While Timothée Chalamet is often the subject of impressions, he got a chance to turn the tables on “Saturday Night Live.”
Xalamet hosted the iconic batega night sketchy comedy show for the second time on Nov. 11.
During the episode, the «Wonka» star appeared in the sketch Sarah Sherman’s sleep paralysis demon, which had to be Australian pop star Troye Sivan.
In the sketch, Bowen Yang, portraying Sherman’s doctor, tries to help her with her sleep paralysis by making her hallucinations visible when she’s awake so she can describe the scene to Yang live.
Sherman’s hallucination manifests in Chalamet singing in his music video for his “Got Me Started,” the actor sporting a blonde wig, white tank top, and baggy pants. Chalamet tells her that he’s Sivan before breaking out into dance, mimicking the singer’s choreography in his music videos.
When Sherman asks Chalamet if he is a demon, he answers in his normal voice, “No, not quite, girlie. I’m an Australian YouTube twink-turned-indie pop star and model-turned-HBO actor Troye Sivan being played by an American actor who can’t do an Australian accent.”
After this information is relayed to Yang, he expresses concern, noting that Sherman is the fourth woman whose sleep demon is Sivan dancing. Yang can’t provide any insight into why Sivan is haunting Sherman, explaining, «There’s a lot we don’t know about sleep science, and there’s a lot we don’t know about Troye Sivan.»
Sherman is given another opportunity to describe Chalamet’s presence to Yang and in doing so, another dance break ensues. When she describes her position in Yang, I join in with Chalamet to confirm that the choreography is exactly what Sherman is witnessing.
After Yang prescribes two things «so straight» to banish Chalamet eleven and for all, she has a change of heart and decides to keep her sleep paralysis demon. However, Yang warns her that once he is allowed to stay, he will begin to multiply.
Yang’s warning comes from the fact that Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker from Boygenius, musical guest episodes, appeared in identical outfits to Chalamet. group of four sivans and yang broke out in dance eleven more, this time s Sherman copying moves from her hospital bed.
Sivan reacted to his “SNL” impressions on social media, sharing several posts on his Instagram.
The “Rush” singer posted a short snippet of clip on Instagram, capturing just a bad portion of Chalamet’s dance skills.
«WHY IS LIFE SO WEIRDDDDD RN LMAO IM DEAD», I wrote in the caption.
Sivan also shared a photo of his reaction to the sketch in his Instagram story, candid snap capturing him with his eyes locked on his computer while the sketch played on screen.
«Pure shock,» I wrote on the picture.
Chalamet’s “SNL” episode also included several callbacks to his first hosting gig in December 2020, including a follow up to the viral “Rap Roundtable” sketch with Pete Davidson, “Museum of Hip-Hop Panel.”
The episode also featured the musical digital short “Giant Horse,” a heartwarmingly weird sequel to the original “Tiny Horse.”
