Weekend Update: Lana Del Rey - SNL

[@Pinketuzz]

Someone clearly had a heartattack when he said LANA DEL REY.

[@avocado184nhs82]

or a sneeze

[@fivesix3868]

ME AS HELL!

[@sydfeta12]

Right? Omg

[@ljensen7681]

A tickle torture

[@emily-404]

probably a lana stan

[@exploravision90000]

I loved how they made fun of her, and defended her at the same time

[@CraftySouthpaw]

Exactly!

[@MyFictionalChaos]

Yeah it's a little thing called satire. Maybe youve heard of it?

[@cult5057]

sounds like lana fandom

[@3dgar7eandro]

Yes 😁👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@norceenhamdi]

@@MyFictionalChaos shut up smartass

[@HelloThereJames]

She really nailed her voice. I think Kristen Wiig watched a whole bunch of Lana interviews to study her voice. Bravo

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

Truly a great actress

[@torivega1135]

@@MarinaAndTheDevil mom pls sacrifice me

[@fredriksvard2603]

JPS wiig is awesome

[@LundInc]

@Void Haus 👏🏼 👏🏼

[@jayson2650]

Lana doesnt have lisp tho

[@mohamadnaboulsi582]

"No serious musician would ever change their name, except maybe for Sting, Cher, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, everyone else in Hip-Hop and of course Bob Dylan". Iconic.

[@dewilew2137]

And Prince

[@Buckaroo_Baldwin]

David Bowie, Freddy Mercury, George Michael, Tina Turner.

[@PistachioDean]

Dusty Springfield

[@jeffreywrightphotography]

@@dewilew2137 Well, Prince was his real name, unless you mean when he went by Artist formerly called Prince, or that symbol.

[@CaptHayfever]

Cher uses her real name, just not all of it; that one was like saying Beyonce doesn't use her real name, in the sense that it's not true.

[@peaceful_chaos14]

Lana simply was nervous that night. She is a pure pure talent, a trailblazer. There is literally no one like her. She is art.

[@luzoliveira9920]

To imagine she would never do another live performance on the American television means a lot

[@scarlex1989]

@@luzoliveira9920Obiusly, After they maked a video about her, Its obviusly that she never will come back to some television.

[@kev8346]

ABSOLUTELY

[@seanluzdeluna8153]

Preach!

[@Jamie_Ashe]

@@seanluzdeluna8153not to mention, she killed it on lettermen like a few days later 💪🏽

[@shybutopinionated1428]

"in this age of dangerous school bullying, you have to sent important message. if you think someone is weird, you should criticizes them as mush as possible"

[@alicelu5691]

silentAmi teachers will gladly say ok seeing this....

[@MiyamotoMusakaki]

@@alicelu5691 fuck dem kidz

[@adam.n-steve]

This is life. This is music. Deal with it.

[@mariaquiet6211]

@@adam.n-steve ok, never ever talk back if you think the world's attitudes are unfair, just be silent and "deal with it", that's a great mentality, just let people be complete assholes and never ever tell them they're assholes. Just silently let them do whatever and "deal with it". I'm so big and tough because I let the crowd stuff my mouth closed, this is me "dealing with it"

[@nemo3776]

@@mariaquiet6211 period. go off maria, educate these fools

[@TheModernInvestor]

That first laugh at the beginning of the video....

[@rallealyt]

do you have a bag of SNL ? #cryptojoke :-D

[@DiegoSchneider320]

Its like Michelle Visage's laugh

[@eb4676]

@@DiegoSchneider320 lmao I’m weak

[@VoraciousLime]

It's a real scream

[@valeria-eh5qq]

0:11

[@entropy8000]

"I failed to reach the high bars set by musical guests such as Bubba Sparx, the Baja Men, and Shaggy" my favorite line lol

[@fredriksvard2603]

Derek Townsley shaggy, lol

[@albertandrews130]

She left out the Spears girl

[@scottcharney1091]

Not to mention Ashlee Simpson's debacle, and then there was Fear, whose performance dissolved into a riot, although that's awesome in its own way. Oh yeah, Sinead O'Connor's Pope-picture moment counts, too!

[@robertace821]

Hey shaggy is legit

[@BlackStrawberry79]

her deliverance of that line is perfe

[@katjau_]

Honestly would love to see her make a comeback after so many years, she has tons of experience now and it would probably be a very nice show 😊

[@naailtariq5930]

Honestly even back in the Born To Die era she gave plenty of good performances, it was just an off day I guess

[@LanaDelReySupremacy]

@@naailtariq5930 i mean being on SNL was probably so nerve racking so don’t blame her

[@TheMoggFREE]

"A probably nice show" lol

[@pedrocarvalho5639]

It was really unfair with her giving a really big show at that time (iirc it was before Born to Die

[@prism_7738]

@@naailtariq5930yeah the goodbye kiss performance at bbc radio was amazing

[@llyslyfe]

10 years later she’s headlining one of the worlds biggest festivals. 💞

[@pan_peligroso]

Dosnt mean she can sing. She’s hot. That’s about it.

[@wsidechris]

And has a whopping 60 million average monthly listeners on Spotify.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

And she was universally panned. I have all her albums, but she's not great live.

[@bobbychelsea4248]

She shit the bed on it also !

[@lupinot]

"I am stiff, distant and weird. It's my thing"

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

I'm only stiff when I see Lana... ;-P

[@emmatheswampwitch6526]

@@igorschmidlapp6987 I'm actually crying

[@mariafernandavelascohernan5839]

Yeees, this was the best part of the sketch. She is like that and she is not apologizing for it.

[@apriltumey3230]

I think she tries to be Mazzy Star 🙄

[@odetothemasses]

@@igorschmidlapp6987 😐

[@OhMyLucia]

what about the hysterical laughter at the beggining of the video

[@alexsousa551]

+OhMyLucia hahahahahahahhahah it was amazing!!! :D

[@niallragnarsson]

I laughed more at that than the sketch itself..

[@JoelQuinnPhotography]

+OhMyLucia What about it?

[@KK426LH]

+OhMyLucia Someone really wanted to be heard on TV

[@OhMyLucia]

KK426LH lmao she sure did!

[@mgtogno]

haha that was awesome! snl defended their guest with great sense of humor. Its nice to see they stand up for their guest.

[@jdlaw001]

I didn't get the Lana public backlash?! I mean she was performing for SNL, & not the Grammy's or Olympics or something.

[@kiomn]

jdlaw001 and she sucked thaat bad hahaha

[@watev26789]

yeah it was actually the worst performance. she deserved it tbh

[@Oliver-ub4gc]

it was actually incredible so stfu

[@issamaayah3551]

defector antal nope she didn’t no one deserves that much hate and plz go get a life and stop hating behind a screen as a safe place for you

[@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695]

She nailed her voice. It’s spot on

[@gaitrikaram3325]

"I'm grateful that all of you made your voices hurt in this age of dangerous school bullying, you've sent and important message: If you think someone is weird you should criticise them as much as possible" Loved the satire.

[@Yakoshi283]

Lana doesn’t act like this nor does she look like such. Lana looks even more natural than what she does. Can’t understand how people can mock and belittle other people just to shun a bit of light on themselves or for what ever other reason. There’s already so much negativity and shit in this world, why add more to the norm?!?

[@user-sg4ov7ng4h]

@@Yakoshi283 it's snl dude, satire, not actual hate

[@markangelobravo8949]

@@Yakoshi283SNL was actually standing by Lana Del Rey that’s why they made this

[@nicoblue8866]

I really liked this. They actually defended her

[@sarinakarimi2064]

No they didn’t:/

[@dumb.ass_]

@@sarinakarimi2064 you must be dumb !!

[@sarinakarimi2064]

@@dumb.ass_ 😐I have not seen such a thing at this video

[@porfiriodiazcarrillo7551]

@@sarinakarimi2064 well, they wouldn't defend her now.

[@CandyUsagi]

@@porfiriodiazcarrillo7551 Why, what happened?

[@VicenteNitti]

0:11 oh look.. it's lana del reKCWAAHWAHWAHWHAHWHAHWHA

[@chazzzboi99]

I thought I was the only one XD

[@maesimaesi]

that one is so annoying! 😂

[@SamElias420]

Vicente Nitti this comment made me laugh my ass off XD

[@dojjidojj1965]

MEEEEEE

[@lulu_luvsu]

This is the best comment in the history of comments

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Pretty nice thing they did to defend LDR. Yes, her performance that time wasn't good, but she's always been shy in front of an audience... and otherwise, she's a wonderful singer/composer.

[@phantomr277]

Also, it was 4 years. Her voice is WAY better now

[@BlackAdder665]

@Happy Day: You don't know very many people, do you? Let alone different people.

[@TM-il8rb]

Happy Day Dumbass

[@BlackAdder665]

@@skylar3055 WHAAAA'???!!!

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

@@felixmann4521 she's a lounge singer at heart.

[@thecharmingone369]

Im dead when she said " wow im totally gonna sleep with you now " Seth: " really " Lana: :no

[@lanaistheneworange3013]

That's accurate. Lana Del Rey would say that. 😂

[@laurennyambura9174]

7 years later and she’s the QUEEN OF THE 🌎

[@user-pz6kq2tv9m]

Not to flat earthers

[@valleyofthedolls]

yesss 💙

[@MissPerriwinkle]

NO, SHE STILL SUXX

[@adolfsatan6105]

Hell yes bro

[@leob4403]

Maybe to deluded fanboys and fangirls she is

[@babbyasmr2031]

This skit is poking fun at the critics by pointing out their stupid remarks and how they make no sense. Snl is on Lana's side here.

[@BlackAdder665]

@Bald Guy: Huh? "LDR project", what do you mean by that?

[@johnnycto7576]

Really?

[@Lucky_Chase]

Seth's fine writing.

[@davidgalinat4257]

Somewhere Ashlee Simpson is going, WTF???

[@kreipflagra3116]

lana del rey is a failed artist already, she changed her name and got plastic surgery to try to obtain success.

[@newecreator]

OMG! That girl's laugh in the audience!

[@Bambuswaldninja]

ACKWAWAVAVA

[@justjoe9726]

Goes so well wit your profile pick 😂😂

[@GroovyDude994]

megan Jellybean OMFG it so does, I'm dying.

[@seravhmin]

+Newecreator hahah! i can't get over it

[@OldRaver]

My 2 brother's have those awful OTT laughs... can't bear watching comedy with them 😱

[@momojarwan1641]

They are actually mocking those that are criticising Lana Del Rey. Has anybody actually watched this video and listened before they've posted some nasty comments about the actors?

[@masondodd7252]

I know, I don't think people are actually watching the clip.

[@ItsNotMeitsYouTu8e]

I think it's just a reminder of ancient KZbin wisdom: 'The quickest to troll are generally the most retarded'

[@commanderstarstrider7176]

I didn't even know who lana del rey is/was. I just thought this was a made up character.

[@myyearofrestandrelaxation]

Commander Starstrider how

[@suchartboontid2560]

That's a spot-on impression. Kristen Wiig never disappoints.

[@honeymoon7259]

i love how they managed to defend her and make fun of her at the same time

[@MyTVfanatic]

Its nice here for them to stick up for Lana in this video, if you watch and listen carefully you'll notice thats what they're doing here not trashing her!

[@cafprune]

+MyTVfanatic the 100

[@vihaze6725]

Americans don't understand subtlety. It's not their thing.

[@ecstasyecs]

I have been avoiding this video for the looongest time because a. Im not a big snl fan (im not american) and b. I thought they were gonna make fun of her, and I was pleasantly surprised. Loved how they handled it and especially love how they compared school bullying to online bullying.

[@somebodyoncetocuhamyspaghe1781]

The 100

[@uberfrozenglow]

Oh wow! Thanks captain obvious

[@ungoliver]

omg she really sounds like Lana sometimes

[@forkhole]

+Oliver Crinis omg yes like near the beginning

[@SoftTangerineDreams]

If I didn't understand what was being said and without seeing the video, I would have been fooled

[@Songs-lr4wt]

@@SoftTangerineDreams she looks more like Celine Dion then Lana

[@imstuckinwashingmachine]

@@Songs-lr4wt they shoudl make her eybrows more signature and make her hair a little darker

[@magdalenaderezic6049]

I DIED AT THE LAUGHING AT THE BEGINNING

[@SabrinaRina]

OMG, I saw these comments about the laugh and I was like "the audience wasn't anything new... what are people talking about?" Then I heard THE laugh as she stepped out and I didn't know what to do with myself laughing.

[@liviusss]

OMG I can't get over it, I'm crying with laughter all by myself... 😂😂😂😂

[@Valeriesbeautyinc]

Omg that was too funny😂😂😂😂😂

[@kittenface8577]

I remember watching her singing on SNL and I didn't know who she was. And yeah,she didn't do great. But it made me look into her more,and she has an amazing voice and aesthetic. She is very ethereal and has a beautiful voice. She was just really nervous on SNL,went off key some,but that just made her seem all the more human. Its ok to mess up to become better. I love Lana.

[@its_august_ine]

So true!

[@markcablay8166]

That laugh at 0:11 was lana herself in the audience.

[@moss_yt]

I LIVE FOR THAT LAUGH AT THE BEGINNING.

[@crabsos]

if you hear the sound without seeing the video, she totally sounds like lana del rey, she's good.

[@jfamab]

omg she really does sound like her!

[@crabsos]

Jojje Berglund IKR ?

[@TheFashionIssue91]

She sounds more like Drew Barrymore to me haha

[@wenaldy]

Fan of LDR and I approve this skit 😂

[@edmundpower1250]

Who cares?

[@judasgoat1035]

Lana is my goddess I see her every time she comes to Connecticut or NYC...back in 2011?...I worked in a coffee shop round brooklyn..she came in regular.

[@judasgoat1035]

Uhh.yea? You are slow..sure hope yer purty or yo gunna starve

[@haustreviance]

The skir is pro-ldr so...yeah obviously

[@Alicegab300]

@@EverythingisRelevant everybody knows it's not lana

[@POPDATA]

3:07 me at graduation during my 5 seconds of fame while picking my college diploma

[@christieprescott5450]

“If you think someone is weird you should criticize them as much as possible” 😂😂 2:38

[@ImTooHotForMyself]

For those who saw this skit as an attack on Lana, the writers were utilising satire. For example, for each insult the public had on Lana's performance Kristen Wiig (the impersonator) would shoot it down. It was a funny and satirical way for the show to stick up for her.

[@jackiesmith9531]

Thank fuck somebody understands satire. Four minutes of sarcasm would be humorless.

[@hiko73]

Thanks for the mansplanation LAUREN. Pretty sure the majority of us 'GOT IT'!

[@berkay1773]

hiko73 shut the fuck up

[@MyFictionalChaos]

It shouldnt be something that has to be explained...

[@thecampverdekid806]

captain obvious over here

[@whomst7448]

"people said I was stiff...distant...and weird. but there's a perfectly good reason for that. I'm stiff, distant, and weird. Thats my thing" ME

[@mizzmini45]

Cuz she’s fAKE

[@WweFan93x]

"if you think someone is weird you should criticize them as much as possible" 😂😂

[@Katya_Lastochka]

This is how you defend a guest without insulting the public.

[@sabrijaber7336]

6 years later, she's nominated for AOTY at the Grammy's! Take that haters.

[@troy4389]

Tanvi Gadwal she got robbed by billie eillish pls lmao

[@hwasacansteponme]

@@troy4389 if they she doesn't win a grammy for cocc im throwing hands

[@Aki-hb1jy]

@Tanvi Gadwal because it’s the snubby’s lol what do you expect? Billie’s album was awful compared to NFR.

[@MissPerriwinkle]

WHATEVER,, SHE STILL SUXX

[@beccablueeyes99]

But what about the tree frogs?

[@hanspaglinawan1945]

Rebecca Woodward It's what people call Lana.

[@seravhmin]

+Rebecca Woodward wanna know a fun fact? they did the same thing when maya rudolph was whitney houston. Same tree frogs. Same news statement. Same intro (interruptive singing) so i guess we'll never know what happened with the tree frogs study. it's been YEARS.

[@karamchandgautama]

+Joeeagh also when Seth ran off to marry Stefon.

[@Rosi_in_space]

+Rebecca Woodward The French ate them, everyone is happy, questions?! QUESTIONS!!?? Non? Très bien.

[@sophiaonearth6347]

They do this all the time in Seth’s show for Ya Burnt

[@jakobinnes2420]

who was that random woman scream laughing at the beginning

[@helengarcillano276]

I'm not even sure if it's a woman

[@laoisemeehan]

It's a seagull

[@CountryCowboy008]

Your mom.

[@tomobooy]

It was Lana

[@KattReen]

Someone who really, REALLY appreciated the Lana Del Rey get-up and impersonation

[@stoenchu122]

She nailed her voice OMG...

[@PedroLucas-qm6dg]

I dont think its good and it doesnt look like her

[@pachecovitz93]

I'm a huge fan of Lana Del Rey and this imitation is wonderful ... I laugh a lot.

[@nordicwoman9]

I remember watching this when I was 12, came back to say this Lana Del Rey is a normal person, who gets nervous, she's a beauty and an icon so of course people will critic her behind their phone screens, when they themselves have never stepped foot on a stage. The real fans are still out here, we love and support everything you do Lana Del Rey

[@MicassouDeLycan]

So smart of SNL, impersonating Lana just defend her performance in a comic, satiric way. Loved it.

[@FabalociousDee]

I like the way they defended Lana in this, and they even took pot-shots at themselves in the process. Nice touch.

[@currentlyabsent4251]

The skit kinda defended her.

[@mhajari2000]

OMG You are so beautiful

[@KK426LH]

+‫کوروش تندیسگر‬‎ OMG You are so creepy

[@mhajari2000]

+KK426LH Why??!!! 😄😄

[@kaaghalaa]

+‫کوروش تندیسگر‬‎ you just randomly told a girl shes so beautiful...

[@currentlyabsent4251]

That's not my photo hhh just a random pic i had saved on my pc and i used it as a profile pic 😂😂😂😂

[@lmjieonrsalcihna]

As Lana‘s biggest fan alive I have to say this is amazing

[@finnedwards7478]

Petition for Lana to host SNL for the 10 year anniversary:

[@nubiandoll7]

📝

[@aj.jaffari]

I stand still and sing sad songs like this "HUAAHHHHHHHH" - I'm dead lololoolloloolool

[@madcow8686]

lmao i know i watched that part 5 times and it's just as funny each time

[@kfoster1935]

Why did that sound so much like Shakira tho

[@aaronlai9986]

That laugh at 0:12 gave me life

[@Klvnbrgs93]

😂😂

[@alja343]

dude i love SNL, you know, the humor, people gettin killed in the audience at 0:10

[@sarahcat1130]

i just realized that the tree frog story is the one they use every time they have no intention of finishing the joke

[@fernandogarza6913]

when she named all the musicians 😂she still does that lol

[@eviesampson6418]

No way 💀💀 HAHHA

[@Lethalbanter]

that laugh when he introduced lana

[@ianventura8655]

They were actually mocking the ones that criticised her performance hahahaha great job snl

[@jovanakrivokapic]

As a huge Lana fan, i love this, i started crying at 2:20

[@kiwikiwi4150]

The lana stans in the comments have never heard of snl apparently??? They do this with everyone.

[@tiaravalentinodoll]

exactly

[@uwu-db1ep]

lana stans who found her in tiktok belike

[@bethblack9726]

0:12 that scream laugh 😂

[@unaobrien8168]

this was such a great way to defend her XD love it and i hope that the critics understood it

[@krishtrinity]

Wow that women laughing so hard had an heart attack?

[@18smalltowngirl]

***** The laugh was funny to begin with but then the woman got super annoying super fast lol

[@lustforlana5738]

i love how they're sticking up for her. My LanaDelFamily is too butthurt. We all know that she has a magnificent voice, and if you actually listen to them you'll hear that they're not saying anything offending or mean about Lizzy. We all know that her SNL performance was her first live tv performance. Ofc she was nervous and people understand that.

[@cataleyacatharina4886]

Okay your name is giving me so much life!!! All my Queens ❤

[@lustforlana5738]

+Cataleya Catharina thank you so much♡

[@mannygonzalez7163]

Hope you enjoyed Lanachella

[@itsbiancamitchell]

the thing I love most about this is how they're simultaneously making fun of her yet also defending her and her performance

[@iRushil]

That was BRILLIANT.

[@AyeAyeRonG361]

That fucking laugh at the beginning

[@00marz00]

this actress is hilarious and i love LDR

[@ceylin8711]

The laughing in the background is so funny I can’t- 😭😭

[@ceylin8711]

Ho ho ho ho hoooo

[@comment5398]

For those that don't know she actually approved this sketch

[@JeraldLee]

"In this age of dangerous school bullying you have sent an important message. If you think someone is weird,you should criticize them as much as possible." ROFL 😁🤣

[@Hirschi74]

"Really?" "No!" Story of my Life

[@ThePantheons]

kristin wiig is one of the greatest character actors of our generation hands down.

[@tehr6809]

I love how they dragged Lana Del Rey while still kiiiinda standing up for her 🤗

[@joshi897]

Lmao Lana stans will attack this video, unaware that this is in defense of Lana and criticizing the people that mocked her.

[@jayr3053]

They must be young. 😂

[@burnt.norton]

nah nobody’s criticizing the video

[@F1emingo]

0:11 CALM DOWN

[@jenniferschmidt9908]

It's called laughing.

[@RonRai]

Her impression is SPOT ON!!!

[@hellokitty17602]

THE FUCKING LAUGH AT 0:11 HEKWH ME TOO

[@goldress83]

Your beauty never ever scared me

[@shaniazimmerman3922]

It’s insane how much she made her voice sound like Lana

[@diegopellecer]

Is it me or Christine Wig is extreeeemely hot in this impression?

[@hiko73]

Ummm, yeah, that was the aim & she is hot irl too.

[@samiyi4896]

Bro her breasts are smackin 😂

[@madelynwintrick7577]

She is, I had no idea her body looked like that

[@eusexva]

It's Kristin Wiig.

[@ELVIS1975T]

Kristen Wiig is always hot and one of the most (if not the most) talented ladies in SNL history.

[@wooden_girl]

Lol did you hear the woman's laugh in the audience?! "AWHAHHHAAHAHA!!'

[@georgiahearn1967]

That laugh at 0:12 😂😂

[@samia0419]

Taylor was right. LDR gets so much hate for no reason. All she wants to do is please her audience.

[@RaidenShotgunEi]

Lana was born in the wrong time period. Had she been born later, she would have been bigger than Billie Eilish, imo

[@FeverRayFan1]

This was just brilliant. She sounded exactly like Lana. And the way she always touched her hair was also 100% Lana :D

[@TaraLaTrash]

How can someone not get the sarcasm behind this skit....

[@berrisfueller6221]

Someone who doesn’t know anything or hardly anything about Lana Del Rey and her music career.

[@Ciclopea2]

I don't think even Lana with her talent could've come up with such a brilliant defense, very well played, SNL, and of course, Kristen.

[@kar7973]

0:12 who tf busted out laughing like that

[@honeycakes15]

LMAOOO

[@leoff7]

I remember that at the time I found her performance absolutely offputting, but now, after actually becoming really familiar with Lana del Rey's music, I see nothing wrong with her performance (the first few notes a little "not what you expected" maybe) but the rest being actually what Lana is about...Stiff, distant and weird haha

[@ananya8186]

Kristen looks so amazing omg

[@raymond1365]

"I am totally going to sleep with you now Really? No" 😂😂

[@marnozzle]

I love how so many people in the comments don't seem to understand that they're defending lana...

[@gracie99999]

I think SNL is distasteful and is more this then funny. Period.

[@BenniStrawberry_YouTube]

The way the one girl in the crowd had to do the absolute most and screech when she saw Lana 💀

[@jojojojo12777]

tag yourselves, im that woman screaming-laughing in the beginning

[@zz-nj1bq]

Sara Jowell what else am i supposed to tag myself as? the wall?

[@Oodelallie]

ahaha that chick in the audience upon finding out it was lana

[@JasonKhoury2001]

OMG I LOVE LANA AND THIS IS KILLING ME

[@revilem]

that laugh gives me life

[@Smoshgoddess18]

The person that cackle laughs at 0:12 is the most hilarious thing about this video like LOL

[@enpastillao]

came here from those tiktok edits but this is actually funny