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All the best moments from Charli XCX’s appearance on ‘SNL’
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All the best moments from Charli XCX’s appearance on ‘SNL’

Charli XCX’s sixth studio album, Kidcompletely took over the second half of the year after its release in June. From groundbreaking remixes with Lorde, Ariana Grande, Tinashe and Robyn to her joint tour with Troye Sivan, the 32-year-old singer has had a whirlwind year breaking into the mainstream. It’s only fitting that Charli was asked to be the host and musical guest on last night’s episode. Saturday evening live.

The British pop star followed last week’s host Bill Burr, who led the program in his first episode since the presidential election. The election allowed the SNL writers to satirize President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments and President Biden’s final meeting with Trump after the election. But politics was the only thing they joked about – there were also skits about the next Wicked film and a sequel to the viral “Domingo” sketch from the Ariana Grande-hosted episode earlier this season. Charli also took the stage and performed two songs from her Grammy-nominated album, Kid.

Here are all the best moments from last night’s episode Saturday evening live.

Charli’s monologue was one of the highlights of the series. The “Von Dutch” singer made some wry jokes about loving auto-tune and what is and isn’t a “kid” — and wasn’t afraid to poke fun at her love of partying (which she says started at a young age). “Don’t worry if you don’t; there’s nothing wrong with being straight,” she joked. For those who still don’t know what a “boy” vibe is, she gave a recent example that some people may have seen. “When Martha (Stewart) gets mad at an old magazine article and she says she’s glad the reporter who wrote it is dead, that’s a kid,” she joked. She ended her monologue by saying that being a “kid” also means being vulnerable and hosting the show is a dream come true.

When Ariana Grande hosted Saturday evening live last month, the show featured a sketch called “Bridesmaid Speech” featuring the singer and three SNL the actors play the role of bridesmaids performing a song at their friend’s wedding. The group composed a song about their bachelorette trip to Vegas set to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” where the bride met a man named Domingo. The sketch spread like wildfire on social media, so it was only fitting that the writers followed it, now focusing on the couple’s baby shower. Charli held her own by playing the bride’s cousin; this time, the group sang their “babymoon besties” in a made-up song set to Chappell Roan’s “Hot To Go.”

The double-duty entertainer took the stage to perform two of her biggest songs from the album. “360” nominee Julia Fox showed off her toned abs to introduce Charli for the first performance of the evening. She sang the first song in front of a Kid-green background accented by flashing lights. For the second song, actor Bowen Yang invited her to perform “Sympathy Is a Knife” on stage with the words “Party Girl” displayed in giant letters.