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It seems Lady Gaga had one directive for the writing staff and cast of “Saturday Night Live” ahead of her second time pulling double duty as host and musical guest: make it weird. Or perhaps more accurately: let’s give the audience a little mayhem.
Though her monologue tried to highlight her acting bonafides and how she was hosting during “SNL 50” as a performer and not strictly a singer, it was clear the theme for the evening would tie closely to her recently released seventh solo studio album, “Mayhem.” In addition to her bringing the house down with splashy performances of “Killah” and “Abracadabra,” both tracks off the new album, all of the sketches featured throughout the evening had a dose of anarchy to them, often finding humor in the absurd and straight-up out-there. In the end, Gaga delivered one of the silliest entries in recent memory that placed a spotlight on both her and the cast’s gift for niche sketch comedy.