Kim Kardashian Says She Cut a Joke About Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson From ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘I Could’ve Maybe Gone Further’
It was hard to believe that Kim Kardashian had never hosted Saturday Night Live when she took the stage on Oct. 9, 2021. The reality television star, entrepreneur, and aspiring attorney looked completely at ease as she nailed her opening monologue. Recently, Kim Kardashian opened up about her SNL experience, revealing there was one joke that she decided not to tell about Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson. Keep reading to learn more about what she said.
Kardashian roasted her family during her ‘SNL’ monologue
Kardashian descended SNL‘s iconic stairs looking warm and fuzzy in hot pink velvet, as she set out to prove that, “basically, I’m just so much more than that reference photo my sisters take to their plastic surgeons.”
She introduced herself as Kim Kardashian West, although she filed for divorce in February 2021, according to Us Weekly. Kardashian then kicked off the show by poking fun at herself. “I know, I’m surprised to see me here too,” she said. “… I haven’t had a movie premiere in a really long time. I mean actually, I only had that one movie come out and no one told me it was even premiering. It must have slipped my mom’s mind.”
Then she aimed some stinging jabs at her family. Even her late father Robert Kardashian got a mention for introducing her to O.J. Simpson, whom she said, “does leave a mark, or several, or none at all, I still don’t know.”
She even teased at a run for president alluding to Kanye West’s 2020 bid and Caitlyn Jenner’s unsuccessful campaign for California governor. “I’m just kidding guys. I’m not running for president,” she said. “We can’t have three failed politicians in one family.”
That was her first dig at her estranged husband. With her characteristic soft-spoken charm, she praised him and his accomplishments, before going in for the kill.
“I married the best rapper of all time,” she said. “Not only that, He’s the richest black man in America, a talented, legit genius who gave me four incredible kids. So when I divorced him, you have to know it came down to just one thing: his personality.”
Kim Kardashian cut ‘a really funny joke’ about Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson from her ‘SNL’ monologue
While on a photo shoot in New York, Kardashian interviewed with i-D Magazine. She told the publication she had been asked to host SNL in the past but hadn’t felt ready.
“I was like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t do it. I can’t do it. I don’t have it in me.’ This time felt like the right time,” Kardashian explained. “And once I commit, I commit. I actually wasn’t nervous at all. I had such a good time.”
But don’t worry, Kar-Jenner fans; Kim got permission from her family members to roast them. In fact, they encouraged her to really go for it.
“Everyone was really easy and game for me to do whatever I wanted,” she told i-D Magazine. “Although I had a really funny joke about Tristan and Khloe that I took out — I could’ve maybe gone further.”
Now we’re all left dying to know what the joke was. It’s no secret that Khloé Kardashian has a history of breaking up and making up with NBA star Tristan Thompson. Perhaps Kim Kardashian will reveal one day the joke that was cut from her SNL monologue.
Her ‘SNL’ gig sparked a romance with Pete Davidson
SNL‘s Pete Davidson and Kardashian are officially an item. They met while preparing for the October show and hit it off immediately.
“They exchanged numbers and Pete asked if Kim would like to hang out sometime, which she agreed to straight away,” a source told Us Weekly in November. The pair even shared a kiss during an SNL skit when Davidson, as Aladdin, worried that Kardashian as Princess Jasmine would be too much woman for him.
Despite her protests, an insecure Aladdin asked Genie, played by Bowen Yang, to make him well-endowed. “Wow that is better,” said Jasmine when the wish was granted, “even if it is the wrong color.”
Since the show, Davidson and Kardashian have been seen in public holding hands. A source in the know told CNN in November that, “They are just getting to know each other, not serious. This is her first time seeing someone [since filing for divorce], so she’s taking it extra slow.”
