Aubrey Plaza has been ready to do “Saturday Night Live” since she was 12 years outdated — and she or he does not care how intense her impressions are, she’s going to get pleasure from each minute of it. At least that is the vibe she provides off within the splendidly bizarre teaser for her Jan. 21 “SNL” internet hosting debut alongside musical visitor Sam Smith.
In the sneak peek, Plaza informs Chloe Fineman that she’s not the one one who does impressions earlier than launching into two barely terrifying re-creations of scenes that includes Marcia Gay Harden in “Pollock” and Annette Bening in “American Beauty.” A dismayed Fineman asks, “Why are you want this?”
The “White Lotus” actor responds, “Because I’m insane and I’ve been ready to do that present since I used to be 12 years outdated.” Plaza then goes in for a kiss, and when Fineman asks what’s occurring, she replies, “Shut up.” They then proceed to make out, whereas a janitor at Studio 8H shakes his head and returns to mopping. It’s an odd, madcap trace on the hilarious mayhem that is certain to return with Plaza’s internet hosting debut.
In a Jan. 17 interview with Jimmy Fallon, the “Parks and Recreation” alum revealed that she as soon as auditioned for “SNL,” however she by no means acquired the prospect to carry out in entrance of Lorne Michaels. “I did not make it to the Lorne [Michaels] audition, the well-known remaining audition, however I did a preliminary first-round showcase,” she mentioned. “I bear in mind one character I did was like a Puerto Rican information reporter that was all the time attempting to make all the information tales attractive, even when they have been horrific information tales. I used to be simply attempting to, like, intercourse up the information or one thing.”
Plaza additionally interned for the present’s set division in 2004, the place she was beloved as a result of she had little interest in studying something about set design. Instead, she used her time on the “SNL” set to look at the solid. “I used to be simply, like, creepy,” she mentioned. “Like, I used to be a creepy stalker. Now I’m gonna host it, so my grasp plan labored!”
Check out the teaser for Plaza’s “SNL” internet hosting debut forward.