Comedian Maya Rudolph surprised fans during her Saturday Night Live opening monologue.
Rudolph, 51, took the stage Saturday night and delivered an impressive Mother’s Day-themed performance more than a decade after leaving the late-night sketch show as a full-time cast member.
The mother of four sent fans into a frenzy when she stunned in a black and chrome outfit for what was dubbed the “best SNL opening monologue of all time.”
Rudolph, whom Keenan Thompson called ‘mother of the Rockefeller house,’ danced and sang while making comments about motherhood and even referencing her iconic movies and sketch scenes.
Before taking the stage, Rudolph was joined by cast members Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman, who wished her a happy Mother’s Day and called her a ‘mother.’
The performance began with Rudolph singing, “I’m your mother, I’m your mother, I’m your… Oops, I made you dance, remember that movie when I pooped my pants?”
Maya Rudolph, 51, took center stage on Saturday Night Live as she stunned in a black and chrome suit and sang about being a mother.
Before her performance, Rudolph was joined by cast members Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman, who wished her a happy Mother’s Day and called her a “mother.”
‘When you were a baby you pooped in your pants and I changed your diaper, I’m your mother,’ she added.
Rudolph and her team of dancers got their act together and headed backstage as she continued.
‘It’s Mother’s Day, today we celebrate all types of mothers. Stepmother, godmother, mother of another brother, dancing moms, octomoms,’ Rudolph sang when she was interrupted by comedian Chloe Fineman.
Finemen stood in front of Rudolph with a dog dressed in a blue tutu and said, “What’s up with the dog mom?”
‘What about them? And honey, that’s not a dog, that’s a bitch,” Rudolph said as he continued.
‘Bow down children, I am your mother. “Giving queen, giving drama, this place gave you cone heads, it’s 11:30, go to bed,” Rudolph sang.
She made fun of the times she played Vice President Kamala Harris, saying, “It’s me, Kamala Hunty.”
“I’ll also turn this car around if you don’t stop hitting your sister,” he added before other cast members chimed in and called his performance iconic.
While the mother was “mother,” a cast member said Rudolph was giving “body-ody-ody,” while Thompson chimed in and revealed his qualifications.
Rudolph is seen dancing and singing ‘I am your mother, I am your mother, I am your mother’
Throughout her impressive performance, she referenced motherly duties and even some of her most iconic movie scenes and sketches.
SNL cast member Chloe Fineman interrupted Rudolph mid-song and asked the comedian if dog moms were included in the holiday.
“Yes mother, the results are in,” Thompson said as the camera panned to three cast members, two of whom gave him a 10, while another said, “I’m gagged.”
Rudolph returned to the stage while referencing other well-known SNL skits.
“Giving beautiful, serving beautiful, they did it live from New York City.”
‘I am your mother, I am your mother, I am your… mother,’ Rudolph sang as he opened a giant fan and finished his performance.
Fans flocked to social media to comment on his impressive monologue.
‘Maya Rudolph just gave the best SNL opening monologue of all time. “My mother was really motherly,” said one.
Another wrote: “The Recording Academy better start recording Maya Rudolph’s Grammy.”
“10/15, absolutely ZERO bills,” said another.
Earlier last week, Rudolph teased her return to Saturday Night Live in a promo when Andrew Dismukes and Chloe Troast discovered the actress hiding in a closet after hearing strange laughter behind a door while walking through the halls of 30 Rock .
After seeing the couple’s surprised expressions, in response to seeing her sitting alone in a dimly lit room holding a bowl of oatmeal, Rudolph said, ‘Oh, hello. I wasn’t expecting visitors.
When asked how long she had been there, the mother of four revealed that she “never left.”
‘Maya Rudolph just gave the best SNL opening monologue of all time. “My mom really was motherly,” said one fan online
During her performance, three cast members rated her. Two of them gave it a 10 while the third called it ‘I’m gagged’
Earlier last week, Rudolph teased her return to Saturday Night Live in a promo when Andrew Dismukes and Chloe Troast discovered the actress hiding in a closet.
‘Why would I leave? I have everything I need here. “My books, my porridge and my dear friend Kenny,” she explained.
To Dismukes and Troast’s horror, their friend Kenny turned out to be a bug-eyed mop.
Troast reminded Rudolph of her upcoming hosting duties, prompting her to ask the duo to close the door so she could “cool off.”
By the time Dismukes and Troast turn around, Rudolph is fully dressed and ready on the other side of the door.
‘Hi guys! See you Saturday,” Rudolph tells the SNL stars after catching them off guard.
Previously, Rudolph was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007. Saturday night was his third time hosting the show, following his last appearance in 2021.
During her time on the series, she became known for her hysterical impressions of celebrities, from Beyoncé to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Rudolph is married to her filmmaker husband, Paul Thomas Anderson, with whom she shares four children: Pearl Anderson, 18, Lucile Anderson, 14, Jack Anderson, 12, and the youngest, Minnie Ida Anderson, 10.
She played Beyoncé in the last episode and participated in an episode of ‘Hot Ones’ alongside Mikey Day, who played the series’ host, Sean Evans.
Dressed in a red, white and blue cowgirl outfit, a large gray cowgirl hat and a blonde wig, Rudolph channeled her inner queen bee and tried dangerously spicy chicken wings.
Rudolph is married to her filmmaker husband, Paul Thomas Anderson, with whom she shares four children: Pearl Anderson, 18, Lucile Anderson, 14, Jack Anderson, 12, and the youngest, Minnie Ida Anderson, 10.
Throughout her motherhood, Rudolph has remained active in Hollywood starring in the hit series Loot, as well as films such as Bridesmaids, Grown Ups and Wine Country.
In many of her films, the actress starred alongside her fellow SNL comedians, including Amy Poelher, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig and Rachel Dratch.