

In Billboard‘s “ 10 Best Music Moments From the ‘SNL’ 40th Anniversary Special” article in 2015, we wrote: “Maya Rudolph owns the game when it comes to Beyoncé impressions, so it was a treat to see her return as Queen Bey (personal wind machine and all!) alongside Martin Short for a segment that highlighted various music-themed skits from seasons past.” Unfortunately, this video seems to have been scrubbed from the Internet (for now, at least), so we hope you enjoy Rudolph’s shoulder choreography in the GIF below. Or you can watch Rudolph-as-Beyoncé’s triumphant, wind-blown entrance below, complete with some of her most famous lyrics tossed in as musical dialogue.
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You can watch the full skit on NBC.com to see Pharoah’s Jay and Sasheer Zamata’s Solange pretend that their infamous elevator altercation after the 2014 Met Gala was no big deal. This weekend, the 48-year-old actress and comedian returned to Saturday Night Live, where she hosted the variety sketch series alongside Jack Harlow, who.

Oh, and Armisen’s Prince visits baby Blue too, of course.Ģ014: Maya as Beyoncé After Solange & Jay-Z Elevator Video I am joined tonight by former SNL cast member Patrick Weathers.He says that the modern SNL has 'got a very talented cast.The problems are always on writing with the. Stick around for a string of A-list impressions, including Justin Timberlake as Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Kristen Wiig as an always-surprised Taylor Swift. MaFormer Saturday Night Live cast member and guest host Maya Rudolph revived her Beyonc impersonation in a sketch based on the popular hot wings-eating YouTube series Hot Ones. 18, 2012, episode - perfectly timed just a month after the birth of Bey and Jay’s first child, Blue Ivy. This marks Rudolph’s first appearance as Beyoncé on the show after her exit from the cast in 2007, and her first alongside Jay Pharoah’s pitch-perfect Jay-Z. Anything for Prince.Ģ012: Maya as Beyoncé When Celebs Come to Meet Blue Ivy Most memorably, Maya’s Bey is a mouthpiece for the notoriously shy Prince, delivering whispered requests to famous guests, like asking Robert De Niro (as himself) to pretend he’s a mirror or Tobey Maguire (Shia LaBeouf) to sit atop a giant decorative cupcake and hold a plastic cherry. Here’s where it all started: Rudolph is a glam sidekick to Armisen’s talk-show-host Prince, offering a musical introduction with her wailing Prince Show theme song. She added: "I was talking about it with Sean, and he was explaining all of the sauces and the numbers they go up in, and I realized: I don't think I could even get past one! I don't think I'd make it.Maya Rudolph's Beyonce Heats Up on 'SNL's 'Hot Ones' Parody: 'I Still Can't Tell If This Is Beneath…Ģ004, 2005 & 2007: Maya as Beyoncé on ‘Prince Show’ Despite having taken part in Hot Ones twice as characters, Rudolph revealed that she will never. "I'd be happy to go sit with him and talk, but I refuse to put any of that inside my body!" Rudolph famously took part in a skit about Hot Ones on SNL in 2021 when she parodied Beyoncé. "I told Sean, 'No, don't ever ask me because I'm not coming,'" she told TVLine. Saturday Night Live alum Maya Rudolph returned to her former haunt this week, hosting the March 27 episode with music guest Jack Harlow. Rudolph famously took part in a skit about Hot Ones on SNL in 2021 when she parodied Beyoncé.ĭespite having taken part in Hot Ones twice as characters, Rudolph revealed that she will never take part in the show as herself. I could kill everybody in here and get away with it," the character rants. During the season finale of Saturday Night Live, hosted by alum Andy Samberg, the show spoofed Jay Z and Solange s now infamous elevator fight, with SNL alum Maya Rudolph returning to. I could buy you and this whole studio and every mother****er in it and I could shut it down. WWE Champ Dave Bautista Urges Men to 'Be F**king Loud' for Roe v.Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Horse Imagery Sparks 'Apocalypse' Theories.15 Times Melissa McCarthy and Her Husband Ben Falcone Shared the Screen.Maya Rudolph's Kamala Harris Hosts SNL Passover.
