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SNL GIF Recap: Taraji P. Henson’s Game of Thrones N the Hood

SNL showed us what Boyz n the Hood director John Singleton’s version of Game of Thrones would look like. Screenshot

Empire star Taraji P. Henson headlined Saturday Night Live this week. A lot of the sketches struggled to find their footing, but these—featuring Sesame Street, Game of Thrones, and the Clintons—were all on point.

You Ain’t About That Life

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Cookie Lyon takes over Sesame Street. Besides stuffing her face with cookies, she also gives Mr. Snuffleupagus a lesson in gangster rap.

Poor guy.

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South Centros

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What would Boyz n the Hood director John Singleton’s version of Game of Thrones look like? Not that different, actually. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau even makes an appearance as Jaime Lannister.

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Teacher Trial

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The best sketch of the night. Peter Davidson plays a high school student who has hooked up with his high school teacher, and Henson is the prosecutor. It turns out, only good things came from the affair.

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Bill Clinton II

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Darrell Hammond steals the cold open with his Bill Clinton impersonation.

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