https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKmfcV-_Gx0
Saturday Night Live closed out it’s 42nd season this last weekend with a bang. Dwayne Johnson was a more than capable host, who decided in his opening monologue by throwing a little bit of fuel on the fire to the speculation that he may run for President in 2020. Enlisting a Tom Hanks as his running mate was a genius move. If only that was all people on the Internet could talk about after the show.
What really got people talking on social media over the last several days was the pair of performances put on by Katy Perry of her newest singles “Swish Swish” and “Bon Appetite,” which she performed with Migos. Let’s just say, many of the reviews were…unkind.
When I saw Katy Perry's performance with Migos on SNL pic.twitter.com/NMyOCQdCcd
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 22, 2017
Katy Perry's current SNL performance doubles as a "What Up With That" sketch pic.twitter.com/fu6uiWQ2XF
— Kevin McCaffrey (@KevinMcCaff) May 21, 2017
That Katy Perry performance was a Stefon fever dream. #SNL
— Josh Kurp (@JoshKurp) May 21, 2017
Many people took her to task over her attempt at a double dab.
Have to respect this double dab attempt by Katy Perry. pic.twitter.com/a4bLwWnUcC
— Young & Happy (@YoungAndHappy) May 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/JLuyamba/status/866425122051153920
https://twitter.com/RA____IN/status/866701242080350212
When Katy Perry did the dab pic.twitter.com/myaXX3Je3b
— Rayskiii 🤩 (@NoHoesRay) May 22, 2017
One astute observer couldn’t help but point out the amalgamation between Perry’s outfit and the entire, whatever it was, that happened between Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke at the MTV VMAs a few years back.
https://twitter.com/RachaelKrishna/status/866601574793191424
While others were simply amazed by the backpack-clad dancer who violently swung their arms back and forth.
Backpack kid from Katy Perry's SNL performance is my spirit animal. pic.twitter.com/sLUGJXnox9
— Eileen (@eileenw424) May 22, 2017
The katy perry number was strange. The backpack kid was weird #snl pic.twitter.com/E6HkPp1ENe
— 𝘾𝙧𝙮𝙥𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙚 (@Cryptointerface) May 21, 2017
This kid with the backpack in Katy Perry's song reminds me of Space Pants. #SNLFinale pic.twitter.com/FheDvcrHQI
— Leah Smith (@LeahBeah39) May 21, 2017
If her goal was to simply build some buzz ahead of her upcoming album, well then, mission overwhelmingly accomplished. You can watch her full performance of “Bon Appetite” with Migos above and her live rendition of the new single “Swish Swish” below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt8mqwdf3KE