{"id":1481,"date":"2021-12-12T07:07:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T07:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/12\/12\/billie-eilish-is-happier-than-ever-on-snl-double-duty\/"},"modified":"2021-12-12T07:07:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T07:07:32","slug":"billie-eilish-is-happier-than-ever-on-snl-double-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/12\/12\/billie-eilish-is-happier-than-ever-on-snl-double-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Billie Eilish Is Happier Than Ever On SNL Double Duty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billie Eilish returned to <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>, this time as both host and musical guest. She previously played the stage in September 2019, where she performed her breakout hit, \u201cBad Guy.\u201d Last night&#8217;s hosting debut makes her the first <em>SNL <\/em>host to be born in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billie Eilish - bad guy (Live From Saturday Night Live)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jn1Uwsg3eRQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The episode\u2019s cold open featured a briefing about the Omicron variant from Anthony Fauci, played by Kate McKinnon. Cecily Strong and Chloe Fineman also appeared as Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Lauren Boebert, both armed with assault rifles. When Fauci tried to find common ground between the divided members of Congress, Taylor-Greene cocked her gun and said \u201cWe can all agree that the Fox News Christmas tree arsonist must be executed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fauci Holiday Message Cold Open - SNL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uZzxzf8t_rE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During her opening monologue, Billie Eilish revealed that her mother dissuaded her from pursuing acting while encouraging her brother FINNEAS. The singer-producer sibling duo\u2019s mother then appeared onstage, wearing a shirt that said \u201cFinneas\u2019 Mom.\u201d Eilish also poked fun at her past wardrobe of baggy clothes, saying it was to hide secretly being two children on each other\u2019s shoulders in order to get into R-rated movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billie Eilish Monologue - SNL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XIQtOverBNs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eilish appeared in the next sketch, where Miley Cyrus had a surprise cameo. She played herself posing for Punkie Johnson\u2019s Christmas card, who insulted her music but threatened to call her racist if she declined a photo. As for Eilish, she played a grown-up high school bully who continued to taunt her victims through annual Christmas cards. Other sketches showed Eilish as a Christmas lounge singer, a TikToking nurse and a concierge at a lackluster hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christmas Cards - SNL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nXgOxLJ-OKc?start=29&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eilish\u2019s first song of the night was \u201cHappier Than Ever,\u201d the hit single off her album of the same name. Beginning as a 50s traditional pop song not unlike Julie London\u2019s \u201cCry Me a River,\u201d it builds into a cathartic rock release. The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and saw nominations for both Song and Record of the Year at the 2022 Grammys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bdeJ8v0z64w\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While \u201cHappier Than Ever\u201d gleefully burns all bridges with its subject, the night\u2019s second song, \u201cMale Fantasy,\u201d expresses some regrets. In the chorus, Eilish admits she still has feelings for him and can\u2019t fully hate him. 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