Lin-Manuel Miranda Hosted "SNL" And He's Not Throwing Away His Shot

“My name is Lin-Manuel, I am hosting SNL and I am not throwing away my shot."

By
Alicia Melville-Smith
by Alicia Melville-Smith

BuzzFeed Homepage Editor and Reporter

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda hosted Saturday Night Live this week and his opening monologue was pretty damn impressive.

View this video on YouTube
youtube.com

In the lead-up to the show Miranda admitted he was nervous.

Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel

Good morning. Bit of a day.

Reply Retweet Favorite

But he needn't have been because he killed it.

SNL / Via youtube.com

Singing a SNL-inspired version of "My Shot" from his musical Hamilton, Miranda danced through the set with his very own backup dancers.

“My name is Lin-Manuel, I am hosting SNL and I am not throwing away my shot," he sang.

"Imma go for broke and do it all tonight, take a swing, pass the baton, give me the ball tonight. I got a Tony and an Emmy and a Grammy yo, what I want is a famous person cameo.”

As he continued his way through the studio halls, Miranda rapped about earning his spot on the wall of SNL hosts “like Miley, Schumer, Tracy Morgan and this piece–."

SNL / Via youtube.com

Pausing at Donald Trump's portrait Miranda quietly and gleefully sang "never gonna be President now."

He stopped off mid-performance for a quick chat with SNL-creator Lorne Michaels who just wanted to know where his Hamilton tickets were.

SNL / Via youtube.com

"Oh yeah, I’ll see what I can do. no promises, though,” Miranda replied as he walked away.

"I can do a matinee," Michaels called after him. We feel you pain Lorne, we really do.

As his performance came to an end, Miranda slipped in a final political message.

SNL / Via youtube.com

It did Lin, and it was magical!

Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel

DID IT HAPPEN https://t.co/lfd8DmWVBk

Reply Retweet Favorite
Skip to footer