2025 marks 50 years since Saturday Evening Stay first began making audiences chortle. To commemorate the milestone, a documentary has been launched, Women & Gentleman… 50 Years of SNL Music, which now streamable with a Peacock subscription. The particular gives perception into most of the present’s most iconic musical moments. On that be aware, Justin Timberlake mirrored on how he helped make the “Single Women” parody with Beyoncé occur and, apparently, the songstress wanted some convincing to star within the sketch.
Through the present’s thirty fourth season in 2008, Paul Rudd hosted the NBC present with Beyoncé as a musical visitor. On the time, the singer’s hit album I Am… Sasha Fierce had simply been launched and the “Single Women” tune and video had been all the fad. Within the doc, Justin Timberlake recalled studying in regards to the preliminary concept for the SNL sketch:
Andy [Samberg] texted me, and he stated, ‘Hey, are you on the town?’ I stated, ‘Yeah,’ I’m within the metropolis.’ He stated Bobby Moynihan has this nice concept for a sketch about you, me and him being Beyoncé’s background dancers for “Single Women” that by no means made the minimize. She’s going to be the musical visitor this week. I used to be like ,‘Full leotard?’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah.’ I used to be like, ‘That is too humorous. We have now to do that.’ She was very well mannered about it, however she was very hesitant. And once I say hesitant, I imply like, she was not having it.
Since Justin Timberlake is without doubt one of the greatest SNL hosts ever, I am not stunned forged member Andy Samberg had him on velocity dial for the “Single Women” sketch when it was coming collectively. Bobby Moynihan’s imaginative and prescient for him, Samberg and Timberlake to play rejected backup dancers for the “Single Women” music video as downright genius. Regardless of that, you continue to should surprise the way you get Beyoncé on board. Effectively, as Timberlake later defined, he made a daring transfer to be able to get her to cooperate:
I’m like, ‘Does she know the way humorous that is gonna be? How beloved this entire second will probably be?’ So I stated, ‘Convey me the leotard.’ I put the leotard and the heels and the hose on and every little thing, and put a gown on. I walked and knocked on her door, I threw the gown down and put my palms on my hips and he or she was like, ‘No you didn’t!’
Let it’s recognized, Justin Timberlake is a giant SNL MVP! Although the artist wasn’t even host that week or employed on the sketch present, he went above and past to make the Beyoncé section occur. I do not assume too many individuals would’ve opted to persuade Queen Bey by dressing up like a “Single Women” dancer and approaching her head on. Kudos for him for sealing the deal!
This could possible be probably the most widespread SNL sketches on YouTube… if it was on there. (Oddly sufficient, the SNL channel hasn’t posted it). However, to refresh your reminiscence, the sketch has Paul Rudd enjoying the director of Beyoncé’s “Single Women” music video. Nonetheless, when the dancers — performed by Timberlake, Moynihan and Samberg — come out sporting leotards, tights, heels and a variety of confidence, they humorously show they do not have the mandatory abilities.
The trio hilariously tries to maintain up and grind on Beyoncé, however she stops the shoot. In the end, the director fesses up that the dancers are literally his stepsons, who he’s been requested to spend extra time with. The Grammy winner tells Rudd’s character that it is candy of him to spend time with them however, when he asks if they are often within the music video, she responds with a “hell no!”
There are tons of enjoyable tales within the Women & Gentleman… 50 Years of SNL Music documentary, from how Tom Morello was kicked off the present to the forged reflecting on Kanye West’s political rant. Personally, I simply can’t imagine it has been over 16 years since that “Single Women” sketch hit the airwaves. It marks a very memorable and hilarious second in Saturday Evening Stay‘s historical past, and I will stay grateful to Justin Timberlake for working to get Beyoncé on board.