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Oscar winner Natalie Portman violently defended her Star Wars prequels as she brought back her famous expletive-filled rap video on Saturday Night Live before hilariously spoofing Stranger Things.
The 36-year-old mother-of-two showed off her hip-hop skills as she starred in a second Natalie Raps digital short for the famed NBC sketch series following her 2006 appearance.
SNL alum Andy Samberg also returned as Carl along with a young boy he claimed was The Star Wars alum's love child with him.
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Queen Amidala's angry! Oscar winner Natalie Portman violently defended her Star Wars prequels as she brought back her famous expletive-filled rap video on Saturday Night Live
Beck Bennett played the role of the interviewer who was frightened of Natalie’s rap star as she took us through all the things she has done over the past 12 years.
'The last time you were here, I heard things got a little out of control,’ said Bennett.
'Yeah, well I was going through a really weird time then, but I’ve matured a lot,’ she told him.
Bennett told her that it was basically the same rap but with up-to-date references as she name-checked Black Swan, her children and her husband.
She denied that and told him: 'I'm a mother now. It’s really changed my perspective.’
In it she bragged about how she drowned her doctor when her waters broke, snacked on Tide Pods, and even shot a man.
Parental advisory! The 36-year-old mother-of-two showed off her hip-hop skills as she starred in a second Natalie Raps digital short for the NBC sketch series following her 2006 appearance
Babymama? SNL alum Andy Samberg (R) also returned as Carl along with a young boy he claimed was The Star Wars alum's love child with him
'How do you juggle parenting with your career?' Beck Bennett played the role of the interviewer who was frightened of Natalie’s rap star as she took us through all the things she has done over the past 12 years
'You can juggle these nuts': It was Portman's first appearance since becoming mother to son Aleph, 6; and daughter Amalia, nearly 1; with husband Benjamin Millepied
Bennett then asked her if she had seen the new Star Wars movies.
‘Oh, well, they’re really good. They’re much better than…’ he said.
Portman then cut him off and appeared as Queen Amidala from the Star Wars prequel Phantom Menace and demanded she hear 'something f***ing nice about Jar Jar Binks.'
Natalie then wowed the audience as she spoofed Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven character in a faux trailer for Stranger Things 3.
Mikey Day, as Mike, repeatedly asked Natalie to kiss him, before she took the gun away from another kid with super powers and her nose started to bleed.
Beck Bennett played '14,' who could start fires with his mind but it made him ‘throw up a little bit in my mouth’, while Cecily Strong was ’nine’ who could mind read but it made her ‘fart.’
Using the force: When Bennett claimed the Star Wars prequels weren't good, she appeared as Queen Amidala and demanded she hear 'something f***ing nice about Jar Jar Binks' (R)
'I'm a mother now. It’s really changed my perspective': The bit also showed the Harvard grad smoking a spliff while giving birth in the hospital
On the mic: The Israeli-born beauty's 40-year-old French husband shared this behind-the-scenes snap of her recording the trap rap
Pete Davidson played ‘five’ who could run fast but it ‘gave him a b**er.’
‘Looks like your friend Mike has the same power,’ laughed Davidson as Mike squirmed in embarrassment.
Luke Null then played a boy who made fantastic chili but it caused his brain to bleed, while Aidy Bryant said she could do ‘a pretty good Borat impression’ but it sent her into a coma.
Leslie Jones then said she was ’50’ a 50-year-old woman with good credit, her own condo and who could leg-press 375lbs.
'So take that you dumb kids,’ she screamed as Kenan Thompson played ‘three’ whose power was ending sketches.
Natalie, who wore a sparkly black pant suit, told the audience in her monologue that it was crazy to host for the first time since 2006.
Psychokinetic sensation: Natalie then wowed the audience as she spoofed Millie Bobby Brown’s Jane 'Eleven' Ives character in a faux trailer for Stranger Things 3
Hornball: Mikey Day (R), as Mike, repeatedly asked Natalie to kiss him
Poking fun of her nosebleeds: Eleven gets introduced to other kids like her - including Luke Null, a boy who made fantastic chili but it caused his brain to bleed
'Back then I was promoting ‘V for Vendetta’ and now the whole country is kind of promoting ‘V for Vendetta,’ she said.
'This is the last SNL before the Winter Olympics start next week, isn’t that exciting? Because NBC sure keeps telling me thats its exciting.’
And with that the channel flashed up a Winter Olympics promotion on the screen.
'Wow, very subtle guys,’ said Natalie as the screen cut away to Keenan Thompson and Kate McKinnon as sports announcers analyzing Natalie’s performance.
‘She started off with a charming intro then transitioned into a light political joke,’ said McKinnon, who added that not all hosts were capable of it.
‘Oh yeah, like who?’ asked Kenan.
During her monologue, the Time's Up activist told a joke written by her six-year-old son Aleph: 'What's the funniest letter in the alphabet? It’s "P," get it? Pee?'
'Oooooh a little stumble there!' That's when Winter Olympics correspondents (Kenan Thompson and Kate McKinnon) broke down her monologue with sports-style commentary
’She is not killing it’: During the 'instant replay' the two-time Golden Globe winner pretended to tell the joke in slow motion
‘I’d rather not say,’ replied Kate.
Natalie then continued her monologue by introducing a joke written by her six-year-old son.
‘Whats the funniest letter in the alphabet? It’s ‘P’,’ she joked to light laughs.
‘It must be funnier when he says it,’ she added as the screen flashed back to the announcers.
‘Oooooh a little stumble there,’ said Kenan as Kate brought in the telestrator to say that Natalie had been ‘nervous’ about the joke.
Field correspondent Leslie Jones then gave her analysis from the ‘monologue stage’ as Natalie looked on over her shoulder.
Silent statement: Natalie gave a shout out to the judge in the Larry Nassar sex abuse case by wearing a ’Judge Aquilina’ T-shirt as she introduced British belter Dua Lipa
Pleated pleather: It was the 22-year-old former YouTube sensation's first appearance as the musical guest on the sketch show and she performed her hit New Rules
Perched on a piano: Dua donned two ensembles selected by stylist Lorenzo Posocco for her performances, which included a piano-vocal version of Homesick
‘Well, its not good. I don’t know why they make these tiny white actresses do stand-up comedy,’ said Leslie.
’She is not killing it.’
Natalie then got to finish her monologue by asking the audience if they liked New York City.
‘She mentioned New York City and people were like "Hey that’s where we are",’ laughed McKinnon.
‘I believe in you girl you are Tonya Harding baby,’ said Leslie Jones as she jumped around the stage and roses were thrown at Natalie.
Natalie, then gave a shout out to the judge in the Larry Nassar sex abuse case by wearing a ’Judge Aquilina’ t-shirt, as she introduced British singer Dua Lipa.
'Free Harvey Weinstein!' In an anti-Me Too Movement bit, Kate McKinnon (L) played Brigitte Bardot and Cecily Strong (R) played Catherine Deneuve musing on Time's Up
McKinnon wondered: ‘Why does a woman have breasts, it is for a man to grab and pull?'
It was her first appearance as the musical guest on the sketch show and she performed her hit ‘New Rules’ and later ‘Homesick.’
In Weekend Update Colin Jost wasted no time going after ’40 Year-old Virgin’ Devin Nunes for his FBI memo.
‘I don’t really trust this guy to untangle a vast conspiracy, I wouldn’t really trust him to untangle a pair of headphones,’ laughed Jost.
Jost then said that he was going to ignore the memo, like everyone he had ever received at work.
‘At this point if you want to get my attention the bar is set at porn star spanks president with magazine,’ he said.
Michael Che then got in on the act.
To boldly go where no man has gone before: Natalie then played a sexy sci-fi captain in a bizarre romantic scene with a blue-skinned alien (Beck Bennett)
‘So right now you are talking out of your butt?’ In it she tried to seduce the alien whose face was his butt and his butt was his face
‘First of all you know damn well that Donald Trump didn’t read this memo,’ laughed Che.
‘It’s four pages long and the only time Donald Trump reads four pages is when he is ordering breakfast.’
Jost then poked fun at Trump’s State of the Union address.
‘It received mostly positive reviews but that is only because we expect so little from Trump at this point that when he behaves even remotely human we are all really impressed,’ said Jost.
Jost then fact checked Trump’s claims he had the highest ratings ever for the speech before making fun of his interview with Piers Morgan.
‘He stated he was not a feminist. Was he getting accused of that a lot?’ said Jost.
Loses her voice from screaming: The Song to Song star then appeared as youthful TV host Allie Jackson on the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards orange carpet
‘I'm pretty sure it is favorite funny person, not lesbian': Kate McKinnon then stepped in as Ellen DeGeneres who was up for the ‘favorite funny lesbian’ award
Jost then introduced Kate McKinnon as Brigitte Bardot and Cecily Strong as Catherine Deneuve to discuss the #metoo movement after a group of French actors and actresses said it had gone too far.
The pair smoked and drank wine as they played the legendary stars as they complained about the #metoo movement, with Bardot calling to free ‘real man’ Harvey Weinstein.
‘Why does a woman have breasts, it is for a man to grab and pull,’ said McKinnon as she grabbed her own chest and called Jost ‘homo.’
‘We are both French, Brigitte is very old and very wrong,’ said Cecily.
Natalie then played a sexy sci-fi captain in a bizarre romantic scene with a blue-skinned alien.
In it she tried to seduce the alien whose face was his butt and his butt was his face.
FLOTUS: Cecily Strong (M) then played an unhappy Melania Trump who's visited by four former First Ladies before the State of the Union address
‘I know how trying being a First Lady can be': Natalie got to reprise her Oscar-nominated role (and impressive accent) as Jacqueline Kennedy from Pablo Larraín's 2016 film Jackie
Kate McKinnon then appeared as Hillary Clinton and advised Melania: ‘You just have to tell yourself that it will all be better when you are president'
‘So right now you are talking out of your butt?’ she asked the alien, played by Beck Bennett.
‘Yes, but so is every other man you meet,’ he replied as his butt talked to Natalie and he drank water through it.
Natalie reacted awkwardly to the situation and the pair argued about the situation before she reached down to kiss the alien’s butt.
The actress then appeared as youthful TV host Allie Jackson on the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards orange carpet.
In the sketch she hosted a series of screaming challenges which caused her to fully lose her voice, leaving the kids unimpressed.
And the situation went from bad to worse as her co-hosts could no longer understand what she was saying as she sipped tea to bring her voice back.
Philly versus Boston: Former head writer Tina Fey (L) and fellow SNL alum Rachel Dratch (R) returned to the show for an American Revolution sketch which relied heavy on accents
Dangerous expedition: The Dior muse was there to promote her role as a biologist called Lena in Alex Garland's sci-fi flick Annihilation, which hits US theaters February 23
Kate McKinnon then stepped in as Ellen DeGeneres who was up for the ‘favorite funny lesbian’ award.
‘Im pretty sure it is favorite funny person, not lesbian,’ she said coldly.
Natalie then shocked her as she came back with a vocalizer to help her speak in a terrifying voice, which terrified the kids.
And she eventually needed a steroid injection in her throat to make it through the sketch.
Cecily Strong then played an unhappy Melania Trump, who did not want to go the State of the Union and said she was desperate to speak to an understanding former First Lady.
Natalie then appeared as the ghost of Jackie Kennedy to help her ‘in your hour of need.’
‘I know how trying being a First Lady can be,’ said Natalie.
She then told Melania that she was not the only First Lady whose husband had cheated on her and reminded her about Marilyn Monroe.
‘Oh please she was in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ Donald’s girl was in ‘Guys Like It Shaved,’ she told her.
‘No First Lady has ever been more humiliated than me.’
Kate McKinnon then appeared as Hillary Clinton.
‘You just have to tell yourself that it will all be better when you are president,’ Hillary told her.
‘Look Melania, I feel your pain but you married him and like America you had a choice,’ she said.
‘So don’t eat 7-Eleven sushi then come to me saying uh-oh something I wrong.’
Andy Bryant then appeared as Martha Washington and told her she needed to be her husband’s confident, to host dignitaries and to be the beautiful woman on his arm.
‘That is Ivanka’s territory,’ said Melanie.
Leslie Jones then appeared as Michele Obama who told her she and Barack had a perfect relationship.
‘It is like the Notebook but black and rich,’ she said.
‘My arms rule, I love vegetables and I can be president whenever I want,’ she said.
Natalie finished the show as a woman talking to her friends over drinks about her terrible dating life.
As the women chatted sexually aggressive Aidy Bryant kept chiming in with inappropriate comments about catfishing men and urged them to respond to rude text messages.
The Dior muse was there to promote her role as a biologist called Lena in Alex Garland's sci-fi flick Annihilation, which hits US theaters February 23
