Bad Bunny hosted and served as musical guest in the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live.”
Here’s what went down.
Marcello Hernández shines in Bad Bunny’s ‘SNL’ episode
As the only Latino “SNL” cast member, the expectation was that Marcello Hernández would be busy during Bad Bunny’s episode.
Sure enough, the Miami-born comedian joined Benito in three Spanish-laden skits. The buzziest of these featured the return of Pedro Pascal’s portrayal of the quintessential overbearing Latina mom, a character first introduced last season in an episode that earned the “Last of Us” actor an Emmy nomination.
In the sketch, Hernández subjects his latest non-Latina girlfriend (Chloe Toast) to the scrutiny of his mother and his tía (Bad Bunny). The nosy duo express their disapproval in Spanish to maintain a level of secrecy, but throw in enough English to let her know that they’re absolutely throwing shade.
Bad Bunny is hosting... ‘Sabado Gigante’? Watch his opening monologue
Bad Bunny kicked off his hosting duties with a strong monologue, shouting out another institution of Saturday night television, “Sabado Gigante.”
The “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana” star also alluded to the “sings in non-English” gaffe from the CBS broadcast earlier this year, and gave love to Puerto Rico.
To close it out, Benito brought out actor Pedro Pascal to serve as his personal translator.
Meet ‘Shrek Bunny’
The comedy group Please Don’t Destroy are consistently producing some of the funnier “SNL” skits in recent memory. Tonight’s episode was no exception.
In their latest skit, a green-faced Bad Bunny convinces Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy to act out his fan fiction “Shrek” script. The bit borders on magical-realism levels of absurdity.
Mick Jagger, the telenovela patriarch
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night was Mick Jagger’s cameo.
The Rolling Stones front man appeared in two skits. in the first, he played the patriarch of two feuding brothers in the telenovela “El Pasión de las Padillas.”
In the second, Jagger played a womanizer masquerading as a nun inside a convent.
The first Latino to serve host and musical guest on ‘SNL’? Desi Arnaz
Bad Bunny isn’t the first Latino to host and be the musical guest in the same “Saturday Night Live” episode. That distinction belongs to Desi Arnaz.
The Cuban-born band leader and actor appeared on the late night comedy program during its inaugural season, hosting and performing with his son, Desi Arnaz Jr., during the musical segment.
In the show’s 49 seasons, a total of 39 Latino personalities and acts have appeared on the show as hosts and/or musical guests. Below is a comprehensive list of those individuals, including the year in which they appeared on the show:
Desi Arnaz (hosted and was the musical guest in 1976)
Desi Arnaz Jr. (musical guest in 1976)
Raquel Welch (hosted in 1976)
Carlos Santana ( musical guest in 1977 and 1985)
Linda Ronstadt (musical guest in 1979, 1980,1987 and 1989)
Martin Sheen (hosted in 1979)
Sheila E. (musical guest in 1985)
Los Lobos (musical guests in 1987)
Mariah Carey (musical guest in 1990, 1991 and 1997)
Cypress Hill (musical guests in 1993)
Emilio Estevez (hosted in1994)
Zack de la Rocha (musical guest in 1996)
Cameron Diaz (hosted in 1998, 2002, 2005 and 2014)
Ricky Martin (musical guest in 1999 and 2000)
Marc Anthony (musical guest in 1999)
Freddie Prinze Jr. (hosted in 2000)
Jennifer Lopez (musical guest in 2000, 2001 and 2010; hosted in 2001, 2010 and 2019)
Christina Aguilera (musical guest in 2000, 2003 and 2006; hosted in 2004)
Shakira (musical guest in 2001, 2005 and 2009)
Salma Hayek (hosted in 2003)
Eva Longoria (hosted in 2005)
Rosario Dawson (hosted in 2009)
Louis CK (hosted in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017)
Sofia Vergara (hosted in 2012)
Demi Lovato (musical guest in 2015)
Selena Gomez (musical guest in 2015; hosted in 2022)
Fred Armisen (hosted in 2016)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (hosted in 2016)
Cardi B (musical guest in 2018)
Camila Cabello (musical guest in 2019 and 2022)
Bad Bunny (musical guest in 2021 and 2023; hosted in 2023)
Anya Taylor-Joy (hosted in 2021)
Ariana DeBose (hosted in 2022)
Oscar Isaac (hosted in 2022)
Aubrey Plaza (hosted in 2023)
Pedro Pascal (hosted in 2023)
Jenna Ortega (hosted in 2023)
Ana de Armas (hosted in 2023)
Karol G (musical guest in 2023)
Lady Gaga introduces Bad Bunny’s first of two musical performances
The Bad Bunny episode of “Saturday Night Live” has been heavy with cameos so far: Pedro Pascal, Mick Jagger and Lady Gaga.
The “Bad Romance” singer stepped in to introduce Bad Bunny’s performance of “Un Preview,” a track off his latest album that may or may not be about Kendall Jenner.
For his second song, Benito selected “Monaco.”
Watch Bad Bunny on ‘The Tonight Show’ talking about hosting ‘SNL’
Where he goes: Bad Bunny announces 2024 Most Wanted tour
Bad Bunny announced his 2024 Most Wanted tour via Instagram, a week after the release of his fifth solo album “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana.”
In his video announcement, a masked Bad Bunny appears on horseback coming across his image plastered on a wanted sign. The black-and-white wanted poster features the three-time Grammy winner during the early stage of his career as a Latin trap star, a genre he revives on his latest album.
Review: Fame is a frenemy in Bad Bunny’s ‘Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana’
By the onset of 1977, Héctor Lavoe, the Puerto Rican salsero of legend, was down and out. Lavoe, a Fania All-Star who once soared in hit songs like “Mi Gente” and “Periódico de Ayer,” had been mollifying the burdens of his growing fame with narcotics — a habit that spiraled into addiction. Both his bandmates and audience, citing his erratic nature and increasing tardiness at concerts, began to turn on him.
Bandleader Willie Colón, desperate to toss a life vest to the prized yet floundering singer, asked Panamanian singer-composer Rubén Blades to lend a song that could rescue Lavoe’s career. Thus came the thesis statement of Lavoe’s sardonically titled comeback album “Comedia”: the dark, confessional salsa piece “El Cantante,” in which Lavoe lamented the psychological cost of pop stardom.
Such is the spiritual root of “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana,” the fifth solo studio album by the Puerto Rican-gone-global superstar Bad Bunny, released onOct. 13. Fresh off an extended break from social media, and now ears-deep in his Hollywood era, the 29-year-old pulls back the curtain and lets us into his head for 22 songs — strictly on his terms.
Al Pacino and Sergio Pérez make cameos in Bad Bunny’s latest music video
Al Pacino says Bad Bunny is doing “just great.”
The renowned thespian gave the world’s most streamed artist his blessing in a surprise cameo in the music video for “Monaco,” a track from Bad Bunny’s new album “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana.”
The video was uploaded to Bad Bunny’s YouTube channel Friday morning, hours after the surprise LP was released. On the West Coast, the luxury Latin trap album dropped on the music streaming services at 9 p.m. Thursday.