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Its been a dozen years since Natalie Portman hostedSNL.

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Lets see what shes got up her sleeve for her return this week to Studio 8H.

Theyre charmed by her short program until she tries a joke her 6-year-old made up.

Leslie Jones comes on to help Portman stick the big finish: Does anyone here like New York City?

(Thats just how we do it in M.A., kid!)

This is the nights big crowd pleaser, and Fey kills it.

Of course, Eleven is a telekinetic whose nose bleeds when she uses her power.

How useful could the memo be when it cherry-picks information?

Strong and McKinnon play well together and make a cogent point, too.

Davidson is charming, as always.

The material doesnt work all that well, but Thompson is winning.

Heads up, Rex tells her, My butt is my face and my face is my butt.

The captain is sympathetic, but a little turned off.

Then Rex pees from what would be their face holes.

After encouraging the kids to scream for the Scream-o-meter, Jackson loses her voice.

The Zany Zoom just isnt as much fun when the host has laryngitis.

gag just cant fill an entire sketch.

Weirdos who offer foot massages on the train can work wonders on the tootsies!

Bunny herself has been busy catfishing guys and munching on carrot.

Eventually, she lowers the groups standards and walks away with one of her internet dupes.

Bunny is a fun, saucy character and its always nice to see Bryant carry her own sketches.

Natalie Portman once again proves herself an adeptSNLhost, playing it straight or goofy as needed.

Her commitment to the rap alone is admirable.