Overview
- Teyana Taylor hosted Saturday Night Live on Jan. 24 for the first time, arriving with awards-season buzz tied to One Battle After Another.
- Reviews said the show underutilized Taylor, though she drew praise for live vocals with Kenan Thompson and a standout dancing turn as an 87-year-old grandpa.
- Brooklyn band Geese made their SNL debut with Au Pays du Cocaine and Trinidad, prompting sharply split reactions online, including criticism of the broadcast mix.
- The episode unfolded against Season 51’s cast shakeups and the absence of a Black female cast member, a gap commentators noted Taylor’s one-week presence only briefly addressed.
- Political material leaned on recurring Trump satire, with Weekend Update hitting his Greenland talk, while pre-show promos featured Marcello Hernández’s “dream brunch rotation” bit with Taylor and Geese.