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Dan Levy's First 'Saturday Night Live' Clip Is Such a Tease
"Hi I'm Dan Levy and I'm hosting SNL with Phoebe Bridgers."
February 04 2021 1:51 PM EST
May 31 2023 3:56 PM EST
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"Hi I'm Dan Levy and I'm hosting SNL with Phoebe Bridgers."
It's Daniel Levy's world and we are all just living in it!
Fresh off of debuting his first Super Bowl ad, the Schitt's Creek creator is gearing him for his Saturday Night Live hosting debut. The Golden Globe-nominated Levy was announced as an upcoming host last week alongside names like John Krasinski and Regina King. The night it set up to be quite LGBTQ+ inclusive with the Grammy-nominated Phoebe Bridgers set to be the musical guest. Levy's moment couldn't be coming at a better time.
"Hello I'm Dan Levy and I'm hosting SNL with Phoebe Bridgers," Levy said in a teaser clip.
"Yeah, and this one better be funny guys," cast member Aidy Bryant said. "Dan, I want to see big commitment out of you." And we're sure he'll give it.
Just last week, Saturday Night Live came under fire for some frankly lazy writing they called "jokes." In one moment they had Pete Davidson kiss Krasinski as a part of a skit -- because two men kissing is funny. Ha, ha, ha. It was criticized on social media both directly and indirectly.
"Every time I kiss another man, I laugh hysterically and say 'what is this a sketch,'" comedian Matt Rogers tweeted. "And then it trends globally!" But that lazy writing was only part of the show. In another segment, Michael Che turned trans bodies into a punchline.
"President Biden signed an executive order repealing Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military," Che said during the segment. "It's good news, except Biden is calling the policy: 'don't ask, don't tuck,' which is not good news."
\u201cThis isn\u2019t funny and so many people had to let this joke get to air y\u2019all are dumb\u201d— Rose Dommu (@Rose Dommu) 1612117187
The comment was lambasted as transphobic and is honestly only the latest time Che has criticized for transphobic comment. In 2019 he intentionally misgendered Caitlyn Jenner.
Hopefully, Levy's episode will prove a salve of sorts for these blunders.
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Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.