The Woman in MehadMichelle Williamsnarrating the audiobook, but what if another host of celebrities had the chance to take on telling the story ofBritney Spearsin her own words? Not to say Williams doesn’t do a great job of telling Spears' story, but sometimes, you just have to wonder what could have been and that’s whatSaturday Night Liveposed with a new sketch: Who else auditioned for the chance to readThe Woman in Me? The answers may shock you.
The idea is a classicSaturday Night Livestructure: You have a bunch of clips of people auditioning for something they clearly didn’t get, and we just get to see a showcase of impressions from people in the cast. Though the episode was hosted byTimothée Chalamet, insteadChloe Finemandid her impressionof him auditioning to read the book. Or trying to, anyway. Instead of playing himself, Chalamet did his best take on a director we all know and love:Martin Scorsese.
Fineman started as Spears, before moving into playing Chalamet. The sketch also featuredMikey DayasSteve-OandSarah ShermanasJohn Mulaney,Kenan ThompsonasNeil DeGrasse TysonandEgo NwodimasJada Pinkett Smith. One of the more inspired ones was Fineman’s impression ofNatasha Lyonne,where she had a pile of cigarettes and that iconic Lyonne energy
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This isone of those set-upsthat we’ve seen time and time again, but it never really gets old. Not because it’s something that is so funny we just can’t stop laughing, but because the format can be adapted to fit any kind of story or plot.The Woman in Mefit with Fineman’s ability to impersonate Spears, and we’ve seen the show do it for auditions withStar Wars,and other properties. They don’t come back to it often, but when they do, it’s great and this was one of those moments where it really highlighted how talented this cast is and how funny they all are, especially when you line them up in a rapid-fire series of impressions. Watch the sketch below:
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