‘SNL’ Monologue: Kate McKinnon Joined By Maya Rudolph & Kristen Wiig In Debut As Host

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Kate McKinnon made her debut as Saturday Night Live host and was joined by former cast members Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig.

The Barbie star dropped into her “old job” to host the NBC late-night show and expressed how “weird” it was doing the monologue without being in character. “It’s so weird to be doing the monologue.

I don’t really like to talk in my own voice. That’s kind of why I got into this in the first place,” McKinnon said. The former SNL star joked that she left the show “because my skin was reacting poorly to the prosthetics.” “I’ve been trying to assemble a human personality,” she added. “And so far, I have a hat.” McKinnon said that she’s never played herself in a monologue and has usually only played the role of “freak next to a hot person.” “I’ve always felt more comfortable in a weird costume,” she said.

McKinnon got a big round of applause when she mentioned she was in the Barbie movie playing the role of “Weird Barbie.” “I walked in on the first day and they were like, ‘Oh my God, you look perfect,'” she said. “And I was like, ‘These are my clothes.'” RELATED: ‘SNL’ Cold Open Hits A Comedic Snowbank With Christmas Awards & No Giuliani From Kate McKinnon The comedian also noted that running into old friends was the best part of returning to SNL.