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EW: Nicki stole the show from James Franco on SNL.
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Whose hosting gig is it, anyway?
SNL vet James Franco was far from invisible when he hosted the show for the third time last night—he had showcase roles in several sketches, including one that was nothing but Franco complaining about the four-year-old who beat his character in a mayoral race (“he’s a little dickhead!”).
That said, Franco was competing for the spotlight with a formidable challenger: Practiced scene-stealer Nicki Minaj, who’s done this sort of thing on SNL before. Generally if a musical guest branches out from her own stage at all, it’s in a single sketch (and she’ll probably be playing herself). Minaj, though, had featured roles in two sketches, as well as her own slot as a talking head on Weekend Update. And while, yes, she was playing herself in one of those appearances, in the others she tried her hand at celebrity impressions. Both her Beyoncé and her Kim Kardashian were capable, if not quite spot-on enough to make me think that she needs to host herself ASAP. Still, Minaj’s contribution to the show was strong and memorable—more so than Franco’s, who faded into the background a little more than I expected.
Best Musical Moment
Thought Nicki Minaj would use SNL as an opportunity to perform “Anaconda” yet again? You’re mostly wrong—while she busted out the first few lines in the “Jeremy’s Brain” sketch, the rapper decided to showcase a few of The Pinkprint‘s less poppy cuts in her full-length performances. She shined especially brightly in a mashup of “Only” and the deeply personal “All Things Go,” a song that discusses, among other things, the murder of her cousin and the abortion she had at 16. The medley isn’t up on Hulu or Yahoo yet, but hopefully it’ll only be a matter of time.
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http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/saturda...o-nicki-minaj/
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