'SNL': Jalen Brunson Dunks On 'High School Musical ' Lead In S52 Premiere

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Ina Garten Explains Why She’s “Always Said No” To A Biopic: “It’s My Story” Robert Eggers Wants To Do ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Because Things Got “So Dark” After ‘Werwulf’, Joking: “So, I’ll Do Something About Two Teenagers Killing Themselves”On Saturday’s Season 52 premiere, the NBA Finals 2026 MVP showed off some comedic chops in an otherwise business-as-usual episode of theto crown a new girl group.

The quartet also performed in a mini music video with the awkward group of ladies, also featuring Jane Wickline and Veronika Slowikowska.

‘Saturday Night Live’ Opens With Riff On Donald Trump’s Need For More Time With Zohran Mamdani: “Please Let Me Stay Here With You” The next sketch was a support group featuring Brunson as one of several men whose spouses were grinded on at Usher and Chris Brown’s The R&B Tour. “When I spent $1,200 on that meet-and-greet, I never expected her to actually greet his meat,” said Brunson as the other group members comforted him.

Jalen Brunson, Jeremy Culhane and Ben Marshall on ‘Saturday Night Live’as an athletically gifted new student who hilariously keeps dunking on the new Troy Bolton stand-in and steals his girlfriend .judge Daymond John, Brunson asked if the invention Respectacles, a pair of glasses that sounds an alarm when the wearer looks at breasts, “works for ass. ” The inventors’ presentation keeps getting interrupted as they check out Lori Greiner.kicked off its 52nd season this weekend on NBC with host Brunson and musical guest Katseye.

The season continues with guest hosts Dakota Johnson, Shane Gillis and Inde Navarrette, along with musical guests Turnstile, Rosalía and Gracie Abrams.

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