‘SNL’ Takes On TikTok Trends & Trad Wives With Billie Eilish, More Guest Stars
deadline.comSaturday Night Live‘s latest episode is shooting fireworks at TikTok stars and trad wives in a sketch that featured multiple guest appearances.
The vertical rectangle in the shape of an iPhone opens the sketch and reveals an iMessage conversation between a couple; one urges the other to get going because time is running out.
The one who is tardy to the party apologizes for the delay and promises to head over. However, TikTok makes sure more time is wasted.
The late partner continues scrolling through endless content like cute dogs and cats, fitness girl who is simultaneously pumping up her followers and trying to sell them product, the foodie who stops at random restaurants offering their honest review—played by Kenan Thompson—and, of course, trad wives, a la Nara Smith. “My husband asked for beef tacos and I didn’t want to let him down; so I slaughtered our cow and picked the corn myself,” said Heidi Gardner while portraying a traditional wife in their infamous TikTok style post with a voiceover taking center stage as a beautifully dressed woman makes her man a meal from scratch without breaking a sweat.
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