R. Kelly got the SNL cold open treatment this week. The controversial R&B singer’s explosive interview with Gayle King was parodied on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series.
SNL regular Kenan Thompson portrayed Kelly, while Leslie Jones delivered a dead-on portrayal of a calm Gayle King. Thompson’s Kelly spent a lot of time referring to himself as “victim”— but like the real Gayle King, Jones called him “Robert”— and much of the spoof interview was set to R. Kelly songs including the hits “Bump n’ Grind” and “Trapped in the Closet,”
Gayle King’s explosive R. Kelly interview ( SNL)
