Ayo Edebiri seemingly addressed her resurfaced feedback about Jennifer Lopez in the course of a Saturday Night time Dwell sketch.
Edebiri, 28, hosted the Saturday, February 3, episode of the variability sequence, the place she appeared in a skit known as “Why’d You Say It?” The Bear star, together with SNL solid members Chloe Fineman and Andrew Dismukes, performed recreation present contestants who had been requested to elucidate why they wrote imply messages through Instagram feedback.
After Edebiri’s character quipped that she wrote “die” within the feedback of certainly one of Drew Barrymore’s posts, she reasoned that it was as a result of she’s “alone lots” and pens messages that may get a response to “be sure that [she’s] alive.” Edebiri did finally be taught her lesson after Fineman, 35, and Dismukes, 28, shared related experiences.
“OK, OK, We get it. It’s fallacious to go away imply feedback or submit feedback only for clout — or run your mouth on a podcast and also you don’t think about the influence since you’re 24 and silly,” Edebiri exclaimed as the gang roared with cheers. “However, I believe I converse for everybody once I say, any more, we’re going to be much more considerate about what we submit on-line.”
Kenan Thompson, who performed the fictional recreation present host, nodded his head in approval because the viewers applauded.
“Aww, that’s candy,” Thompson, 45, added in character. “[That] is what I’d have mentioned if two minutes in the past, you didn’t submit this touch upon my private Instagram. Beneath this photograph of me and my 3-year-old son, you wrote: ‘What illness does he have?’”
Edebiri tried to elucidate, joking that her character “can not change.”
Mikey Day as Danny, Andrew Dismukes as Tyler, and Ayo Edebiri as Annie through the ‘Why’d You Say It’ sketch on ‘Saturday Night time Dwell.’ Will Heath/NBC
Edebiri’s SNL monologue appeared to immediately apologize for feedback she made about Lopez, now 54, throughout a 2020 podcast look.
“Properly, that’s the factor. She thinks she’s on a number of tracks, however it’s not her,” Edebiri mentioned on the “Rip-off Goddess” podcast on the time, noting she thought Lopez’s profession was a rip-off. “I believe she thinks that she’s nonetheless good though she’s not singing for many of those songs.”
She continued, “Numerous the write-ups of the songs shall be like, ‘J. Lo didn’t have time to make it to the studio,’ like J. Lo was busy. It’s like, ‘Doing what?’ Not singing, clearly!”
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The podcast clip resurfaced on-line on Friday, February 1, the identical day that Edebiri’s SNL promo with Lopez, Saturday’s musical visitor, debuted.
“I really like your all the pieces,” Edebiri gushed to Lopez within the promo after the Grammy winner proclaimed that she was a fan of Edebiri’s present The Bear.
Lopez carried out “This Is Me… Now” and “Can’t Get Sufficient” on Saturday, each of which Edebiri enthusiastically launched. Rappers Latto and Redman joined Lopez for her second music, “Can’t Get Sufficient.” Edebiri additionally sang Lopez’s praises through the episode’s goodnights.
“Thanks to Jennifer Lopez,” Edebiri quipped through the closing phase earlier than shouting out “this superb solid” and crew. “Thanks a lot, this has been a dream come true. I really like you, goodnight!”
Saturday Night time Dwell airs on NBC Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET.
