Rosalía Brings Lux To SNL, Appears In Sketch About Jelly Roll Playing Sphere

Last night (Oct. 10), Rosalía was the musical guest with Shane Gillis as host on SNL. It was nice to see the angelic pop star return; she last performed on the show in March 2022 and joined Bad Bunny's performance in 2021. She sang "Reliquia" and "Magnolias" from her excellent 2025 album Lux. Both were absolutely stunning, especially the latter, during which rain began to fall while she performed, continuing an ongoing live act trend. Gillis, who was hired for the SNL cast in 2019, but was fired before his first appearance amid backlash over racist old podcast remarks, had an eventful evening. He was also on set last weekend, where he met his beloved Turnstile, who he'd discussed on Joe Rogan's podcast in August. (Gillis mentioned Rogan in last night's monologue, but not Turnstile.) He said "fuck" during a Dr. Seuss sketch for the live East Coast broadcast. Most of the time I think swearing is funny, but his hiccup genuinely made the sketch, which was already pretty good considering the show's inconsistent standards, even more engaging. In the scene, cast member Mikey Day played Gillis's easily scammed father, whom Gillis was trying to protect from the man attempting to force green...