Saturday Night Live
Dua Lipa
May 4, 2024
First things first for my fellow Gen-Xers: what is a Dua Lipa? Glad you asked. Dua Lipa is a gorgeous English/Albanian Grammy-award-winning pop star. I don’t know any of her music, but it’s disco-y and danceable — though, apparently, she’s not exactly known for her dancing. She’s also not exactly known for her comedy stylings, and SNL asking her to be both the host and the musical guest seems like a heavy lift.
That said, I’ve seen a lot of grumbling about this episode, calling it the “worst of the season,” … but, y’all, I remember the Pete Davidson, Bad Bunny, and Shane Gillis episodes, so you’re not going to pull that one over on me. I think this is an example of diminishment by comparison: the previous episode hosted by Ryan Gosling was so beloved and well-received that whoever was tasked with being his follow-up was never going to live up to expectations. Don’t get me wrong, this is not a great episode — but it’s also not as terrible as some are making it out to be.
And honestly, I’m just proud of the writers for restraining themselves from making every sketch about how hot Dua Lipa is. God knows they haven’t been able to resist in the past.
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