Selena Gomez urged to inventory her pants ahead of SNL hosting debut
Will the show chop the roof off a Suburban or throw up in a Birkin? Only time—and Post Malone's performance—will tell
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Selena Gomez is hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time this week, and in the promo clips, she engages amusingly with cast members Aidy Bryant and Bowen Yang and musical guest Post Malone.
In the first clip, Bryant attempts to categorize them as two pop stars and two comedy actors, but the record is corrected: Gomez reminds us that she also acts, and Yang claims he prefers drama. (Somehow, we knew that, Bowen—nice work on the “Chuck E. Cheese” sketch last week, btw.) Aidy Bryant puts them all in their place, as is her thing—note how even in a comedy burp like this, she manages to steal even the moments when she’s not speaking.
Gomez rose to fame via Disney productions, which could give the show some fodder to play with (often fruitful—I’m reminded of “The Real Housewives of Disney” from years back). Most recently and visibly, she has a lead role on Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, acquitting herself well opposite certified comedy legends (and friends of SNL) Martin Short and Steve Martin. Will this portend a cameo from either Martin? Would be nice to see them again; it’s been a while, and their walk-ons rarely miss.
Gomez also has her own online cooking show, which could serve as material—kind of curious that the show doesn’t mine the insanely dense field of YouTube and Instagram food influencers more. (I’m biased on the subject matter here, as Dan Aykroyd’s Julia Child and Phil Hartman’s Anal-Retentive Chef occupy some of the primary affection spots my brain has reserved for the show.)
Musical guest Post Malone is… also beyond categorization, presentationally at least, and this will also be his first appearance on SNL. He’s plugging his forthcoming album Twelve Carat Toothache, which apparently includes appearances by Kid Laroi, Doja Cat (who—sidenote—is the epitome of pop fun, and how is it possible SNL hasn’t had her on yet?) and Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes. He will almost certainly perform the clever and infectious first single, “Cooped Up,” which features Roddy Ricch.
As for whether the show will chop the roof off a Suburban or throw up in a Birkin, it’s anyone’s guess. SNL has vacillated wildly in quality this season, with last week’s Benedict Cumberbatch episode being one of the best in terms of both sketches and music. It’s a tough act to follow (and worth a watch if you haven’t seen it yet).
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Selena Gomez is a great straight woman to the Martins on Only Murders in the Building, it would be kind of shocking if they don’t show up for a sketch or two, one of the things she proved on s1 is that they don’t overshadow her & her presence is just as strong
Season 2 premieres in June. Would not be shocked if they show up for the monologue.
If Steve Martin didn’t make a guest appearance on SNL when the opportunity arose, I would be stunned.
Her bemused skepticism dealing with them early on was the perfect way to help the audience warm up to those characters. Martin was prickly and standoffish and Short walked right up to the edge of being over the top, and she reacted to them exactly the way a 20-something would. As she gets to know them they gradually drop their guard and become more relatable as people.
She was surprisingly relatable too despite being so gorgeous & glamorous & her character being so secretive
Agree – she made someone who on the surface should have it all together very vulnerable.
Will this portend a cameo from either Martin? Would be nice to see them again; it’s been a while, and their walk-ons rarely miss.I remember the last walk-on like it was 10 weeks ago. That old stand-up John Mulaney was hosting and Steve Martin was part of the 5 Timers Club bit. I think one of the top movies of the time had Benedict Cumberbatch playing Dr. Strange. Russia invaded Ukraine, what ever happened with that conflict? I wonder if there are still clips of that appearance available or if they have been lost to the mists of time?
“I spilled my ant farm in your pants.”Is this an in-joke? Or it’s supposed to be funny because… pants? Because pants cover genitals? After how many decades this show is still the product of the comic-stylings of guys trapped by delayed adolescence.
I hate it when everyone is trying to get in my pants!-Selina Gomez
“Aaaw” – Pedos
Pedos? She’s almost 30.
Damn, time has flown by.
I assume Post Malone is wearing blue trousers? (If he wore brown shorts, he’d be UPS Malone.)
Uh, excuse me, why are we still letting fat people on TV? It’s a personal failing! Stuff your face less! It’s not normal! Why do we let admitted obese people go on TV to stumble around letting their fat rolls gross us out? It’s gross, and no spin is going to make it ok! Get the stomach staple already! If you must persist, go to the fatty conventions where chubby chasers LOVE YOU! Dan Savage told me it was so!