Cynthia Erivo spoofed “Wicked” during her stint hosting “SNL U.K.,” this time taking on the role of Glinda in “Nigerian Wicked.”
\n\nAlongside Ayoade Bamgboye as Elphaba, Erivo — sporting a blonde wig and pink velour tracksuit — starred in a lo-fi, melodramatic version of the Oscar-nominated musical in which the two enemies-turned-friends go off to meet the Wizard of LagOz.
\n\nIn “Wicked,” Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda express their frustration with each other in the song “What Is This Feeling.” But in “SNL U.K.’s” Nollywood version, Glinda simply slaps Elphaba across the face.
\n\n“Glinda, you slapped me!” Bamgboye’s Elphaba says, to which Erivo’s Glinda replies: “Yes, because you are very classless.”
\n\nThe sketch also reimagines Glinda and Elphaba’s makeover scene, with Elphaba saying: “Glinda, I can’t afford this!”
\n\n“When we go to the Wizard, it will all pay off,” Erivo as Glinda replies.
\n\n“The Wizard?” Bamgboye says. “But I’m a virgin!” The two then almost share a kiss, winking at fans who ship the characters together.
\n\nWhen they finally make it to the “emerald, white and emerald city,” Erivo’s Glinda says she wants the Wizard to get her a Birkin bag, whereas Bamgboye’s Elphaba wants a “skinny BBL.”
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Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/