It has been almost a decade since Dakota Johnson first hosted SNL in early 2015—and, oh, how the world has modified since.
In her opening monologue as host for the second time this weekend, the Madame Net star shared a few of her most vivid recollections of her first SNL go-around.
Johnson’s different time internet hosting Saturday Night time Reside was on Feb. 28, 2015—shortly after the discharge of 50 Shades of Gray and and never lengthy after the huge SNL fortieth anniversary celebration. “I used to be really within the viewers for that particular,” Johnson defined, and even pulled up a star-studded picture from the occasion.
“Take a look at this assortment of individuals: Sarah Palin, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and look who’s sitting proper behind me,” she stated, closing in on a smiling Donald Trump—almost two years earlier than successful the 2016 presidential election.
“It is simply loopy to be standing so near somebody who would develop into probably the most highly effective individual in America,” Johnson added, because the digital camera panned to point out who was sitting only a few inches in entrance of her: Taylor Swift.
Whereas Johnson clearly had the entire monologue factor below management, that didn’t cease Justin Timberlake—famous member of SNL’s illustrious 5-Timers Membership—from crashing the stage when she introduced the previous boy bander because the musical visitor.
“Justin, what are you doing up right here? Are you misplaced?,” Johnson demanded to know. Timberlake admitted that he had heard his identify talked about and figured that was his cue to return out. The actress reminded Timberlake that he was simply “the musical visitor”—and subtly mocked his newest try at a pop music “comeback.”
Nonetheless, Timberlake endured and let her know that “If you’d like me to be in sketches, I’ve hosted earlier than.” Then motioned “5 instances” along with his fingers. “Properly, that was 10 years in the past,” Johnson shot again.
However Timberlake wasn’t about to go down with out a combat, and even introduced some back-up: former SNL star Jimmy Fallon, who joined Timberlake and Johnson on stage in his full Barry Gibb getup to want the host effectively: “Break a leg,” stated Fallon.
However Fallon’s costume didn’t go to waste: Shortly after the monologue concluded, he and Timberlake reprised The Barry Gibb Speak Present, a recurring sketch they’ve carried out collectively on quite a few events. For these few moments, Johnson was merely a visitor whereas the 2 veteran SNL performers took middle stage.
