‘SNL’ spoofs ‘Barbie’ film trailer with American Lady doll sketch

“Barbie” fever has hit “Saturday Evening Stay.” 

Greta Gerwig’s live-action spin on the long-lasting Mattel toy received a droll parody trailer in Saturday’s episode of the NBC comedy sequence. In a pre-taped sketch, “SNL” forged members think about what it might appear to be if American Lady dolls received their very own film. Naturally, the outcomes are lower than perfect. 

The unique American Lady dolls are fictional characters from numerous time intervals. In consequence, a traditionally correct movie would characteristic grave topics resembling struggle, slavery, sickness and dying. 

“My daddy’s a prisoner of struggle,” says Molly (Molly Kearney), a World Conflict II-era character. “And tragically, I’ve glasses.” 

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“That is OK,” says Addy (Ego Nwodim), a younger Black woman rising up throughout the Civil Conflict. “I do not know my birthday as a result of I am a runaway slave.” 

A chipper voiceover explains that in contrast to “Barbie,” there are not any boyfriends or pink Corvettes on this story.

“Did all their members of the family die of obscure, old-timey ailments? Completely,” the narration says. “Come for the enjoyable, keep for the overburdened preteens carrying 4 layers of petticoats and pantaloons.” 

The tongue-in-cheek trailer ends with a number of American Ladies contracting cholera, whereas Josefina (Ana de Armas) pronounces her plan to cease the Spanish-American Conflict. At one level, they dump a useless physique from a lined wagon. 

De Armas hosted “SNL” for the primary time this weekend alongside musical visitor Karol G. The Cuban actress performed a Spanish pupil, game-show contestant and hip-hop vocalist in her sketches, and mirrored on studying to talk English in her monologue. 

“Barbie” (in theaters July 21) spawned a number of memes with its new trailer and character posters earlier this month. The hotly anticipated film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as variations of Barbie and Ken dolls, respectively, though the movie’s plot is being saved tightly below wraps. Issa Rae, Michael Cera, America Ferrera and Will Ferrell spherical out the star-studded forged. 

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