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Pop celebrity Dua Lipa is getting ready to tug double responsibility as this week’s “Saturday Night Live” host and musical visitor, with just a little assist from forged member Chloe Fineman.
In a brand new promo clip for the upcoming episode, Fineman exhibits the Grammy-winner a “new impression” that she’s been training. The “SNL” forged member – who is thought for her uncanny impressions – goes on to bounce awkwardly whereas singing her interpretation of a verse from Lipa’s 2020 hit “Levitating,” however the lyrics are all flawed.
Lipa asks who the impression is meant to be parodying, to which Fineman responds, “You!” The singer then suggests Fineman maybe work on her dance strikes with a view to fantastic tune it.
Subsequent, Fineman faucet dances, which leaves Lipa much more unimpressed – to hilarious impact.
After the singer modifications up Fineman’s complete “look” to incorporate a darkish crimson wig akin to her personal signature tresses, the pair really feel rather more assured… although Fineman continues to sing the flawed lyrics.
“Okay, it’s shut sufficient. You’re going to nail it, child,” Lipa says to a panicked and confused Fineman. “Wait, what?” the latter asks.
“I’m going to simply deal with my sketches so I believed possibly you could possibly, you already know, do the efficiency for me. I’m going to go and seize dinner,” says Lipa, who fingers the mic to Fineman and leaves her alone on the stage.
Lipa is serving as each the host and musical visitor on this week’s episode of the long-running sketch present, marking the primary time she is going to host “SNL” after beforehand showing because the musical visitor in 2018 and 2020.
Her new album “Radical Optimism” is about to be launched on Friday.
“Saturday Evening Reside” airs on NBC at 11:30 p.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. PDT.