Key Takeaways
- Monologue Highlights: Olivia Rodrigo hosted Saturday Night Live as both host and musical guest.
- Album Announcement: She humorously revealed her upcoming album titled You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.
- Parody Performance: Rodrigo closed with a parody of her hit song “Drivers License,” reflecting on her life changes.
- New Music: She performed her track “Drop Dead” and debuted a new song titled “Begged.”
Olivia Rodrigo playfully reflected on some of her career highlights during her Saturday Night Live monologue.
The 23-year-old pop star pulled double duty on May 2, serving as both host and musical guest on the late-night sketch comedy show.
In her opening monologue, Rodrigo said it had always been her dream to host SNL before poking fun at her age.
“I grew up watching the show, and they say your favorite SNL cast is the one you watched as a teenager,” the singer said, rattling off several current cast members. “Mine is Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Chloe Fineman. And they all came back this week just to cheer me on. How sweet is that?”
She then plugged her upcoming album, joking about its unusually long title.
“My last two albums were called Sour and Guts, and this new one is called You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” Rodrigo said. “I’ve learned more words, guys. Yay!”
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, her third studio album, is scheduled for release on June 12.
The “Drop Dead” hitmaker also revisited her early acting days on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, where she starred alongside her former co-star Jake Paul.
“When I was 13, I was on a Disney show called Bizaardvark, and we had an incredible cast, which included acting legend Jake Paul,” Rodrigo said. “And we’d always talk about our futures, me and Jake. I’d say, ‘I really wanna create music that explores the complexities of girls my age,’ and he’d say, ‘Well, one day I really wanna beat up old guys on Netflix.’”
The joke references Paul’s 2024 boxing match against Mike Tyson, which streamed on Netflix. “And we both did it, hooray!” she added.
Rodrigo closed her monologue with a parody of her 2021 breakout hit “Drivers License,” which spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The updated version found Rodrigo singing about getting her real ID instead of a driver’s license.
“You know, a lot has changed for me since my first single ‘Drivers License,’ which was about the biggest event in my life when I was a teenager. And now that I’m older, I decided to write a new song about the most recent big event in my adult life, and I really hope it speaks to you,” she said before launching into the parody.
“I got my real ID last week, showed up at the DMV. I sat there waiting 14 hours, with 9 forms to prove it’s me,” Rodrigo sang while seated behind a piano.
Elsewhere in the episode, Rodrigo performed her previously released track “Drop Dead,” which has already become her fourth No. 1 on the Hot 100, and debuted the new song “Begged.”
Watch Rodrigo’s SNL monologue below.
