Fans go crazy as Maya Rudolph delivers the ‘best SNL opening monologue of all time’ : ‘I love her so much!’
Comedian Maya Rudolph wowed fans during her Saturday Night Live opening monologue.
Rudolph, 51, took the stage Saturday night and delivered an awe-inspiring Mother’s Day-themed performance, more than a decade after leaving the late night sketch show as a full-time cast member.
The mother of four drove fans crazy when she stunned in a black and chrome bodysuit for what was dubbed the “best SNL opening monologue of all time.”
Rudolph, who Keenan Thompson dubbed “Rockefeller’s mother of the house,” danced and sang as she made comments about motherhood and even referenced her iconic movie and sketch scenes.
Before taking the stage, Rudolph joined cast members Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman, who wished her a happy Mother’s Day and called her “Mom.”
The performance started with Rudolph singing, “I’m your mother, I’m your mother, I’m your… oops, I made you dance, remember when I pooped my pants in that movie?”
Maya Rudolph, 51, took center stage on Saturday Night Live as she dazzled in a black and chrome bodysuit and sang about being a mother
Before her performance, Rudolph joined cast members Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman, who wished her a happy Mother’s Day and called her “mom.”
“When you were a baby you pooped in your pants and I changed your diaper, I’m your mother,” she added.
Rudolph and her team of dancers were dancing and headed backstage as she walked along.
‘It’s Mother’s Day everyone, today we celebrate all kinds of mothers. Stepmother, godmother, mother of another brother, dance moms, octomoms,” Rudolph sang as she was interrupted by comedian Chloe Fineman.
Fines stepped in front of Rudolph with a dog dressed in a blue tutu and said, “What about the dog mommy?”
‘What’s with them? And honey, that’s not a dog, that’s a bi***,” Rudolph said as she continued.
‘Bow down children, I am your mother. I give queen, give drama, this place gave you cone heads, it’s 10:30, go to bed,” Rudolph sang.
She joked about the times she played Vice President Kamala Harris, saying, “It’s me, Kamala Hunty.”
“I’ll flip this car too if you don’t stop hitting your sister,” she added before other cast members chimed in and judged her iconic performance.
While the mom was “mothering,” a cast member said Rudolph was giving “body-ody-ody” as Thompson intervened and revealed her assessments.
Rudolph is seen dancing and singing ‘I am your mother, I am your mother, I am your mother’
During her impressive performance, she referenced motherly duties and even some of her most iconic film and sketch scenes
SNL cast member, Chloe Fineman, interrupted Rudolph mid-song and asked the comedian if dog moms were included in the holiday
“Yes mother, the results are in,” Thompson said as the camera pointed at three cast members, two of whom gave her a 10, while another said, “I’m gagged.”
Rudolph returned to the stage as she referenced other well-known SNL skits.
‘Beautiful giving, beautiful serving, they did it live from New York City.’
“I’m your mother, I’m your mother, I’m your… mother,” Rudolph sang as she opened a giant fan and ended her performance.
Fans flocked to social media to comment on her impressive monologue.
“Maya Rudolph just did the best SNL opening monologue of all time. Mom was really mothering,” one person said.
Another wrote, “The Recording Academy better start engraving Maya Rudolph’s Grammy.”
“15/10, absolutely ZERO notes,” said another.
Earlier last week, Rudolph teased her return to Saturday Night Live in a promo when Andrew Dismukes and Chloe Troast discovered the actress hiding in a closet after hearing strange laughter behind a door while walking the halls of 30 Rock.
After seeing the couple’s startled expressions, Rudolph, in response to seeing her alone in a dimly lit room with a bowl of porridge, said, “Oh, hello there.” I wasn’t expecting any visitors.’
When asked how long she had been there, the mother of four said she “never left.”
“Maya Rudolph just did the best SNL opening monologue of all time. Mom was really mothering,” one fan said online
During her performance, three cast members judged her. Two gave her a 10, while the third rated her as ‘I’m gagged’
Earlier last week, Rudolph teased her return to Saturday Night Live in a promo when Andrew Dismukes and Chloe Troast discovered the actress hiding in a closet.
‘Why should I leave? I have everything I need here. My books, my dad and my sweet friend Kenny,” she explained.
To the shock of Dismukes and Troast, her boyfriend Kenny turned out to be a googly-eyed mop.
Troast reminded Rudolph of her upcoming hosting duties, prompting her to ask the duo to close the door so she could “freshen up.”
By the time Dismukes and Troast turn around, Rudolph is fully dressed and ready on the other side of the door.
‘Hey guys! See you Saturday,” Rudolph tells the SNL stars after catching them off guard.
Previously, Rudolph was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2000-2007. Saturday evening marked the third time she presented the show, after her last performance in 2021.
During her stint on the series, she became known for her hysterical impressions of celebrities, from Beyoncé to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Rudolph is married to her filmmaker husband, Paul Thomas Anderson, with whom she shares four children: Pearl Anderson, 18, Lucile Anderson, 14, Jack Anderson, 12, and their youngest, Minnie Ida Anderson, 10
She played the role of Beyoncé in the series finale and took part in a “Hot Ones” episode alongside Mikey Day’s, who played the series’ host, Sean Evans.
Dressed in a red, white and blue cowgirl outfit, a large gray cowgirl hat and a blonde wig, Rudolph channeled her inner Queen Bee and tasted dangerously hot chicken wings.
Rudolph is married to her filmmaker husband, Paul Thomas Anderson, with whom she shares four children: Pearl Anderson, 18, Lucile Anderson, 14, Jack Anderson, 12, and their youngest, Minnie Ida Anderson, 10.
Throughout motherhood, Rudolph has remained active in Hollywood, starring in the hit series Loot, as well as films like Bridesmaids, Grown Ups and Wine Country.
In many of her films, the actress starred alongside her fellow SNL comedians, including Amy Poelher, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig and Rachel Dratch.