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\n\tBad Bunny is back on Saturday Night Live<\/em>!<\/p>\n \n\tThe three-time Grammy winner returned for his second time hosting on Saturday night, where he addressed some of the backlash surrounding him being named the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner.<\/p>\n \n\tBad Bunny poked fun at conservative criticism of him being tapped to perform at the big game, noting that everyone is excited about his performance, \u201ceven Fox News!\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cYou might not know this, but I\u2019m doing the Super Bowl Halftime Show. And I\u2019m very happy, and I think everybody\u2019s happy about it,\u201d which led the crowd to erupt in applause, before he continued, \u201cEven Fox News!\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSNL<\/em> then cut to a montaged clip of Fox News host saying, \u201cBad Bunny is my favorite musician and he should be the next president.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m really excited to be doing the Super Bowl, I know that people all around the world who love my music are also happy,\u201d to which he then began speaking in Spanish. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cEspecially all of the Latinos and Latinas in the world here in the United States who have worked to open doors,\u201d he said while thanking his supporters. \u201cIt\u2019s more than a win for myself, it\u2019s a win for all of us. Our footprints and our contribution in this country, no one will ever be able to take that away or erase it.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tEarlier in the monologue, a clip of Jon Hamm, who Bad Bunny called Juan Jam\u00f3n, dancing to his music at a show as shown. The SNL<\/em> cameras then panned over to Hamm in attendance at the show. <\/p>\n \n\tHe finished his monologue off by noting, \u201cAnd, if you didn\u2019t understand know what I just said, you have four months to learn!\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAfter the news of Bad Bunny being named the headlining act was revealed, Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski said ICE will be in attendance at next year\u2019s Super Bowl. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem further corroborated Lewandowski\u2019s claims, assuring ICE agents would be \u201call over\u201d the big game.<\/p>\n \n\tBefore he was named the next Super Bowl headliner, Bad Bunny notably did not have any U.S. dates featured on his Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos World Tour. He told i-D Magazine <\/em>this was partly due to ICE concerns.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThere were many reasons why I didn\u2019t show up in the U.S., and none of them were out of hate \u2014 I\u2019ve performed there many times. All of [the shows] have been successful,\u201d Bad Bunny said. \u201cBut there was the issue of \u2014 like, fucking ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it\u2019s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSeason 51 of SNL<\/em> comes on the heels of a cast exodus this summer. Five cast members separated the show following its landmark 50th season, including Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow and Emil Wakim.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tPlease Don\u2019t Destroy sketches were also thrown out ahead of season 51, which formerly starred Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy. With the end of the bit, Higgins left SNL<\/em>, while Marshall now joins as a featured player and Herlihy remains on the show\u2019s staff as a writer.\u00a0Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson\u00a0and Veronika Slowikowska were also added to the cast.<\/p>\n \n\tBad Bunny hosted the season 51 premiere of SNL<\/em>, while Doja Cat served as the night\u2019s musical guest, in her first appearance on the sketch comedy series.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe full slate of host and musical guests for the rest of the season has not yet been revealed, though Amy Poehler is set to host on Oct. 11 with Role Model as musical guest. Sabrina Carpenter will pull double duty in both roles on Oct. 18.<\/p>\n \n\tMore to come.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bad Bunny is back on Saturday Night Live! 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