Charli XCX shows up in the “Wicked Auditions” illustration throughout “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 16, 2024. Courtesy Photo
Charli XCX supplied some Wicked impacts throughout her organizing launching on Saturday Night Live.
On Saturday (Nov. 16), the 32-year-old British pop celebrity drew dual obligation as both host and music visitor. She showcased her comical chops in a standout illustration regarding tryouts for the upcoming live-action adjustment of the Broadway music Wicked.
The illustration starts with a voiceover for the film: “Audiences can’t wait to see the star-studded cast of Wicked,” as clips from the Jon M. Chu-routed movie, including Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, use display. “But before production starts, actors across Hollywood audition to step foot in Oz. Here are their never-before-seen screen tests.”
The illustration includes a collection of amusing phony tryouts from numerous stars, consisting of JoJo Siwa (Chloe Fineman), Bernie Sanders (Sarah Sherman), Sydney Sweeney (Fineman), Al Pacino (Dana Carvey), Martha Stewart (Fineman), and Bad Bunny (Marcello Hernandez).
Charli kicks points off with a spot-on impact of Adele. Dressed in a stylish black outfit and showing off long, bumpy hair evocative the British vocalist’s appearance throughout her Weekends With Adele residency in Las Vegas, Charli’s Adele says loudly, “Oh, hello, can I take me shoes off? OK, wicked!” as she flings off her heels and shows off down a yellow block roadway. “Oh my God! I said the name of the bloody movie! That’s f—ing funny!” she includes, chuckling with overstated panache.
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Later in the illustration, SNL‘s Bowen Yang, who famously impersonated Charli during the show’s Season 50 best, go back to play Charli once more — this moment while standing beside Charli herself, that looks like her Sweat excursion friend Troye Sivan.
“Can I call you Elphie?” Bowen’s Charli asks, motivating Troye (played by Charli) to react, “No.” Bowen proceeds, “I only bullied you because I’m a b—- and you’re a witch. And you’re a witch, I’m confused.” Charli’s Sivan makes clear, “I’m not a witch. I’m a top.”
Yang likewise plays Pfannee in Wicked, which strikes movie theaters on Nov. 22.
Elsewhere in the episode, Charli energized the group with efficiencies of “360” and “Sympathy Is a Knife,” both tracks from her 6th cd, Brat. Released in June, the collection debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and made prevalent recognition, consisting of a 2025 Grammy election for cd of the year.
Saturday’s look significant Charli’s 3rd time on SNL, complying with previous music visitor places in 2014 and 2022.
Watch SNL‘s “Wicked Auditions” illustration listed below. For those without wire, the program streams on Peacock, which you can enroll in at the link here. Having a Peacock account likewise provides followers accessibility to previous SNL episodes.
