“SNL” stages Charli XCX talk show with Bowen Yang as “Brat” singer

The “Brat” summer may be over, but nothing is truly dead until “Saturday Night Live” gets its hands on it.

In Saturday’s season premiere of the NBC sketch comedy series, Bowen Yang transformed into Charli XCX to host a fictional series called “The Talk Talk Show,” a reference to a song title by the British pop star.

In the segment, Yang welcomed “Australian dingo twink Troye Sivan,” with whom Charli XCX is currently on the Sweat Tour. The “Rush” singer played Sarah Sherman, who lifted up her shirt to reveal her fake washboard abs.

“Troye, are you happy to be here?” Yang asked, to which Sherman replied, “Naur!”

Yang then went over the recent events, deeming her either “Brat or Nat.” The Verdict: Hunter Biden’s laptop is “Brat” and Mark Robinson’s search history is “nat.” Barron Trump, who goes to NYU, is “Brat,” but NYU itself is “Nat.” Amy Adams in Nightbitch? “Brat.” Charges against Eric Adams? “Nat.”

Yang then brought along the guests from “The Talk Talk Show”: queer nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch and straight CNN icon Kaitlan Collins, played by “SNL” host Jean Smart and Chloe Fineman, respectively.

Yang then directed political questions at Smart’s Susanne Bartsch, asking Fineman’s CNN anchor, “Have you ever taken ketamine?”

Next introduced was the “bad girl from C-SPAN,” also known as U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, played by Ego Nwodim. The congresswoman then offered her unfiltered thoughts on everything from JD Vance (“Smoky-Eyed Couch-Sex can’t order donuts but has a donut body”) to gerrymandering (“crazy-shaped crooked bitch”).

Brat, Charli With its hyperpop-influenced club bangers and slime-green aesthetic, it became the album of the summer. It also became fodder for TikTok dances and memes, to the point where Kamala Harris’ campaign briefly adopted the nickname “Brat.”

Charli XCX brought “Brat” to New York a week before “SNL,” performing at Madison Square Garden with Troye Sivan and special guests Lorde and Addison Rae. She is set to release a “Brat” remix album on October 11th.

“Saturday Night Live” kicked off its 50th season on September 28th with host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll. The legendary sketch comedy series celebrates its big anniversary with a live primetime special on February 16th. The series airs at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC and streams on Peacock.