From hilarious sketches to show-stopping musical performances, we're diving into Taylor Swift's most memorable "Saturday Night Live" moments. Join us as we count down her most iconic appearances that showcase her comedic chops and musical talent!
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00:00La, la, la, la, la, la, la, this is my musical monologue.
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:09And today, we're counting down our picks for the most unforgettable performances Taylor Swift delivered on Saturday Night Live.
00:15Peace, add virgins, what?
00:17Peace, add virgins, what?
00:19Peace, add virgins, what?
00:21From hilarious sketches to show-stopping musical presentations.
00:25Number 10. The Californian's Buh-Bye.
00:28Hey, look, there's Cousin Allison. She just got a small role in a Hollywood space movie.
00:37Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary special was packed with celebrity cameos and nostalgic throwbacks to the show's most iconic sketches.
00:46To celebrate the beloved soap opera parody The Californians, fans got a nearly 10-minute revival that brought back the usual suspects, as well as a host of celebrity appearances.
00:55Mr. Craig!
00:58The one in the tank top?
01:01Krog?
01:04Dutch Manium, you are a doll.
01:07Perhaps the most unexpected addition was Taylor Swift, who popped in as Cousin Allison, a struggling actress who finally lands a minor role in a space movie.
01:17That was very convincing.
01:18I only wish that Great Aunt Lana were her to see me on the big screen, but she's dead.
01:28Even beside comedic heavyweights like Betty White, Kristen Wiig, and Fred Armisen, Swift still stood out.
01:34She nailed the over-the-top accent and delivered a bizarre moment where she eats her own hair.
01:39So you caught me, okay? I have a perfect explanation.
01:45I'm just a mess of the actress, okay? It's just me.
01:48Right as it's revealed that she tried to have White's character killed.
01:52In November 2009, Taylor Swift made her SNL debut as both host and musical guest.
02:00She kicked off the night with a hilarious live sketch, playing reality TV star Kate Gosselin as a guest panelist on The View.
02:08Actually, you know, the hardest thing about being a mom is having patience.
02:14Because sometimes the paparazzi say they're going to be someplace at 10, and they don't show up till 11.
02:21Surrounded by impersonations of Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, and Elizabeth Hasselbeck,
02:28Swift's Gosselin came across as delightfully clueless, stuffing her sentences with filler words like, you know, and actually.
02:34You know what else is funny? How I got this hairstyle.
02:38My hairdresser was halfway through giving me the Rachel, when his blow dryer exploded on the back of my head.
02:44While Kristen Wiig's overexcited Hasselbeck fawned over her hair, Swift just sat there, wide-eyed and bewildered.
02:51And frankly, that was all she needed to do.
02:54It may have been her first live SNL sketch as host, but with how effortlessly she slipped into character, you'd never have guessed.
03:01Kate, thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule.
03:04I know you'll have to jog off to a book signing at Barnes & Noble.
03:08Oh, you have a book out?
03:10Actually, no.
03:11I'm just walking up to people and asking them if they want me to sign whatever book they're holding.
03:16Number 8. Three Sad Virgins.
03:19Hey, Pete.
03:19Oh, hey, Taylor.
03:21The please don't destroy trio joined SNL in its 47th season,
03:32and quickly made a name for themselves with their sharp, self-deprecating digital shorts.
03:37They just don't have any swag.
03:39What?
03:39They're tall and weird and sad.
03:40John's loud but not very smart.
03:42Ben's breath kind of smells like a fart.
03:44One of their earliest sketches featured Pete Davidson pitching a music video about their unbreakable friendship,
03:50only for it to spiral into a brutal roast of them as three sad virgins.
03:54But it doesn't end there.
03:55To really drive his point home, Davidson brings out Taylor Swift to deliver the ultimate takedown.
04:02Swift crafts specific digs for each guy, dubbing Ben Marshall, sad Ron Weasley,
04:07likening Martin Herlihy to a scarecrow, and mocking John Higgins for his bowling ball head.
04:12John has a big-ass bowling ball head.
04:16How does he stay upright with that big fat man?
04:20She then drops the mic with a perfectly timed punchline to the four-minute joke.
04:24These are pigeons, whoa.
04:25These are pigeons, what?
04:27And they're gonna die alone.
04:29Number 7. Driving PSA.
04:33Hi, I'm Samantha Samuels.
04:36Teenagers often take the heat for bad driving.
04:38But let's be honest, reckless road habits aren't exclusive to just one generation.
04:43That's the exact message teen activist Samantha Samuels pushes in the PSA for her newly launched group,
04:48teens raising awareness about awful parent drivers.
04:51Driving while texting can be very dangerous, but teens aren't the only bad drivers.
04:57In fact, many of the worst drivers are parents.
05:01Taylor Swift is nearly unrecognizable as Samantha, complete with a mouthful of heavy metal gear,
05:07an exaggerated lisp, and a shrunken stature.
05:09But that doesn't stop her from calling out her parents for lecturing her,
05:13rummaging through their purses, and even revealing family secrets, all while driving.
05:17Driving while arguing with the GPS.
05:20Turn left.
05:21Oh, you don't know what you're talking about.
05:24Turn left.
05:24No!
05:26Driving while revealing family secrets.
05:28You know, before me, your father was married to a Korean woman.
05:31She then throws a temper tantrum when her mom discovers what she's been up to.
05:36Safe to say there's a lot of bad blood in the Samuels household.
05:39Mom!
05:40Get out!
05:41You're ruining my commercial!
05:42This ad was paid for by Samantha Samuels with money she stole from her dad's desk.
05:48Number 6.
05:49Hollywood Dish, Taylor Swift.
05:51Taylor Swift!
05:53Six American Music Award nominations.
05:56Not bad.
05:57I know.
05:58It's been such an amazing year.
06:00The recurring Hollywood Dish sketch featured Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig
06:04as the insufferable celebrity interviewers Brady Trunk and Anastasia Sticks,
06:09whose main talent was driving their guests insane.
06:11This time, their unlucky victim was Taylor Swift.
06:14As they bombard her with questions about her recent award nominations,
06:18they unleash an onslaught of exaggerated facial expressions,
06:21each more ridiculous than the last.
06:23You know, sometimes you don't get that much time to rehearse.
06:26And the last thing you want to do is make a mistake in front of millions of people.
06:35The pair keep poking and prodding,
06:38forcing her to deliver a painfully fake laugh to one of their so-called jokes.
06:42Make sure you keep that Kanye off the stage.
06:44Okay.
06:45Okay.
06:45Finally, she decides she's had enough and storms off the set.
06:58Swift plays an incredible straight man to Hader and Wiig,
07:01never once breaking despite the duo's relentless attempts to get her to do so.
07:05Thanks, Taylor.
07:06Thank you, Taylor.
07:07That went really well.
07:09So sweet.
07:10Number 5.
07:11All Too Well 10-Minute Version.
07:13For her fifth stint as the musical guest on SNL,
07:27Taylor Swift decided to go all out.
07:29Typically, artists perform twice,
07:31once before Weekend Update and again later in the show.
07:34But Swift broke tradition,
07:36opting for a single uninterrupted 10-minute performance.
07:39Viewers were treated to the extended version of her song All Too Well,
07:53which was released the previous day on her re-recorded album Red Taylor's version.
07:56With the sauce in me, the car keys, the patriarchy, keychain on the ground.
08:03We were always skipping town.
08:06As she sang, the stage transformed with the seasons,
08:09with crisp autumn leaves drifting down at the start,
08:12then giving way to snowfall by the end.
08:14All the while, the song's accompanying short film,
08:16starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien,
08:19played on a screen behind her.
08:2010 minutes never felt so fleeting.
08:22In this sketch, Nassim Pedrad and Andy Samberg play a couple enjoying a romantic evening alone,
08:40until the girlfriend's roommate unexpectedly arrives.
08:43But this interruption isn't exactly unwelcome,
08:45at least not for Pedrad's character.
08:47Taylor Swift plays the interrupting roommate,
08:49who returns home after working just two hours at her part-time job.
08:53Yet from Pedrad's overjoyed reaction,
08:55you'd think she'd been gone for a year.
08:57I love you so much.
08:58Bath and Body Works is the worst.
09:01So is being away from you.
09:03Bennett, look who's here.
09:05Hi, Anna.
09:05The situation gets even more awkward for Sandberg's character,
09:09as the two ladies sideline him and share a special handshake,
09:12making him feel like the third wheel on his own date.
09:14Three, two, one!
09:18It's the kind of scenario that could easily inspire Swift's next heartbreak anthem.
09:26No, I get it.
09:28I guess I'll just head back to my room now.
09:33No.
09:35No.
09:37No.
09:40No.
09:40Taylor Swift ditched a bit of her good girl image
09:55in the recurring Scared Straight sketch opposite Kenan Thompson.
09:58Swift plays a supposedly hardened criminal named Skeet Devlin,
10:02recruited to warn some wayward delinquents about the dangers of landing behind bars.
10:06Decked out in cornrows, a red headband, and a fake goatee,
10:10Swift looks more like a kid playing dress-up than a seasoned felon,
10:13but she commits to the bit.
10:15While Thompson's Macintosh takes the lead with his usual crude tales,
10:19Swift holds her own and gets right in the kids' faces
10:21with her ridiculous, yet oddly convincing performance.
10:24The only song you'll be singing is this one!
10:27Doe.
10:28John Doe.
10:29The name they'll give your corpse.
10:31If we ever considered a life of crime,
10:33best believe our minds are completely changed now.
10:36Number two, Firelight.
10:46Who's that?
10:47Who, him?
10:50No.
10:52Them.
10:56Those are the Franks.
10:57Back in 2009, escaping the Twilight craze was practically impossible.
11:01So there was bound to be an SNL parody at some point,
11:04and it just happened to be when Taylor Swift hosted.
11:07In this spoof, Swift steps into Kristen Stewart's shoes.
11:11Except instead of a vampire,
11:12she falls for one of Frankenstein's monsters,
11:15played by Bill Hader.
11:16The premise alone is ridiculous,
11:18as Hader and his fellow Franks are decked out in green skin and neck bolts.
11:22Plus, they all have a comical fear of fire.
11:24Hey.
11:26Hey.
11:27Hey, everyone.
11:28Turn on your Bunsen burners.
11:36But the sketch dials it up to perfection
11:39with its melodramatic tone and ridiculous dialogue,
11:42which Swift delivers with absolute commitment.
11:44Why won't you kiss me?
11:45Because when I kiss people,
11:47I tend to accidentally choke them to death.
11:49I want you to try.
11:50I want you to try.
11:54We'd watch this Twilight spinoff in a heartbeat,
11:57especially with her in the lead.
11:58You are my life now.
12:01You're choking me.
12:02Sorry.
12:04It's an accident.
12:06Before we unveil our top pick,
12:08here are a few honorable mentions.
12:10Penelope, Man and Wife.
12:12Taylor Swift goes head to head
12:13against the compulsive lies of Kristen Wiig's Penelope.
12:16Penelope is ruining this entire reception.
12:19Look, you making a scene isn't going to make it any better.
12:21Well, she's ruining their day.
12:23This is my day, so I bought it from the government.
12:26It's National Penelope Day in 14 countries.
12:28Funny business.
12:29Swift is clearly enjoying every second
12:31of this hilariously bad Shakira impression.
12:34Bunnies on the floor tonight.
12:35Popping, keep shaking their bonnie.
12:37Hits of the sheep on me and all of us.
12:40Save Broadway.
12:41The singer doesn't exactly save Broadway as Annie,
12:44but at least she tries.
12:46The sun will come out tomorrow.
12:49No.
12:49No.
12:50No.
12:50That's your bottom dollar, that's Tumag.
12:53Annie, sweetie, not the time, okay?
12:55False God.
12:56Alongside Lenny Pickett,
12:57Swift turned up the heat
12:58with her debut performance of this song.
13:01Even if it's a false God,
13:03even if it's a false God,
13:07still worship this.
13:08Ready for it and call it what you want.
13:11Swift got everyone buzzing about reputation
13:13with these show-stopping performances.
13:15No, he was a killer, first time that I saw him.
13:18Wonder how many girls he had left
13:20and left the smart kid.
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13:38No.
13:381.
13:39Monologue Song, La La La.
13:41You know, whenever I'm feeling strong emotions
13:44about something like this,
13:46I usually write a song about it.
13:48For her first time hosting Saturday Night Live,
13:51Taylor Swift pulled off something
13:52even veteran hosts rarely attempt.
13:54She wrote her own opening monologue.
13:57But instead of relying on predictable punchlines,
13:59Swift did what she does best
14:01and turned it into music.
14:02I like glitter and sparkly dresses,
14:06but I'm not gonna talk about that
14:08In monologue song, La La La,
14:21Swift poked fun at tabloid gossip,
14:23from her high-profile breakups
14:25to her reputation for writing songs about them.
14:27She even took a jab at her infamous encounter
14:29with Kanye West at the VMAs,
14:32reassuring everyone that she had bodyguards this time,
14:34just in case.
14:35And how he ran up on the stage
14:37and ruined my VMA monologue.
14:44But there's nothing more to say
14:47cause everything's okay
14:49I've got security lining the stage.
14:55At just 19 and making her hosting debut,
14:59she managed to check every box for a solid monologue,
15:02a clear indication of the superstar she was about to become.
15:05What is your favorite Taylor Swift moment on SNL?
15:15What sketches would you like to see her do in the future?
15:17Let us know in the comments below.
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