Cancel your Saturday night architectural plan , because Peter Dinklage is hostingSaturday Night Livethis weekend . As the tormentor prove , Dinklage ’s natural personal magnetism and the promise of massive amount ofGame of Throneshype should combine to make this a must - see episode . Plus , Gwen Stefani will be there ! What more could you want out of an time of day and a one-half of TV ( well , other than a newGame of Thronesepisode ) ? Here ’s some of what we hope to see on Saturday Nox :
Gwen Stefani as Cersei Lannister
Particularly talented and/or chill musical guests often appear in the sketch portion of the show , and Gwen Stefani unquestionably qualifies as both . While there are plenty of potential roles for her , we personally think she would do a bam - up job as Tyrion ’s conniving sister , Cersei Lannister . Much like Cersei , Gwen looks great inFrench braidsand has romantic dalliances thatfascinate the masses(you bonk the Jaime / Cersei human relationship would have been all overWesterUs Weekly ) – plus , she can rock anethereal gownlike it ’s nobody ’s business . It does n’t really matter what the sketch is about , but we ’re gunning for some sorting of slapstick - y , joke - occupy Lannister sibling route trip-up . Seriously , we ’d look on " The Lannister Siblings Go to [ Blank ] " in just about any permutation .
A GOP/2016 election crossover
We ’ve already mention thatDonald Trump makes perfect sensewhen slotted into the trigger-happy , bloodthirsty creation of Westeros and that all the ( former ) GOP candidates have viableGOTanalogues . So now would be a perfect time for aGame of Thrones/2016 election crossover voter . Seriously , it compose itself . We have Trump , the techy boy - king ; Ted Cruz , the soulless White Walker ; Hillary Clinton , the political maneuverer from one of Westeros ' ancient sign of the zodiac ( Stark or Lannister , depending on your leanings ) ; and Bernie Sanders , the principled outsider ( who groom much of the coveted millennian dragon vote ) . Just throw ‘em all together , give them some medieval weapon and let the rhetoric and gore begin .
Peter Drunklage
Dinklage has never hosted before , but he did do a memorable cameo back in 2013 , playing a very slush version of himself alongside Bobby Moynihan ’s recur " Weekend Update " character " Drunk Uncle . " Please , SNL , make for " Peter Drunklage " back , so we can hear more of his prescient thoughts on Marco Rubio , Tumblr , and the problem with today ’s youths ( " They just skateboard from Nintendo to Nintendo like a bunch of Taylor Swifts . " )
Kyle Mooney botheringGame of Thronesfans on the street
The big question leading up toGame of Thrones ' reappearance is whether Jon Snow will rise from the dead or not , and who easily to question that urgent enquiry thanSNL’sresident humanity - on - the - street newsman , Kyle Mooney ? We ’ve already seen him harassBieber fansand doings really awkwardSuper Bowlinterviews , so let ’s send him to aGame of Thronesfan convention or catch party with some trolly Jon Snow questions and see what happens .
A “Women of Westeros” song
The ladies ofSNLhave been putting out some top - mountain pass all - female music videos in late month , and you know what other show has a badass group of adult female kick American Samoa on a hebdomadary basis?Game of Thrones , duh .
We think " Anthem for the Downtrodden Women of Westeros " ( exploit form of address ) would make a gravid accession toSNL’sother girl group hit like " ( Do It on My ) Twin Bed , " " Back Home Ballers , " and " This Is Not a Feminist Song . " There ’s so much to whistle about : corsets , Kings Landing gossip , Westeros ' unending cycle per second of patriarchal vehemence . Throw in a phrenetic belt rhyme from Bobby Moynihan’sGeorge R.R. Martinand some sexy terpsichore from Dinklage , and it ’ll be a banger !
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Anna Silmanis a staff writer at Thrillist , an alum of Salon and Vulture and a Stannis Baratheon lover . find out her on Twitter:@annaesilman .
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