The Funniest Kanye West SNL Moments
King of confrontation, Mr. Kanye West, leaves his mark wherever he goes. From award shows to live performances, Kanye’s presence is usually unforgettable. Over the years, Kanye, who is not generally known for his sense of humor, has had several appearances on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL), a show dedicated to comedic entertainment. However, Kanye’s relationship with the show has not always been a fun one. When Kanye made his first SNL appearance in 2005 when he performed several songs from his sophomore album, Late Registration. Just two years later, Kanye appeared on the show again, and while performing songs from his album, Stronger, Ye, being Ye, decided to switch up his performance to include a line regarding comments he had made regarding former president George W. Bush. As Kanye’s relationship with the show continued to fluctuate, SNL began to perform several skits starring “Kanye West”, some of which he didn’t find funny-at all. But whether Kanye intends on being funny or not, he usually is. Here are the funniest Kanye West SNL moments.
5. Kanye West after the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
After Kanye rudely interrupted Taylor Swift while she accepted her award for Best Female Video, he quickly became one of the public’s most disliked musicians. SNL took this incident and ran with it by creating a comical spoof revolving around the incident, including an ad which said, “Kanye West just called — he thinks Beyoncé should host instead.”
4. Kanye West’s 2010 SNL performance.
Even if it’s crude and inappropriate, perhaps Kanye does have a sense of humor after all. In 2010, while performing his song Power on SNL, Kanye switched the lyrics around to basically tell SNL to shove off and kiss him where the sun don’t shine.
3. Waking up with Kimye and the Apple Genius.
When Kanye and Kim Kardashian became a couple, their relationship quickly became fodder for jokes and tabloids around the world. SNL, refusing to be left out of the fun, created several skits involving the couple. Most recently SNL aired a skit called, “Waking up with Kimye,” which depicts Kanye and his now wife, Kim Kardashian-West, interviewing an Apple Genius Bar employee on their fictional talk show.
2. Award Show Skit.
Kanye West’s stage crashing antics began long before his run-in with Taylor Swift; in 2006 he crashed the stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Shortly after, the real Kanye West, took part in an SNL skit which features him behaving badly at various award shows, including a town pumpkin fair.
1. Bound 2
SNL’s version of Kimye performed a skit in which they parodied Kanye West’s music video for his single “Bound 2.” The real video, which was released in 2013, features Kanye and Kim riding a motorcycle through various scenes; however, the spoof version depicts the couple riding a red-nosed reindeer.
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