Unhealthy Bunny Faces Off Towards Himself in WWE-Model Promo for ‘Saturday Night time Reside’

Unhealthy Bunny has a number of alternative insults for himself within the first promo for his upcoming episode of Saturday Night time Reside.

The singer and actor is about to make his internet hosting debut for the Oct. 21 episode and also will function musical visitor. Unhealthy Bunny was beforehand the musical visitor for a season 46 episode that aired in February 2021 and featured host Regé-Jean Web page.

Within the video launched Wednesday, castmember James Austin Johnson introduces the host in a WWE-style section. When Johnson addresses the performer by his first identify, Benito, and asks whether or not he has any nerves heading into the gig, Unhealthy Bunny replies, “Hell, no. I really like playing around.”

Immediately, a extra assertive model of the star enters from the again of the studio whereas holding a championship belt with the letters “SNL” on it and antagonizes his extra mild-mannered counterpart. “Nicely, I’ve obtained a weekend replace for you, amigo: You suck,” the brand new Unhealthy Bunny says. “You place the ‘L’ in SNL.”

Unhealthy Bunny is a longtime fan {of professional} wrestling and has competed in a number of WWE occasions. He launched his fifth solo studio album final week entitled Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana and has had performing roles within the latest movie Cassandro and final 12 months’s motion title Bullet Practice.

After going darkish amid the writers strike, SNL kicked off season 49 on Saturday with host Pete Davidson and musical visitor Ice Spice, together with visitor appearances from Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. For the chilly open, Davidson delivered a somber message addressing the Israel-Hamas struggle and emphasised the worth of comedy amid occasions of tragedy.