Stay from Studio 8H, it is Jelly Roll!
The musician, 39, made his Saturday Night Live debut on Sept. 28, when he served as musical visitor through the comedy collection’ milestone season 50 premiere, which was hosted by Jean Smart.
Jelly Roll’s first efficiency featured a shock cameo within the type of Good’s Hacks costar Hannah Einbender, who appeared alongside the host to introduce the singer for his tune “Liar” from his forthcoming album, Superbly Damaged.
Wearing a grey embellished denim jacket, a black prime and black pants, Jelly Roll put his spectacular vocals on show with a efficiency that featured a novel set-up of his band lined up on both aspect behind him, with choral singers then standing on a barely raised platform behind every line of the band.
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Jelly Roll, whose actual identify is Jason Bradley DeFord, later sang one other tune from his soon-to-be-released LP, the observe “Profitable Streak.” This time, the singer had a semi-circle of empty chairs standing behind him as he carried out, together with his band behind that and two rows of singers as soon as extra standing in a line on both aspect of the area.
Once more, Jelly Roll opted for one more easy look of all-black, this time a black shirt-jacket layered over one other black shirt and t-shirt beneath, teamed with black pants.
The star beforehand expressed his pleasure about his SNL gig, writing in a post, “The premiere of the fiftieth season of SNL. BRB going to cry for a couple of hours and name each member of the family I’ve. Bringing therapeutic music to my favourite present ever. God is Good.”
Jelly Roll’s SNL efficiency occurred shortly after the star just lately revealed that he wants to pursue acting projects.
Whereas talking with PEOPLE and Leisure Weekly on the crimson carpet forward of the 2024 Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, the daddy of two mentioned he particularly needs to leap right into a tv collection so he may return to the awards present sooner or later, after he referred to as his first time on the occasion “the good expertise.”
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“It is loopy, man,” he mentioned. “I need to be in a TV present now so I can come right here yearly, dude. I am calling all my nation music buddies and telling them, ‘We’re lacking the mark, dude. We gotta be on the Emmys.’ ”
Through the annual awards present, Jelly Roll carried out as a part of the In Memoriam section, the place he sang his authentic tune “I Am Not Okay.”
SNL introduced the forged for its landmark season earlier this month.
Returning forged members Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker have been promoted to the principle forged after two years every as featured gamers, whereas Punkie Johnson, Chloe Troast and Molly Kearney have all stepped away. Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline, in the meantime, have been added to the sketch comedy present’s roster.
Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang spherical out the rest of the forged.
Different hosts and musical company introduced thus far for SNL‘s season 50 embrace Nate Bargatze with Coldplay, Ariana Grande with Stevie Nicks, Michael Keaton with Billie Eilish and John Mulaney withChappell Roan
Saturday Night time Stay airs at 11:30 p.m. ET on weekends on NBC. Jelly Roll’s newest album, Superbly Damaged, will probably be accessible to buy and stream on Oct. 11.