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On SNL UK<\/a>, Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo, best known as Cynthia Erivo<\/a>, was credited with her full seven-phrase-long Igbo Nigerian name for the first time. In the now-viral \u201cNigerian Wicked\u201d sketch from this weekend\u2019s show, Erivo stepped into Glinda\u2019s pink stilettos, blonde wig, and velour tracksuit alongside SNL UK\u2019s Ayoade Bamgboye as green-faced Elphaba, to bring Wicked<\/a> to life as an early 2000s Nollywood production.<\/p>\n When Erivo slaps Bamgboye, Bamgboye exclaims, \u201cGlinda, you slapped me!\u201d and Erivo responds sharply, \u201cYes, because you are very classless.\u201d Later, wearing new wigs, the pair decide to journey to LagOz to visit the elusive wizard who can make anything appear. \u201cI want a skinny BBL,\u201d Bamgboye says. \u201cShe wants a BBL that defies gravity,\u201d the narrator repeats. But when they arrive at the \u201cEmerald White and Emerald City,\u201d they find the wizard (played by Hammed Animashaun) is broke, and instead of having a Rolex, he has a Nolex. In the end, Glinda and Elphaba give in to their sexual tension and dramatically lean into a kiss to the sound of seductive saxophones.<\/p>\n The sketch is being praised for its Nigerian representation and nostalgic accuracy to early century Nigerian films, which had a distinct low-budget production style equipped with explosive transitions, shaky camerawork, highly literal narration, and melodramatic dialogue. Erivo herself seemed especially proud of the sketch, sharing several behind-the-scenes videos to her TikTok in Glinda costume. \u201cJust a Nigerian babes being a babes,\u201d Erivo captioned one video. Bamgboye also wrote on Instagram, \u201cI\u2019m completely blown away by the response to Nigerian Wicked (LGBTQ). I simply must stress that a group of miraculous people put their ALL into this. I wrote the most unhinged thing I\u2019ve ever imagined and Cynthia Erivo made such light work of it. I\u2019ll need another 6-12 months to process what it\u2019s like to witness her craft up close.\u201d The sketch proves that audiences don\u2019t necessarily need to be in on the reference; they can always enjoy and laugh at a sketch\u2019s absurd specificity. As Erivo put it, \u201cGive it to them.\u201d<\/p>\n Sign up for the Vulture Daily<\/p>\n An entertainment newsletter for the pop-culture obsessed.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n