did you know that it is fake and was not really in the Bible? one fake reporter asked, to which Ghost’s Hegseth replied, “Yes. And I also believe he will one day.”
Patel also addressed his supporters in the press, saying they “should not be reporting lies and rumours” but rather “reporting on the historic nature of my appointment”.
“I am a pioneer. I am the first Indian to abuse his job,” he said. “Everyone says Indian people are incredibly smart, hardworking and smart. You have proven beyond a doubt that we can be as helpless and incompetent as white people.”
Rodrigo SNL The return marks her third overall appearance on the show, but her first hosting appearance, and notably her first time serving in both host and musical guest roles. She previously appeared on the show in May 2021 and December 2023.
The singer is preparing to release her third album, You look very sad for a girl in lovewhich will be released on June 12. “Drop Dead” was released on April 17, serving as the lead single from her upcoming record. The track has already broken records in Rodrigo’s career, earning her fourth place on the rankings list Bulletin board Hot 100.
Debbie Harry introduced the singer before performing “Drop Dead,” which was her first musical performance of the night. Rodrigo sang an unreleased song during her second performance of the night afterwards Hot competition Star Connor Story paved the way for the track’s debut.
To increase her excitement SNL Rodrigo, who spent the day on Saturday, announced on Thursday that she is preparing to head out on her Unraveled Tour. Also before the episode, the pop star announced that she would be performing a new song in the comedy series.
During the “Weekend Update” segment, Alex Earle (Veronika Slowikowska) and Alex Cooper (Chloe Fineman) joined Colin Jost and Michael Che to clarify their feud. They tried to analyze the rift, which some speculated stemmed from their business relationship. (Earl podcast Hot mess was signed to Cooper’s Unwell Network, although Earle parted ways with the company in March 2025.)
“Well, I’ll tell you what happened between us,” said the Earl of Slowikowska. “Well, say it,” Feynman-Cooper replied. “Say what you gotta say, girl.”
“On that,” added Earl Slowikowska, before falsely Call her father “There’s no non-disclosure agreement,” the host said.
Their speech was a live play on a TikTok video Cooper shared about the situation, in which she accused Earl of starting “fake drama” and creating a “fake narrative” — Earl only commented “okay on that” in Cooper’s video about the situation, though she didn’t share her side of the story.
Rodrigo is one of the final hosts and musical guests SNLSeason 51. With only two episodes remaining, Matt Damon will host next Saturday’s episode with Noah Kahan as musical guest, while Will Ferrell will host the season finale alongside Paul McCartney.
More to come.
