Yahoo Lifestyle “If You Go On SNL, I Will Cut My Arm Off”: Here’s The Tea Behind Why Tens Of Millions Of People Haven't Stopped Talking About Trisha Paytas Being On "SNL"
I think it is safe to say Trisha Paytas has nearly done it all. She started as a YouTuber, then appeared in reality TV and music videos, later releasing her own singles and albums. Currently, Trisha has over 20 million followers across her social channels and hosts her own podcast called Just Trish.
She recently posted a TikTok of herself attending the Wicked premiere, and that video alone has nearly 3 million views. People love Trish; you get it.
So, it's no surprise that clips of her recent SNL appearance have been circling TikTok this entire week, garnering well over 30 million views on the platform.
However, if you search "Trisha SNL" on TikTok, you will see several viral videos featuring an old clip of Frenemies, which was a podcast hosted by Trisha and YouTuber Ethan Klein from 2020 to 2021.
In the clip, Ethan first talks about how he doesn't want to be on SNL because it "would be a lot of work." To that, Trisha happily shares that she would love to. This is when Ethan says, "If you go on Saturday Night Live...I will cut my arm off."
Trish responds, saying, "Okay, I don't want you to cut your arm off, Jesus." Ethan then reiterates that he will cut his arm off if she ever gets on SNL.
Fast-forward to this past Saturday, three years after the arm-cutting statement, when Trisha made her first SNL appearance in a Spotify Wrapped skit, featuring host for that night, actor Paul Mescal.
The SNL sketch features fake artist Satoshi Gutman (played by Bowen Yang), who happens to be Paul's character's number-one artist on Spotify Wrapped.
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"Thank you from the bottom of my ass for being one of my top listeners of 2024. Now, let's hear my hit 'Y'all Made Me Celabite': 'I was normal, but then y'all made me celibate. I was a nympho, y'all asses made me celibate.' Loving life for the New Year, baby," says Satoshi in the clip.
The characters end up watching a clip of one of Satoshi's podcast episodes featuring Trisha Paytas.
And Trisha — who is playing herself in this fake podcast clip — excitedly greets listeners with, "Hey, bastards!" Followed by a line with Satoshi, "The best bussy is celibacy."
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Satoshi and Trisha end up at the house, and the gang dances to Satoshi's song together.
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Besides people acknowledging how iconic Trisha's appearance was...
Commenters started to recall Ethan's comment about amputating his arm if this ever happened.
Ethan ended up making a response video, joking that one of his crew members was going to cut his arm off and he was going to mail it to her.
And this has now opened a broader discussion about how unique Trisha's career is. First of all, people are saying that Trisha playing herself on SNL says a lot about her popularity.
In fact, appearing on the Just Trish podcast this week, actor, comedian, and SNL writer Bowen Yang said, "I love you...I have followed you from the beginning," before calling her a comedic genius.
Many of them mark SNL as a big moment for Trish, especially since sharing how living online has affected her mental health.
Trisha is often praised for her continuous interaction and honesty with her fans, no matter how big she has gotten. In fact, it was just announced that she is releasing a music video where her fans voted on key elements like the production vibe and lyrical themes.
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It comes as no surprise it is called "Mother" — a name that has been coined to her by fans — and is set to drop Dec. 17 on her Patreon for free.
Lastly, people are saying this is just plain proof of manifestation.
Especially after she made a video of herself pretending to be on SNL back in 2020.
Well, Trish is clearly manifesting more because she will be ON BROADWAY in February. Doing big things, and we love to see it!
