Pete Davidson channels Eminem again to explain NFTs on ‘SNL’—watch
Over the weekend, Pete Davidson brought back his Eminem impersonation for another spoof on Saturday Night Live. This time around, the comedian reimagined Eminem’s “Without Me” video to help explain what NFTs are. For the SNL sketch, Davidson was joined by Chris Redd, who portrayed Dr. Dre, and musical guest Jack Harlow who gave a […]
Now, Davidson has channeled Eminem once again on Saturday Night Live. This new sketch was set in a university lecture where the U.S. Secretary of the TreasuryJanet Yellen, played by Kate McKinnon, was a guest speaker. Davidson, while wearing a replica of the iconic Rap Boy costume from Eminem’s “Without Me” video, asked Yellen about NFTs. Then, the sketch kicked into a full parody of the song’s video as Davidson broke out into a rap about non-fungible tokens.
In the rap, Davidson mentioned NFL star Ron Gronkowski who recently made $1.8 million after selling five digital trading cards featuring some of his biggestSuper Bowl moments.
“Now what the hell’s an NFT?/Apparently cryptocurrency/Everyone’s making so much money/Can you please explain what’s an NFT,” Davidson raps during the Saturday Night Live sketch. “It’s like real-life Monopoly/Everyone’s doing it, like Gronkowski/Can you please help me make an NFT?”
For the spoof, Davidson’s Rap Boy costume features a “P” symbol instead of the original “E.” The comedian also rocked a grey tracksuit similar to what Eminem wore in the video.
Eventually, Redd stepped in to help Davidson further explain what NFTs are. Dressed as The Matrix’s Morpheus, Redd channeled Dr. Dre and described how much money certain NFT collectibles can make. He gave bizarre examples of NFT content including a basketball dunking Peter Griffin from Family Guy and even a twerking Thanos.
Soon after, Harlow joined the parody as the college’s janitor, a nod to the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, to give a clear and concise explanation of what non-fungible tokens are.
“Non-fungible means that it’s unique/There could only be one, like you and me/NFTs are insane/Built on the blockchain,” Harlow raps during the SNL sketch. “A digital ledger of transactions/It records information of what’s happening/When it’s minted, you can sell it as art.”
The “NFTs” Saturday Night Live sketch and Eminem’s “Without Me” video are available to watch below.
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A non-fungible token (NFT) is a cryptographic token that is made up of unique information that cannot be interchangeable. Most NFTs are part of the Ethereum blockchain and can be anything in a digital form.