Rolling Stone Watch ‘Saturday Night Live’ Skewer Super Bowl Sunday
Cold open parodies politically charged Super Sunday ads, overstuffed pregame shows
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Saturday Night Live before Super Bowl Sunday, the show began with a cold open sketch that parodied pregame shows, brands’ politically charged Super Bowl ads and the head coaches hoping to lead the Kansas City Chiefs/Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory.
The sketch, which also mocked studios overstuffed with football commentators and analysts, noted that the Super Bowl would be simulcast on Nickelodeon (which is true) as well as Bravo, where the matchup between quarterbacks Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes is being advertised as “Old Hag Vs. Young Slut.”
Saturday Night Live debut as the musical guest.
Ahead of the Dan Levy-hosted episode this Saturday (Feb. 6), here are five things to know about the indie rocker.
She’s Up For Four Grammy Awards
Bridgers scored a nomination in a Big Four category, for best new artist, alongside Noah Cyrus, Ingrid Andress and Doja Cat, among others. As Bridgers told
Billboard late last year following the nomination reveal, she’s particularly excited to be in the same class as artists she loves, like Chika and Megan Thee Stallion: “I feel like [Megan] turned positivity into being punk rock, you know?” Additionally, Bridgers is up for best alternative album, and best rock song and best rock performance for her impassioned single “Kyoto.”