Dakota Johnson hosted Saturday Night Live on October 3, and she came ready to talk about the elephant in the room: her two very public breakups with musicians Chris Martin and Role Model. In her opening monologue, she called them“very public, very lame,”and then dropped the line everyone’s still quoting —“Looking for a third!”She even joked that she leaves concerts with relationships instead of merch.
Then the surprise hit. Taylor Swift walked out, not to perform, but to play Johnson’s self-described“literal therapist.”Swift’s punchline was the best part: she’s not actually a therapist, Johnson just shows up at her house once a week with an empty wine bottle and asks if she wants some. The two are close friends, and Johnson recently attended Swift’s July wedding, so the bit had real history behind it. The sketch also slipped in a Cleveland reference tied to Swift’s husband, Travis Kelce.
Johnson’s 37th birthday landed at midnight during the show, which means the whole episode basically doubled as a party. Swift’s SNL cameos are rare, so this one is already the moment everyone’s clipping and reposting. SNL returns October 10 with host Shane Gillis and musical guest Rosalía.
Which line was funnier:“Looking for a third,”or the empty wine bottle confession? Tell us in the comments.
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