She did it again! Miley Cyrus definitely can't stop making headlines. It all started after she released her song and music video for her hit "We Can't Stop," followed by a rowdy performance at the 2013 MTV VMA's on August 25, that made everyone who remembered Miley as Hannah Montana cringe. Another hit, "Wrecking Ball," later had everyone focusing on her lack of clothes instead of the lyrics that explained her heartbreak and were almost the announcement that her engagement was broken up. Following the release of the song, the publication of pictures of her current fiance -- at the moment -- kissing another girl, and as the cherry on top, the official announcement that Miley was no longer in a relationship.
Nevertheless, the 20-year-old pop starlet has kept herself busy with numerous appearances, collaborations with other artists, and now, hosting "Saturday Night Live" and being the guest performer. Not too shabby. And of course, there was no way "Saturday Night Live" was not going to address the subsequent tidal wave of reaction, and the sketch comedy series smartly attacked it right at the start of the opening. "Most folks say it was the government shutdown. Others blame Obamacare. But I remember the exact day America ended: it was the 2013 Video Music Awards," cast member Kenan Thompson, who pas playing a wise old-timer in the year 2045, said.
And that was only the beginning of a night to remember. A night when Miley proved she can make fun of herself, she doesn't think what others care, that she has a sensitive side and improving vocals, and a night when Miley Cyrus had the last laugh. She is still making headlines, she will continue making headlines, and she's totally benefitting from it. Although the whole show was worth thousands of words on a lengthy report, it was better to gather up her most memorable moments of the show, starting with a controversial one, the "tiny strokes" comment. 1) The opening sketch traced Cyrus' infamous Video Music Awards performance back to the cause of the destruction of America. In the sketch, Cyrus is visited by "old Miley" played by Cyrus impersonator Vanessa Bayer, who tries to warn her that her performance might be too controversial.
Old Miley then asks "Why do you keep doing that with your tongue?" to which the real Miley responds: "I'm having tiny strokes, yo." However, that comment didn't seem to appeal too much to the viewers, with a lot of them feeling offended by it. According to The Mirror, one person tweeted the pop star directly: "You and your writers should read about strokes before joking about it. Strokes affect people your age, too." Another added: "That 'stroke joke' was a cruel thing for Miley to say in front of millions of people."
The second most memorable moment of the night was when she explained why she was going to give us a twerk-free appearance on SNL. 2) "I used to think twerking was cool, but now that white people are doing it, it seems so lame," she said. But that wasn't as shocking at what happened to Hannah Montana, making it the third most memorable moment: 3) "There are a few subjects I'm not going to get into tonight: I'm not going to do Hannah Montana, but I can give you an update. She was murdered," she said.
During her stint on the show, Miley provided impersonations of a few famous faces, including Scarlett Johansson and Hillary Clinton, but the favorite of the night, the top moment of her "SNL" stint was her take on Michele Bachmann in a parody of her "We Can't Stop" music video, "We Did Stop (The Government)." 4) In the remake of the video for the show, Miley plays an over sexualized Bachmann who parties with John Boehner, played by Taran Killam, as they delight in refusing to un-shut down the government while wearing tight panties. Some of the lyrics of the remade song said the following: "To my government workers on the furlough, even though you're already paid low: Remember only God can judge us, forget the haters, because somebody elected us."
Did you watch Miley Cyrus on "SNL"? What did you think of her?
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