Timothee Chalamet Singing on 'Saturday Night Live' - Watch Every Musical Sketch He's Performed Before Musical Guest Debut
Timothee Chalamet is pulling double duty as both the host and musical guest for the January 25 episode of Saturday Night Live.
While the 29-year-old Dune star has hosted the beloved late-night show twice already, this marks the first time that he’ll be there specifically to perform music.
Of course, fans know that he’s more than capable of holding a tune. In the last two years, he starred in the musical Wonka, telling the origin story of Willy Wonka through song, and in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. The latter performance recently earned him an Oscar nomination.
Obviously, he’s no stranger to singing for an audience.
In fact, this won’t even be the first time that Timothee has shown off his musical skills on SNL. While hosting the show, he has performed in several skits that required him to show off his musical abilities as well as his sense of humor.
We pulled all of them together for you to watch here before he takes the stage tonight!
Keep reading to find out more…
Rap Roundtable with Pete Davidson – December 2020
The first time that Timothee hosted the show, he teamed up with Pete Davidson to become the fictional rap duo Xan Mob. During the skit, they horrified other members of a rap roundtable with a performance of their song “Yeet Skrt.”
“Tiny Horse” – December 2020
In December 2020, Timothee delivered a dramatic performance of a song called “Tiny Horse,” about a man who learns that his horse is being sold.
“It’s extra quiet on the farm tonight / And I’m feeling so alone / Cause today I’m losing my friend / Yes today I’m gonna lose my only friend,” he sings about his beloved pet horse who let lets free before he can be sold.
After sending him off, Timothee dreamed about all his horse can accomplish.
“Baby-Faced Dude” with Marcello Hernandez – November 2023
During the opening monologue when Timothee hosted the show in November 2023, he was joined by cast member Marcello Hernandez to perform a rap about their baby faces. Punkie Johnson and Kenan Thompson joined in at the end!
“I got a baby face / But my hips don’t lie / Say I’m a bad kid / B-tch I’m a bad guy,” the dup rapped, with Timothee showing off his hip hop alter ego Lil Timmy Tim. “I got a baby face / But I’m hung like my dad / Trust me baby, this be the best you ever had.”
“Giant Horse” – November 2023
Timothee put a spin on “Tiny Horse” delivering a post-apocalyptic ballad about his horse who has grown over the years.
“There he is, my giant horse / He’s in a battle in space, yeah / He wants to crush the human race, he’s evil yeah / There he is, my giant horse,” he sings, before attempting to convince his beloved horse not to end the world as we know it.
After experiencing a change of heart, Giant Horse shrinks back down and reaffirms his bond with his loving owner.
Museum of Hip-Hop Panel – November 2023
Timothee showed off his rap alter ego again bringing back his Xan Mob character Smokecheddathaassgetta for another rap panel. Pete wasn’t around this time, but the Wonka actor delivered another musical performance of his new song “Cling Cling Cling”
“Cling cling cling / Man, you capping,” he rapped before being interrupted.
Did you see that Timothee is already making Oscars history this year?