Taylor Swift Surprises ‘Saturday Night Live’: Observe the action that you compelled her to perform. The superstar herself made a cameo appearance on the première of “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by Pete Davidson, shortly after Travis Kelce’s unexpected appearance.
Taylor Swift Surprises ‘Saturday Night Live’ Premiere with Ice Spice Introduction
Following a commercial break, Swift appeared on screen to introduce her friend, Ice Spice, for her second performance of the evening.
Swift last appeared on “SNL” — for her fifth time — in 2021 when she delivered a 10-minute performance of “All Too Well.”
???? @taylorswift13 @icespicee_#SNLPremiere pic.twitter.com/0gXEcvWQDS
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) October 15, 2023
An NFL Fox Sunday sketch mocked the league’s preoccupation with the purported relationship between Taylor Swift and Kelce earlier that evening. Molly Kearney portrayed Terry Bradshaw, Mikey Day portrayed Howie Long, James Austin Johnson portrayed Jimmy Johnson, Devon Walker portrayed Michael Strahan, and Kenan Thompson portrayed Curt Menefee in the parody.
After a lot of Swift puns, Thompson turned to the camera and said, “When we get back we are going to speak with someone who actually wants to talk football.” With that, Kelce popped up, replying, “Yes, please!”
While neither Kelce nor Swift performed at the conclusion of the event, Davidson expressed gratitude to both of them.
The NFL’s in their Swiftie era #SNLPremiere pic.twitter.com/DZ1F1bomol
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) October 15, 2023
Swift’s attendance at Kansas City Chiefs games in support of Kelce has propelled her to the forefront of NFL discourse. The initial game in which she participated garnered an increase in NFL Sunday ratings to 24.3 million viewers on Fox. The subsequent game, to which she invited several A-list celebrities, averaged 27 million viewers on NBC and Peacock. She was also present at Kelce’s game on Thursday evening; however, Amazon Prime Video has yet to disclose the attendance figures.
This is also a monumental week for Swift personally, as her film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” grossed $39 million on its opening day, in addition to the $2.8 million earned from Thursday previews.