Timothée Chalamet made his “Saturday Night Live” debut over the weekend, and proved exactly why he’s developed such a devoted fanbase. From a charming monologue to some wacky and surreal musical sketches, the 24-year-old star left a real impression with some memorable moments.
His appearance began with a sentimental monologue in which he revealed that his mother, who was in the audience, used to be a background actress on “SNL” in the early 1990s.
“She’s the reason I’m alive and why I have an acting career,” Chalamet said, before waving to his mom in the balcony. “Mom, I love you.”
He then took a seat at the piano, where he was joined by Pete Davidson and they reminisced about Christmas time. Davidson — who has come under fire for mocking his hometown of Staten Island in the past — dug in to the borough once again.
“Hearing Santa come down the chimney realizing it’s just rats. Decorating our Christmas tree with spaghetti and scratch-offs. We don’t leave Santa cookies and milk, we leave him a Bud Light and a White Claw. Oh yes, that was the Staten Island Christmas,” Davidson joked.
Timmy and Pete play a little song about Christmas in New York. pic.twitter.com/zHEb1JZpo8
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Later, Chalamet donned a pair of billowing slacks and a stripped sweater to portray Harry Styles, a guest on a talk show hosted by Dionne Warwick (Ego Nwodim).
While we only got a brief glimpse of Chalamet’s British accent, he did explain the sexual implications of “Watermelon Sugar” to Warwick’s delight.
Harry Styles (
) talked Watermelon Sugar on The Dionne Warwick Talk Show. pic.twitter.com/LV3zMnAxjV
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Timothée as Harry Styles?! pic.twitter.com/yQh7LEZoq7
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December 13, 2020
Chloe Fineman then came out to deliver her best Timothée Chalamet impression, fulfilling all “SNL” fans’ favourite recurring joke — when a cast member does an impression of the host. Notably, Davidson also portrayed his real-life friend, Machine Gun Kelly.
One of the highlights of the night — and one of the sketches that seemed to resonate with fans the strongest — was a pretaped musical sketch called “The Farm.” Chalamet plays a young man whose father reveals he has to sell the family farm and all the animals in their barn.
This includes the young man’s three-inch-tall tiny horse — brought to life with claymation and stop-motion — who the man sets free to go live a fun, productive life to its fullest.
Tiny Horse pic.twitter.com/S3ftPV234B
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December 13, 2020
Days before the episode kicked off, SNL excitedly shared a snapshot of Chalamet rehearsing and reading sketches in Studio 8H.
@RealChalamet
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December 10, 2020
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