Bad Bunny SNL Moments.Photo:Will Heath/NBC via Getty
Will Heath/NBC via Getty
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio did not come to play.
For hisSaturday Nighthosting debut on Oct. 21, the artist, professionally known asBad Bunny, fully leaned into the spirit of the show and was loose, committed and dialed into every bit. Alongside stellar cameos fromPedro Pascal,Fred ArmisenandMick Jagger, the Puerto Rico native delivered a performance that hilariously brought out his acting chops while paying homage to his Latino roots.
Check out Bad Bunny’s funniest moments onSNLbelow.
When He Addressed the Grammys' Faux Pas in His Opening Monologue
We were barely two minutes into the rapper’s stint as host before he made his first dig.
While delivering his opening monologue, Bad Bunny addressed the fact that some people thought he might have a rough go at the gig, given that English is not his first language. Brushing all the naysayers aside, he began speaking Spanish, saluting, “all the Latinos in the world, especially those that are watching live in Puerto Rico.”
However, he quickly halted the monologue after noticing theSNL-generated closed captions read “[SPEAKING IN NON-ENGLISH]” a call back to the moment the Grammys failed to translate his song during a performance at the awards show earlier this year.
“Not again, not again,” he joked. “Can we change that? Can we do it right?” he begged before the words were swapped to “[SPEAKING A SEXIER LANGUAGE].”
When He Took the ‘SNL’ Writers on an Emotional Rollercoaster
AShrekmovie in whichMichael Jacksonis also a main character might seem far-fetched for some, but Benito somehow made it work for us in this sketch, which featuredSNLwriters and Please Don’t Destroy group mates, John Higgins, Ben Marshall and Martin Herlihy.
When He Excelled at Being an Overprotective Tía
Perhaps the highlight of the night came when Bad Bunny brought out Pedro Pascal for a sequel of the “Overprotective Mom” sketch.
When He Played an Unhinged Monarch
For this sketch, Hernández and Bad Bunny took us back centuries and played an unhinged father-son ruling duo who sent explorers to China to bring back some “silks and spices.”
WithSNLalumnus Fred Armisen and current cast member Mikey Day playing the purported explorers, the king and his prince were informed that the expedition didn’t make it all the way to China, but instead to what is dubbed the New World, where they found other valuables instead. The monarchs are then introduced to New World goods such as turkeys, pumpkins, llamas and tomatoes — none of which go over well until they’re presented with cigars and some gold.
When He Scored the Father of All Cameos
Long story short: Bad Bunny and Hernández were playing two brothers in a telenovela whenMick Jaggerappeared.
And Then There Was a Controversy at the Convent
Bad Bunny, a.k.a Sister Theresa, became the audience’s main suspect when it turned out there was a man pretending to be a nun at a remote convent in Austria in this sketch. The said poser was “clearly so sexy that even God could not stop him” from having relations with the sisters.
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When He Played a Doting Father
A parent’s love for their kids knows no bounds, and according to this sketch, it apparently can’t read the room.
source: people.com
