Aubrey Plaza Monologue - SNL

First-time host Aubrey Plaza talks about growing up in Delaware and working at 30 Rock as a former NBC Page before giving a tour of the SNL's studio 8H.
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[@Mattlovesanime64]

Amy Poehler showing up for Aubrey’s first time hosting SNL is such a Leslie Knope move and I love it.

[@berraloks]

fax

[@pembrokelove]

Do you think it was a surprise? I’d like to think it was a surprise even tho a know better. Please everyone tell me it was a surprise.

[@steveshort4151]

I hate you for spoiling this

[@JosieQ.]

@@pembrokelove Uh, no, it was obviously... ...... I can't do it. Yes, it was a surprise!

[@khambrelgreen]

Who?

[@Pantsinabucket]

The fact that Keenan has been on so long he’s able to tell the host “that’s because I ordered it in 2004” is absolutely mind-boggling.

[@sarah.s.flanagan]

Right?? What a hero

[@augusts1]

Yea, he's been on since '03 & the longest tenured cast member in SNL history according to Wiki. Amazing.

[@S.Pociecha]

*Kenan. Glad you're all caught up now! 🐣

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

If u squint she looks like Scarlett Johansson..

[@slyasleep]

@@augusts1 and by, y‘know, a loooong shot

[@CaptainFizz_Phall]

I love how she's a little bit nervous and there's several awkward silences where the audience isn't sure if the joke landed. It LANDED lol just adds to her legendary weirdness 💯

[@mattduffyw99]

Not to mention, that's an insanely complicated monologue. So many moving parts, but it worked.

[@bobdobbs69]

It's okay, she gets nervous when she attempts one of her ritual serial killings, too! (Don't ask me how I escaped her clutches!)

[@analogalien651]

She kills me. I love deadpan and using sarcasm! It goes over some heads but to those who grasp it love it!

[@youngnas15]

Simp

[@MarkBender]

One take! And yeah, I found the slight nervous tremble in her voice totally endearing.

[@13strong]

I like how when she's nervous she sounds like a 1940s Hollywood starlet.

[@heisenberg4406]

She looks like one too

[@Robisquick]

I can’t believe Aubrey Plaza went from being Aubrey Plaza who hasn’t hosted SNL, to Aubrey Plaza who has hosted SNL in just 1 hour! Insane progress from such humble beginnings (Edit: There is no edit, just wanted to be part of the "my comment blew up so i need to suck more clout out by putting 'edit' in the comment and thank everybody" gang)

[@djcm381]

Lmao

[@canaisyoung3601]

More like "Aubrey Plaza who auditioned for SNL and got rejected" to "Aubrey Plaza who has hosted SNL and, just like Jim Carrey and Donald Glover, proved that she would have been great on the show, even if she would have been one of those SNL cast members who lasted a season and maybe had 3 or 4 good sketches, but was severely underused, like Luke Null, Noel Wells, John Milhiser, Terry Sweeney, Danitra Vance, Aristotle Athari, Tim Robinson, and probably the most famous of all of the SNL one-season wonders, Martin Short."

[@pembrokelove]

@@canaisyoung3601 okay Terry Sweeney’s secret account.

[@ryanjeanes5253]

lollll

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

@@canaisyoung3601 I feel like you made all of those names up :/

[@costanzafaust]

That's sweet to give a bunch of the other pages some screen time, and that was a pretty awesome walking monologue.

[@TheJacklwilliams]

The ending was the best. The guys from set and her admission that this was a dream from the beginning. So so cool to see that happen.

[@lawrencep.3896]

20 years from now, one of those 2 will host an SNL episode and they will use this short clip for their monologue!

[@Nimesay1]

Agreed

[@Kingtiger98]

Ggik kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4uqiXqLhtiIp8k

[@1nvisible1]

*Who else has done a **_walking monologue_** It's a bit of a Letterman homage.*

[@TimeBucks]

Just so happy for her

[@mkgamingmlbb6558]

Good

[@Entertainment123-plaza]

Good amazing....

[@tabassumkhan6081]

Nyc

[@hajragull9513]

How could you not love her...she is so incradibel.

[@shorifulislam7362]

Nice

[@fionadeleon9791]

I was so heart warmed by Amy Phoeler showing up ❤

[@FlackNCoke]

I’m pretty sure I heard Aubrey was invited to audition for SNL way back before Parks & Rec and was rejected. Must be awesome to go from being a page to a rejected SNL audition to a breakout sitcom star to a beloved comic actress to a beloved indie movie and prestige TV actress to SNL host.

[@Ttoby89]

mussbenice

[@GR-nz3om]

Perfect monologue for her. Kinda weird, kinda quirky, a lot of fun.

[@chrisfinch8637]

There have been monologues that were like that, recently. Sometimes many of which weren’t properly organized, didn't have a lot of funny jokes or remarks, or some which were cool, but often unique.

[@falsemcnuggethope]

I feel like this is the most unnatural role for her though.

[@robertmoffit1135]

She is smokin hot

[@tabletopbroski9074]

kinda sucked

[@jamesdolan4042]

People seem to forget that despite the quirkiness of her personality, Aubrey Plaza is a really smart, very attractive, competent, educated woman, more than able to host SNL.

[@forfeitthegame80]

When they popped up as their Parks and Rec characters, I damn near started crying. It made so many of us P and R fans so filled with joy.

[@heidinewman9335]

I adore her. Emily the criminal really showed off her acting chops. Such a talent.

[@paulchoudhury2573]

Yes she was amazing in that film!

[@binkersbonkers244]

I'll have to check that out! Thanks! I love that girl!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@mataharik8]

Emily the Criminal blew me away! I loved it, that and Black Bear really show her range! GO AUBREY!

[@steviesevieria1868]

I’ve only seen her in Safety Not Guaranteed, but one of my favorite actresses just from that.

[@whe832kso10]

Her in Black Bear was Oscar worthy acting

[@superpidge]

Just so happy for her, what a full circle moment

[@mickiethompson4285]

HI HOW ARE YOU?👋I JUST FARTED🤣🤣🤣

[@SpaceTimeManipulatorSTM]

literally. I love the way they ended up back on the stage like that.

[@BirdmanVeganFuture]

🐥🐥🐥

[@thegodofpez]

The SNL team uploading skits faster than CNN uploads news clips is damn impressive.

[@mickiethompson4285]

WHATSUP👋I JUST FARTED🤣🤣🤣

[@word42069]

right?

[@TehNarrator]

Oooooooohhhhh Weeeeeeee. What up wit dat! What up wit dat?

[@thegodofpez]

@@TehNarrator 😂

[@thegodofpez]

@@aaronsinger Since you’re on the topic of correcting people, have some self worth and capitalize your own name. Also, punctuation marks make you look like you’re not an uneducated twit. *smooches*

[@MavethTheReaper]

One of my favorite monologues, Aubrey natural has a chill, cool, funny vibe so this just seemed natural for her.

[@MissCarrieH]

Aubrey is such a queen 👑 I don't even know her personally but I'm proud of her, and I've grown up watching her, feeling represented lol

[@karineprusalyan5699]

Shes the coolest awkward person ever😂❤

[@mickiethompson4285]

HI 👋 I JUST FARTED 😂😂😂😂

[@joetorres9892]

​@@mickiethompson4285 me too

[@thejanglezclan]

Everyone falls for her gimmick, it's kinda yikesy and cringe if I could be Frank(lin Delano Roosevelt.)

[@libramoon9968]

Me three

[@anthonylara9725]

@@thejanglezclansomeone wants to be quirky and different

[@angelinamclaughlin-heil]

What a great story of her hard work and talent paying off and love Amy Pohler showing up to support her!

[@drebugsita]

@@kylef2937 You realize that's her brand of humor, right? If you think she was actually showing up an hour late hungover I highly doubt she would have made it, much less have Amy Pohler supporting her. You can't fake work ethic, but you can joke about it

[@eshorr6364]

Aubrey is extremely talented and I love watching her !!

[@SaMmYgUrL84]

So incredibly proud of her!

[@musayt]

Every time I can't put my finger on why I find her strangely fascinating and entertaining no matter what she's actually doing.

[@angi216]

Because she's interesting and isn't afraid to be a little weird-- a refreshing deviation from the norm. Even if it's "Hollywood edgy," it's still great

[@speedtrls]

I am here for Aubrey Plaza's continued success. She is SO talented!!! Congrats.

[@cakerbaker9965]

She reminds me of Lady Gaga…in fact, I thought it was Gaga in the promo for this week’s show

[@ChiliCheeseD0g]

It doesn't matter what she does, all I hear is sarcastic April Ludgate.

[@Kingtiger98]

Fhk kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4uqiXqLhtiIp8k

[@e-money5851]

Watching paint dry is seriously more exciting than watching Aubrey! Y’all whitey’s are just a bunch of sheep 🐑

[@stevenmeyer9674]

@@ChiliCheeseD0g Yep. To paraphrase James Brown, "Aubrey better get a brand new bag" or she will end up being stereotyped and end up like Shelley Long.

[@katevand]

She's in her acting bag right now, her career is gonna skyrocket

[@mickiethompson4285]

HELLO👋I JUST FARTED🤣🤣🤣

[@elizabethmicheal5590]

@@mickiethompson4285 why is this so funny

[@coppulor6500]

@@mickiethompson4285 mickie thompson for president! Mickie! Mickie! Mickie! ✊

[@howlinhauler]

and Director!

[@ShinRyojin]

Aubrey KILLED it! She’s a future five timers club member, for sure.

[@zoozbuh]

This was such a creative, personal monologue! So happy for her 🎉

[@loveinthematrix]

The way she smiled when the camera cut back after showing her grandma - Aubrey you can’t pretend you don’t have a beautiful heart my G ❤ She’s one of the top 5 celebrity weirds of all time. Queen 🎉

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Her sincere smile melts my heart. She doesn’t show it very often but when she does . . .

[@chiedu90069]

LOL I noticed that too! The only time she broke character and it was beautiful :)

[@loveinthematrix]

@@chiedu90069 yesss !!

[@brendatomlinson]

I had high expectations for Aubrey’s monologue and she exceeded them! And seeing her with Amy again made my heart pitter patter with happiness.

[@Kingtiger98]

Fgij kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4uqiXqLhtiIp8k

[@e-money5851]

Get a life!

[@Kremithefrog1]

That's the jab

[@missdeanna]

Ngl my eyes got a little misty!!!!

[@pjd182]

You know Aubrey got nervous but in a good way.

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

I've always enjoyed her weird, quirk personality and characters. What a perfect first open for her! 💕

[@Chitaramx]

Aubrey was spectacular the entire episode, congrats!

[@DerkuiDerkui]

This is the closest we'll get to an actual Wednesday in real life.

[@tradeo8899]

Jenna Ortega is Wednesday is real life tho

[@michaeljordan6008]

And Aubrey Plaza is over 4 feet tall, unlike Jenna Ortega.

[@havingaparty21]

@@michaeljordan6008😅 THIS IS A WILD RESPONSE, LIKE

[@TC-rw1kf]

Jenna Ortega is the perfect person for Wednesday. Aubrey is perfect for Thursday, she's taller than 4'

[@TC-rw1kf]

I think Aubrey will also steal the Agatha series coming later this year.

[@redcomet0079]

“We always believed in you, Avery” lol 😂

[@ligeialovelace]

She absolutely slays in that dress! 😻

[@Daya_Love]

Am I the only one in tears right now?! Additionally to being hilarious, this was so moving!

[@FirehorseCreative]

*"That was Sir Paul McCartney and that's how you do it."* Already Aubrey has me in tears lol Now I want to know more about her years as a page & set designer at 30 Rock. Wow she really slayed the dragon! Pretty flawless!

[@seejaneread]

It’s sweet how nervous she is.

[@richardgreletski6133]

i got that energy too

[@tq999]

I thought the same thing.

[@dagnabbit6187]

Well in my 60s now. It is always good to see the making of a Superstar . The way she did that retro hard boiled detective parody . Aubrey definitely has the gift .

[@troyshellhamer9964]

This week was incredible! Pure joy.

[@alejandrocacho8663]

My self esteem just went up automatically omg Aubrey is a queen✨💖

[@garybrunecz7785]

She can bring a smile to the most depressed person.

[@ARL1911]

Why people idolize celebrities?

[@jayt4465]

She needs to stick with the blonde hair. She looks really good as a blonde.

[@Jumpingjackflash123]

@@ARL1911 I don’t get it either. Celebrity worship is for morons and is everything wrong with society.

[@ARL1911]

@@Jumpingjackflash123 100% agree

[@wilberumana8123]

She's so beautiful and her sense of humor it's amazing

[@stayinghomebirth]

This is the best monologue I've seen in a really long time. YOU CRUSHED IT, AUBREY!!! (And I love you, Amy Poehler!!!)

[@TomWebsterChannel]

What a great accomplishment to go from an intern on SNL to hosting it. I want to host Weekend Update, but doubt that will happen… so I’ll continue my weekly Making Fun of the News on KZbin. 🤷‍♂️

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

Surprisingly a lot of celebrities were once interns. Except nepo babies.

[@mickiethompson4285]

HI GUYS 👋I JUST FARTED🤣🤣🤣

[@joeybaseball7352]

It's easy when you sell your soul like she did.

[@emmanuellandaverde7601]

@@joeybaseball7352 ain’t no way ur serious 💀

[@joeybaseball7352]

@@emmanuellandaverde7601 she's in Hollywood. She literally works with pedos.

[@fernandorueda8086]

5:51 where she got choked up for a split second hit me really hard. So happy for her and this full circle moment!

[@qwertylife]

Wonderful walking monologue. I've also never seen her give a smile as sincere and sweet as when they showed her grandma here. 🙂

[@peacetrain3320]

Aubrey was awesome! The best yet! And talk about those Bette Davis eyes. Love this girl’s comedy.

[@knock3x]

This was such a rare, good episode. Clearly Aubrey had a hand in the sketch selection, and her execution... Chef's kiss!

[@FupaDoncic]

Her and Chris really took off after Parks. Comedic actors with range are special.

[@jimbosc]

Pratt took off a bit more - I mean he IS Starlord....lol

[@m8riii]

she’s so talented she makes my day sm better

[@Golden90960]

Oh this made me cry. So happy for her. She deserves this!

[@stevemadak6255]

So Amy met Aubrey at SNL. She left and made her own show and wrote a part for Aubrey. How cool!

[@honorisalive]

In case you were serious, she got her role after a casting director set up a meeting with Aubrey and Mike Schur. He was so intrigued by her personality that he wrote the character for her.

[@jessetorres8738]

4:07. Wow, I know that Kenan has been on S.N.L. longer then anyone else, but I only now realized that he's been on it for 20 years.

[@deirdremacdougall8415]

I adore her ! She is talented , hilariously funny and incredible beautiful .So Fantastic to see her hosting SNL ! What a star .Imagine her full circle from working there to hosting ! What dreams are made of.. Go get em Aubrey! 💕

[@samuellandis3912]

Best intro monologue in a long time.

[@cyberhawk99]

That was one of the best monologues EVER! I didn't expect that from Aubrey ... she fit in perfectly. :)

[@mickiethompson4285]

HI HOW ARE YOU?👋I JUST FARTED🤣🤣🤣

[@Jchasser]

@@mickiethompson4285 lol that made me spit out my milkshake

[@sundaynightdrunk]

@@mickiethompson4285 I've been ripping ass all day. What of it?

[@vonslagle]

My friend Dave was intern at SNL in the 90’s and got us in for a taping. Nirvana and the dude from Northern Exposure were the guests that night

[@mickiethompson4285]

HI THERE 👋 I JUST FARTED 😂😂😂

[@thelordofdarkness6105]

This episode and monologue was perfection and a great way to kick off your new season loved Aubrey’s work from parks and recreation and all her work since she’s so funny and cute . @SaturdayNightLive 😊

[@thelordofdarkness6105]

@SaturdayNightLive was it actually you guys who liked my comment !

[@collegeboy362]

Aubrey is a great comedian and actress. We love her.

[@lukeskywalker5513]

Keenan killing it 😆 🤣 😂

[@mickiethompson4285]

HELLO👋I JUST FARTED🤣🤣🤣

[@jessetorres8738]

I know that Kenan has been on S.N.L. longer then anyone else, but I only now realizef he's been on it for 20 years.

[@poopandfartjokes]

He’s been on the show so long, when he started it was called The Sabbath Night Live. 🥴

[@laalaa99stl]

From page to host? Seems like a Plaza-ble career trajectory! 😁

[@notthedoctor8621]

Abd an actress inbetween

[@NayatSari]

Circle is round, what a monologue! Well done Aubrey!

[@aurorascare999]

I have been such a big fan of hers for years! She is my favorite actress!!!!!

[@Nina_sg]

This was sooo good. Playing up her strengths. Thank you for not making her just stand there. We were all rooting for you Aubrey. I could see little pieces of her and the things she likes in all of the sketches.

[@Loplex02]

I’m sorry but Leslie and April having another moment 😭😭 ughhhh I loved parks & Rec

[@PJMarsosudiro]

I loved seeing the back halls and rooms and how things are laid out.

[@RJHart1214]

"They're some of the sickest perverts I've ever met...and I'm a freak." Only Aubrey! 🤣

[@davidpollak685]

Flawless and funny as hell, doesn’t get much better than that monologue

[@theslimreaper]

Literally just finished my 4th rewatch of Parks and Rec yesterday afternoon. This was perfectly timed.

[@redlilwitchy6088]

I loved her hosting!!

[@amylea1334]

Aubrey is awesome and the entire show is top notch.

[@chrisfinch8637]

Aubrey Plaza is everything! She was one spectacular host!

[@antaresalexandersporkyadda8008]

Yeah you are, April Ludgate. Or whatever her name woulda been 🤣

[@luvjudy]

I had to rewatch this episode cause it was sooo well done and went by sooo fast! Sooo proud of Aubrey’s success and so happy everyone sees the awkward greatness!

[@JiaxinYu]

When the video ended I realized that I had been smiling throughout the whole video

[@gGadget]

Most iconic opening I’ve ever seen? YEP! Congratulations Aubrey!!!

[@a-bittersweet-tragedy0203]

Awe it’s so cute that they included the actual pages

[@micahclawrence]

Seeing Amy made me smile

[@byff2323]

It would have been awesome to see Jack McBrayer show up as Kenneth!

[@caedenschlosser7091]

Kenan: "I ordered a flat white" 😂🤦‍♂️

[@kickypocky]

She is so incredibly talented.

[@tanushkalazaretto8465]

Gorgeous woman. Gorgeous dress. Great atmosphere and monologue.

[@cosa_oscura]

That was so cute and unexpectedly wholesome ❤

[@joko09010]

Emily the Criminal is awesome. And she’s so very cute. The Biden wish was hilarious

[@mickiethompson4285]

HI 👋 I JUST FARTED 😂😂😂

[@brendatomlinson]

I’ve been telling anyone who will listen to watch it! Excellent performance.

[@joko09010]

@@brendatomlinson It really is.

[@emily-nr8vg]

@@halomaster9640 oh calm your tits

[@juho5282]

@@halomaster9640 Imagine being so petty, that you can't control your shit for 3 fucking seconds.

[@ThatAvery]

I adore her so much and she deserves all the attention and love she’s been getting. This was a great monologue

[@nefijacoblopezbarreiro7934]

Me encanta esta mujer!

[@YS-MAC]

I love her she's awesome ❤

[@englishmuffin4640]

She's just really good at what she does, making it look so effortless

[@starlitshadows]

I love this woman. Can't get enough of her. Congrats Avery Piazza.

[@twoagainstnature7274]

good one!

[@dammitc]

God, I love Aubrey Plaza 😍 She's gorgeous, and a phenomenal talent too

[@MegaFlorest]

Great episode. Excited for the rest of the season.

[@mateoconk]

What an icon. Aubrey makes sarcasm endearing.

[@Kingtiger98]

Dgy kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4uqiXqLhtiIp8k

[@charlesgittoiii2866]

How could you not love her!? She is so incredible!! ❤

[@moretoknowshow1887]

When a legend like Akira Yoshimura makes an appearance in your monologue, you know it was going to be a great show!

[@jamesclapp6832]

Looking fabulous in that platinum.

[@kimberlysamaniego4277]

AWWW i love Amy's and Aubrey's friendship! BFFs for life!

[@kunjiklub]

I still remember her first appearance on Letterman. She looked so good

[@TolyTheTolerBear]

Great monologue!!!😂😂😂”We always believed in you, Avery!” 💀💀💀

[@heyyyyouuuguyzzz9376]

Happy to see SNL taking chances and embracing unusual ideas throughout the episode. Great to see the guests and cast stretching out beyond more typical content.

[@ExploringEsperanto]

That was awesome. I'm happy for her. It's great to see all her hard work pay off.

[@mayflower7811]

Yass Amy is back 1 of the #SNL Queens

[@mickiethompson4285]

HELLO👋I JUST FARTED🤣🤣🤣

[@tiggertoga]

“I’m going to see those old perverts” “Aubrey it’s not nice to call people old” 😭😂

[@sergiorodriguez9627]

saw a clip of this on tik tok and now im yotubing everything Aubrey. She is great. A fresh of breath air with her humor.

[@goatcoatboat]

Not sure if that was Leo’s only line ever, but he nailed it

[@MaxBernseGA]

Aubrey -- all Latinos are so proud of you!! Yeay, Puerto Rico!! Also, amazing how dreams can come true! Your story is an inspiration! Crush it!

[@LindaC616]

I didn't know her family was from Puerto Rico until Grandma popped up! 😁 🇵🇷