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The Host <em>SNL</em> Needed Right Now

Megan Thee Stallion’s charisma brought her sketches to another level—and emphasized the blandness of the rest of the show.
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Bad things to Megan Thee Stallion right before big things do. This week, someone reportedly robbed her Los Angeles home days ahead of her appearance on , where she became the second female rapper to pull double duty as host and musical guest. Last night, she put that incident to the side and on the stage in a sheer dress and black corset, prepared to be following sizable cast changes.

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