Earlier this year, Bad Bunny helped to close out Saturday Night Live‘s 50th season as its final musical guest. The Puerto Rican superstar returned to NBC last weekend to host the show’s Season 51 premiere. He starred in sketches throughout the evening as a hopeful sperm donor, a fan of the Netflix original film KPop Demon Huntersand the inventor of the Spanish language, and led the SNL cast in a recreation of the 1970s Mexican sitcom El Chavo del Ocho. Joining Bad Bunny was musical guest Doja Cat, who made her Saturday Night Live debut performing “Aaahh Men!” and “Gorgeous,” from her new album, come. Check out those performances and sketches below.
During his opening monologue, Bad Bunny discussed his recent concert residency in Puerto Rico and the news that he’ll be performing the halftime show at Super Bowl LX this February. He also noted that the evening marked his fourth appearance on Saturday Night Livejoking “I think Marcello (Hernandez) is getting nervous that Lorne (Michaels) has a new favorite Latino.”
Bad Bunny previously hosted SNL in 2023. In November, he’s set to embark on an international tour in support of his new album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos. Doja Cat’s Tour Ma Vie World Tour also kicks off that same month.
This week’s episode of Saturday Night Live will be hosted will be hosted by Amy Poehler alongside musical guest Role Model. Then, on October 18, Sabrina Carpenter will pull double duty as host and musical guest for the first time.
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