{"id":640503,"date":"2026-10-25T02:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T02:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/640503\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T02:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T02:12:09","slug":"cynthia-erivo-plays-glinda-in-nigerian-wicked-sketch-on-snl-u-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/640503\/","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia Erivo Plays Glinda in ‘Nigerian Wicked’ Sketch on ‘SNL U.K.’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tCynthia Erivo<\/a> spoofed \u201cWicked<\/a>\u201d during her stint hosting \u201cSNL U.K.,\u201d this time taking on the role of Glinda in \u201cNigerian Wicked.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlongside Ayoade Bamgboye as Elphaba, Erivo \u2014 sporting a blonde wig and pink velour tracksuit \u2014 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. <\/p>\n

\n\tIn \u201cWicked,\u201d Erivo\u2019s Elphaba and Ariana Grande\u2019s Glinda express their frustration with each other in the song \u201cWhat Is This Feeling.\u201d But in \u201cSNL U.K.\u2019s\u201d Nollywood version, Glinda simply slaps Elphaba across the face.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGlinda, you slapped me!\u201d Bamgboye\u2019s Elphaba says, to which Erivo\u2019s Glinda replies: \u201cYes, because you are very classless.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe sketch also reimagines Glinda and Elphaba\u2019s makeover scene, with Elphaba saying: \u201cGlinda, I can\u2019t afford this!\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhen we go to the Wizard, it will all pay off,\u201d Erivo as Glinda replies.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Wizard?\u201d Bamgboye says. \u201cBut I\u2019m a virgin!\u201d The two then almost share a kiss, winking at fans who ship the characters together.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen they finally make it to the \u201cemerald, white and emerald city,\u201d Erivo\u2019s Glinda says she wants the Wizard to get her a Birkin bag, whereas Bamgboye\u2019s Elphaba wants a \u201cskinny BBL.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA voiceover from the Wizard himself, played by Hammed Animashaun, then rings out: \u201cShe wants a BBL that defies gravity!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBut once they finally meet the Wizard, Glinda and Elphaba realize that he\u2019s broke. \u201cThat\u2019s a nolex,\u201d Erivo\u2019s Glinda says of his watch.<\/p>\n

\n\tBack at Shiz, Erivo\u2019s Glinda asks Elphaba, \u201cWhat do we do now?\u201d The two then dramatically lean in for a kiss before an explosion effect engulfs the screen.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNigerian Wicked: LGBTQ!\u201d Animashaun\u2019s voiceover concludes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cynthia Erivo spoofed \u201cWicked\u201d during her stint hosting \u201cSNL U.K.,\u201d this time taking on the role of Glinda…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640504,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,54884,156,111,139,69,74302],"class_list":["post-640503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-cynthia-erivo","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-wicked"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}