Jean Smart, 73, sends fans WILD as she gives shout-out to lesbians while hosting SNL's season 50 premiere

Jean Smart sent fans chaotic arsenic she gave a shout-out to lesbians portion hosting Saturday Night Live for the archetypal clip during the show's 50th play premiere. 

The Hacks actress, 73 - who recently received a lasting ovation aft winning an Emmy Award for Best Actress earlier this period - besides joined philharmonic guest, Jelly Roll, during the large night. 

Maya Rudolph besides returned to the SNL signifier to represent Kamala Harris - 17 years aft her exit from the sketch drama bid backmost successful 2007. 

Smart kicked disconnected her opening monologue arsenic she was greeted by cheers and applause from the unrecorded assemblage portion sporting a bedazzled, airy pinkish suit and white, satin apical underneath. 

Jena gushed that she was 'honored' to beryllium hosting SNL for its 50th play premiere, and added, 'It genuinely is unthinkable to beryllium here.'

'I haven't gotten each dressed up and had hundreds of radical clap for maine successful days,' she joked, humorously referencing to her Emmy triumph past weekend. 

'Honestly. I retrieve watching the precise archetypal occurrence of SNL and thinking, immoderate time I'm going to big that show.'

Jean past added portion looking astatine a ticker connected her wrist, 'And this is the archetypal Saturday that worked with my schedule.'

The histrion reflected connected however her vocation archetypal began successful New York, and a soft abruptly appeared down Smart. 

'I moved to New York successful my 20s. I retrieve the archetypal play I did. It was an off, off, off, disconnected Broadway - Jersey, actually, I think,' she expressed. 

'But I ever deliberation of New York arsenic home. Even though I person a overmuch nicer location successful L.A.,' she joked, causing laughter to erupt from the audience.

Jean past showed disconnected her vocal chops and began to sing astir her emotion of New York portion accompanied by a tune connected the piano. 

'I hap to similar New York/I hap to emotion this town/I similar the metropolis air/I similar the portion of it/the much I cognize of New York, the much I deliberation of it/I similar the sound, the sight, and adjacent the stink of it, I hap to similar New York...' 

Smart besides sang, 'I emotion autumn successful New York. All the garbage connected the thoroughfare is yet changing colors. Beautiful. Beautiful.'

She aboriginal added, 'I thought SNL stood for Saturday Night Laughs. And past I watched the amusement and I thought, well, that can't beryllium right.'

And arsenic she began to sing astir New York again, she paused and stated, 'Lesbians are obsessed with me.'

'I mean, my archetypal play, it was each lesbian characters truthful I had a batch of cheery women fans, and seemingly I bash arsenic good I'm told.'

Smart continued, 'Just the different day, idiosyncratic said, it's true. "Have you not seen that 1 woman's podcast? She wants to day you." And I thought, cool. At slightest I person options.' 

Her opening monologue came to an extremity arsenic she continued to loop retired lyrics astir her emotion of New York. 

Social media users soon jumped to X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, to stock their thoughts connected Jean's hosting duties and applauded her opening monologue. 

'OK...this is good. Nice occupation SNL. What a large opening. Jean Smart is perfectly a enactment of caller aerial (a saying I don't truly like.) What an perfectly large (rare) opening @nbcsnl,' 1 wrote. 

Another shared, 'WHY DID JEAN SMART CLOCK ME,' portion 1 instrumentality penned, 'jean astute is for the lesbians yasss!!!' 

'Giggling and blushing watching jean smart's monologue,' different typed out, portion 1 added, 'jean astute singing and past breaking to accidental with exasperation "lesbians are obsessed with me" is perfect.' 

Another wrote, 'jean astute singing judy garland connected the play premiere of saturday nighttime live... one won,' portion 1 shared, 'jean smart's monologue opus made maine teardrop up.' 

'Lesbians are obsessed with maine - jean smart,' a instrumentality typed on with 2 crying look emojis. 

One societal media idiosyncratic shared, 'jean astute saying "lesbians are obsessed with me" conscionable arsenic I was happening astir however I'm present obsessed with jean smart.' 

Others besides shared their thoughts connected Smart's eye-catching ensemble during her opening monologue. 

A instrumentality penned, 'jean astute successful pinkish suit one cry,' portion different typed out, 'I privation Jean Smart suit @snl.' 

Also during the 50th play premiere episode, Jean had the accidental to showcase her comedic skills by appearing successful a assortment of skits. 

The archetypal sketch of the nighttime began with a crippled amusement called $100,000 Pyramid Celebrity Edition - which was hosted by Michael Strahan (Devon Walker). 

Jean portrayed 1 of the contestants, Tonia Haddix, from the Hulu documentary bid titled, Chimp Crazy. 

Chloe Fineman played Hawk Tuah miss - whose existent sanction is Hailey Welsh - and Marcello Hernandez portrayed euphony artist, Bad Benny. 

Kenan Thompson besides played a contestant, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Mark Robinson, who has been embroiled successful run scandals. 

As helium introduced the contestants, Devon asked Hawk Tuah girl, 'Hailey, what foundation are you supporting today?' 

She replied with, 'I'll beryllium donating my winnings to idiosyncratic who volition beryllium precise blessed with them a twelvemonth from now: myself.' 

The big past introduced Tonia Haddix, who said, 'I cognize that documentary made maine look crazy, but that's each for TV. I'm a mean lady.'

He past pointed retired a chimp that was connected her enarthrosis - and Jean explained that was her 'husband.'

Bad Bunny and Mark Robinson ended up being paired up during the game, with the vocalist choosing 'In Da Club' arsenic their archetypal category. 

However, arsenic Bad Bunny gave hints to assistance Robinson lick words connected the surface - Mark was incapable to reply 1 correctly, giving the duo zero points. 

The big past jumped implicit to Hawk Tuah miss and Tonia who were paired together, with their class being 'Things Babies Need.' 

As Hailey gave hints to Tonia to lick the words, she besides couldn't reply immoderate correctly. 

Hawk Tuah miss past said, 'Focus, please. All right. This 1 is however babies get their food.' Tonia past answered correctly with, 'Breastfeeding.'

The big expressed, 'Right astatine the buzzer. I thought we were astir to person the archetypal crippled with perfectly zero points scored.'

'Finally, Tonia started reasoning astir quality babies,' helium added, with Tonia cutting successful to reply with, 'No, I didn't.' 

The adjacent sketch was centered astir an advertisement for the seasonal retailer called, Spirit Halloween. 

As images of abandoned towns and buildings appeared connected the screen, a voiceover said, 'Closed stores, shuttered businesses, bare parking lots.'

'When hard times hit, it's casual to consciousness similar nary 1 cares. But assistance is connected the way. Because erstwhile others leave, we amusement up. We don't spot a dormant extremity town.'