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>>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
TF IS SO CRAZY TO BE BACK. I HAVE NOT HOSTED SINCE 2006.
BACK THEN I WAS PROMOTING "V FOR VENDETTA."
AND NOW THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS KIND OF PROMOTING "V FOR
VENDETTA." THIS IS THE LAST "SNL" BEFORE
THE WINTER OLYMPICS IS STARTING NEXT WEEK.
ISN'T THAT EXCITED? BECAUSE NBC KEEPS TELLING ME IT
IS EXCITING. >> OKAY, AND NATALIE HAS JUST
STARTED THE SHORT PROGRAM MONOLOGUE.
>> A TOUGH COMBINATION TO PULL OFF, BUT SHE HAS DONE IT
MARVELOUSLY. >> THAT'S RIGHT, I HAVE SEEN A
LOT OF HOSTS THAT COULD NOT. >> OH YES?
LIKE WHO? >> I WOULD RATHER NOT SAY.
LET'S SEE WHAT NATALIE HAS IN STORE NEXT.
>> SO I'M ALSO A MOM NOW. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SO MY 6-YEAR-OLD SON ACTUALLY WROTE A JOKE FOR MY MONOLOGUE,
OKAY, HERE IT IS. WHAT IS THE FUNNIEST LETTER IN
THE ALPHABET? >> WHAT?
>> IT'S PEE. GET IT?
PEE? OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT MIGHT BE
FUNNIER WHEN HE SAID IT. >> OH, A LITTLE STUMBLE THERE.
>> YEAH, THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A DOUBLE JOKE JOKE INTO A TRIPLE
APPLAUSE BREAK. WHAT HAPPENED?
OKAY, I'M BEING TOLD THAT JOKE WAS WRITTEN BY HER, NOT BY HER
SON, BUT BY A 32-YEAR-OLD WRITER THAT WENT TO YALE.
ALL RIGHT, OKAY. >> LET'S LOOK AT THAT AGAIN IN
SLOW MOTION. >> IT'S PEE, GET IT?
>> PAUSE IT RIGHT THERE. YEAH, SO YOU CAN TELL SHE IS
VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS ONE. LOTS OF SWEAT HERE AND HERE.
YEAH. >> LET'S GO BACK AND LET'S GO
AHEAD AND CHECK OUT THE BAND LEADER LENNY PICKETT REACTING TO
THAT JOKE. >> HE IS NOT INTO IT AT ALL.
>> HE IS NOT AND LENNY IS A BIG LAUGHER.
>> AND NOW HE IS JUST VISIBLY SWIPING THROUGH TINDER.
>> COMPLETELY CHECKED OUT, KENAN.
>> WE'RE GOING NOW TO OUR FIELD CORRESPONDENT LESLIE JONES WHO
IS HEADING TO THE OLYMPICS AND IS STANDING BY AT THE STAGE
RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU.
I'M DOWN HERE AT THE MONOLOGUE STAGE, AND WELL, IT'S NOT GOOD.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THESE TINY WHITE ACTRESSES DO STAND-UP.
>> LESLIE, YOU'RE KIND OF BLOCKING ME.
>> OH, HEY, GIRL. YOU ARE KILLING IT RIGHT NOW.
SHE IS NOT KILLING IT RIGHT NOW. ALSO, SPEAKING OF ME GOING TO
THE OLYMPICS, DID YOU KNOW THAT NORTH KOREA IS REALLY CLOSE TO
SOUTH KOREA? WHY DID NOBODY EXPLAIN THAT TO
ME? I DON'T WANT TO GO NOW.
I DON'T WANT TO GO NOW. >> THANK YOU, LESLIE JONES.
AND WE GO BACK TO LIVE TO NATALIE PORTMAN WHO IS READY FOR
HER BIG FINISH. >> I HAVE TO ASK YOU GUYS
SOMETHING. DOES ANYONE HERE LIKE NEW YORK
CITY? >> AND SHE LANDED IT!
SHE LANDED IT! SHE MENTIONED NEW YORK CITY AND
PEOPLE ARE LIKE "HEY, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE!"
YEAH. YEAH!
YEAH! AND SHE PULLED IT OFF.
>> AN INCREDIBLE COMEBACK FOR PORTMAN.
>> HEY, I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN YOU, YOU'RE THE REAL TONYA
HARDING. YEAH!
WHOA! >> WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW!
DUA LIPA HERE. STICK AROUND, WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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