'Saturday Night Live' Update: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Recreate Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood'
The most anticipated "Saturday Night Live" episode was a success, especially since the hosts for the episode were "Sisters" stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler who both went back on the familiar stage to host the show. The two showcased their version of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" and their famous impersonations of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin.
It was a record-breaking episode last night as the Fey-Poehler episode gained a staggering 5.1 household rating, according to Nielsen that posted the ratings early this Sunday, according to Orlando Sentinel.
The publication further revealed that last weekend's "SNL," which featured Fey and Poehler together with Kate McKinnon and Amy Schumer, with whom they recreated Swift's hit "Bad Blood," was second in ratings after the show's Nov. 7 episode with Donald Trump as the host and Sia as the musical guest, which gained a rating of 6.6 in 22 months.
However, the recent episode was also a memorable one since the musical guests were Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the news agency reports. Meanwhile, as the famous duo went on in their highly anticipated hosting, the two showcased their usual humor and hilarious interpretation of Swift's song that included wearing wigs, tight costumes and their post-apocalyptic walks according to E! News.
Furthermore, the publication revealed that the video, which was showed to the audience, also featured Schumer and Gayle King. "Our squad is a veritable who's who," the duo said in the video as quoted by the news outlet.
Fey and Poehler changed Swift's entire concept in her hit song which was debuted in the Billboard Music Awards back in May that had Swift's "squad" consisting of Selena Gomez, Hailee Steinfeld, Ellen Pompeo and Mariska Hargitay.
However, Fey and Poehler's video included a rap about the PTA and UTIs by Aidy Bryant, Schumer's two nannies, Fey's nanny, their shared gynecologist and some person who returned Schumer's wallet, the news agency further revealed.
The duo was successful even when they impersonated political individuals with Fey as Palin and Poehler as Clinton. The sketch, according to Jezebel, is alrealdy well-known since 2008 and usually focuses on expectations for women.
"It's not enough to work hard, we have to be cool but tough, soft but strong, sweet old lady, but a sweet old lady who says YAS KWEEN!" McKinnon's Clinton explained as quoted by the publication.
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