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Benedict Cumberbatchis showing his support forabortion rights.
To close out his hosting gig, Cumberbatch appeared onstage with musical guestArcade Fireand variousSNLcast members. There, he and stars including Mikey Day,Chloe Fineman, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney,Chris Redd, andCecily Strongall wore white T-shirts with 1973 written in blue and red lettering.
The number signifies the year that theRoe v. Wadedecision was decided upon on Jan. 22, 1973, and the T-shirts were worn in support of women’s rights following therecent leaked Supreme Court decision draftthat threatens to overturn the landmark case.
Cumberbatch also appeared in the episode’scold open sketchto start the show, which mocked Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft decision.
Set in 1200s England, the sketch saw Cumberbatch and other male lawmakers decide upon laws that they knew would later influence politics many years later.
In his opening monologue, Cumberbatch joked about another recent event —Will SmithslappingChris Rockat the2022 Oscars.
After the in-studio audience laughed at the joke, Cumberbatch poked fun at his choice of words and commented, “No, not physically.”
The Marvel star later appeared in an array of hilarious sketches throughout the evening, including one about amom opening Mother’s Day giftsand another about aBlue Bunny ice cream focus group.
Cumberbatch’sDoctor Strange 2costarElizabeth Olseneven appeared inone sketchas well.
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During theSNLepisode, Arcade Fire served as the evening’s musical guest. The indie-rockers appeared fresh off the release of their new albumWe, the group’s first in nearly five years.
During their set, Arcade Fire performed two songs — “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” and “The Lightning I, II.”
Next week onSNL,Selena Gomezwill make her hosting debut, withPost Malonetaking on the musical guest slot.
source: people.com
