Bad Bunny did it SNL debuts tonight and it’s every Latin American’s Spanglish dream come true. From his greeting to Saturday Giants– the Spanish-language game show that aired on Univision for 53 years – following the hilarious collaboration with Marcello Hernandez and special appearances by Latinos Fred Armisen and Pedro Pascal and superstars Mick Jagger and Lady Gaga.
Networks and streamers take note. This is one of many great examples of what our community wants to see more of on TV and in movies. Although many of us grew up watching Spanish-language television, we live in a very bilingual world. Bad Bunny seen in an American television institution like SNL was not only refreshing but absolutely hilarious. Well done.
In a parody of a telenovela El Passion de las Padillas, Bunny played a hilarious mustachioed villain who outwits his nemesis (played by Hernandez). But it was Latina, Punkie Johnson’s maid, who ate up that sketch.
Not to be outdone, Rocker Jagger turns out to be the ultimate villain, pranking both Bunny and Hernandez but failing to complete the most difficult task: figuring out what the hell Latina was trying to say.
Jagger returned as Sister Kevin, a man who posed as a nun to seduce the women, in a parody of Sister Act 3: Kevin Gone Wild – Sorry, Whoopi Goldberg. In a very Casanova-esque way, Kevin admitted that he was the one who “defiled those poor women with my lips and hips.”
Lady Gaga surprised viewers when she introduced Bad Bunny before his first performance, serving as host and musical guest. She was only there for two seconds, but it still blew up on social media.
Gaga also joined Jagger and the rest of the Rolling Stones at their album release party on Friday night, singing “Sweet Sounds of Heaven.” Who knows, maybe this will lead to new collaborations between the trio.
SNL Veterinarian Fred Armisen appears in the sketch titled “The Age of Discovery”, a medieval story about a king and his son who are dissatisfied with many gifts from their loyal servants. But everything changed when they found a strange cigar (marijuana) that they were convinced was “Dookie”.
In the funniest sketch of the night, Bad Bunny and Pedro Pascal play sisters who are respectively their cousin’s non-Latino girlfriend. met son There are so many references to growing up Latino, like finishing a good can of cookies to keep the sewing surprise and the power of a Latina mom holding a chancleta. Duck!
Being green isn’t easy for Bunny, who played Shrek in the sketch “Please Don’t Destroy.”
Latino Twitter has already declared tonight’s Bad Bunny episode Emmy-worthy. Hopefully the academy was looking.
Bonus sketches can be found below.
Source: Deadline
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