Sam Smith Raves About Aubrey Plaza's Overall Performance In 'Emily The Criminal' For New 'SNL' Promo

The Saturday night show has a packed lineup this weekend, with Aubrey Plaza making her hosting debut and Sam Smith as musical guest.

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To prepare for the big night, the movie star duo teamed up with SNL favorite Kenan Thompson for a new promo clip. “We adore you in the White Lotus

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But, Thompson later mistakes Plaza for Jenna Ortega when she says, "You've been great quality on Wednesday."

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While the actress reveals that she wasn't in the popular Netflix series, Thompson asks her to "at least" make the viral dance trend fueled by Wednesdays

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Smith posted the video on Instagram, along with the caption: "Saturday [yellow heart emoji]." They may be serving as musical guests on the iconic cartoon comedy shoW

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The LP comes on the heels of the singer's warm collaboration. with Kim Petras, "Unholy."

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Saturday Night Live airs live on NBC every Saturday at 11:30 p.m. m. ET/8:30 p.m. m. subway. For those without cable, the post can also stream on NBC's

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Peacock streaming service, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also makes fans available to access past episodes of SNL.

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