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

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

Greta Gerwig’s live-action spin on the enduring Mattel toy acquired a droll parody trailer in Saturday’s episode of the NBC comedy collection. In a pre-taped sketch, “SNL” solid members think about what it’d appear to be if American Woman dolls acquired their very own film. Naturally, the outcomes are lower than superb. 

The unique American Woman dolls are fictional characters from numerous time intervals. Because of this, a traditionally correct movie would function grave topics comparable to warfare, slavery, sickness and loss of life. 

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

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

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

“Did all their relations 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) proclaims her plan to cease the Spanish-American Warfare. At one level, they dump a lifeless 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 scholar, 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 stored tightly underneath wraps. Issa Rae, Michael Cera, America Ferrera and Will Ferrell spherical out the star-studded solid.