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Watch Lil Nas X, 'SNL' Skewer Pride's Pitfalls in 'It's Pride Again'
"Post hole on close friends, post hole on main, post hole for the countries where you can't be gay."
May 23 2021 1:15 AM EST
May 31 2023 3:46 PM EST
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"Post hole on close friends, post hole on main, post hole for the countries where you can't be gay."
It looks like things are getting back to normal.
For its final episode of season 46, Saturday Night Live finally was able to put on an episode in front of a full audience. Hosted by Anya Taylor-Joy, the episode hosted a crowd full of vaccinated attendees in its Manhattan studio. And while Lil Nas X was billed as the musical performer, set to put on the first live performances of his tracks "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" and "Sun Goes Down," before those performances he made a guest appearance in a parody music video.
Titled "It's Pride Again," the queer cast members of SNL -- Bowen Yang, Kate McKinnon, Punkie Johnson, and Taylor-Joy -- join together in order to skewer our favorite (and least favorite) time of the month. In day glow harnesses and knit hats, they talk about the woes of not finding your friends, getting messily drunk, Pride's over corporatization, and there being too many straights -- some of whom look like lesbians. For the spot, Taylor-Joy plays lesbian.
"Santacon but for queers," they sing. "This is our St Paddy's Day, acting sloppy cuz we're gay."
For the last third of the track, Nas X makes an appearance in all of his muscled, pink feathered harness glory. Instead of singing, he lays down a rap verse, telling listeners to "post hole on close friends, post hole on main, post hole for the countries where you can't be gay."
"Marsha P. Johnson and Harvey Milk," he continues. "They paved the way so you can shake your filth. Stonewall was a kiki when they threw the brick, they fought for your right to be this chaotic."
And yet again: the funniest part of the show continues to be from its LGBTQ+ talent.
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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.