Live went gaga for Lady Gaga, as the pop star made her return to Studio 8H to serve as both host and musical guest. The Oscar and Grammy winner previously pulled double duty on the long-running sketch comedy series back in 2013 for the show's 39th season,

The pop superstar, who took on the roles of both host and musical guest, also performed tracks from her new album, Mayhem.

Lady Gaga jokingly addressed the reception to Joker: Folie à Deux during her SNL opening monologue, including the sequel's multiple Razzie nominations.

The singer made the ill-fated sequel the butt of her jokes after the film royally bombed among critics and at the box office.

And yet, that's exactly what director Todd Philips did, enlisting Lady Gaga to star alongside Joaquin Phoenix in the musical Joker: Folie à Deux. One of the most critically panned movies of 2024, the film currently holds a 31 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and is one of those rare films in which audiences and critics seem to hold it in equal contempt.

Lady Gaga's sense of humour is as legendary as her talent, and she proved it once again during her appearance on Saturday Night Live. The pop superstar, who starred as Harley Quinn in the much-anticipated yet critically panned Joker: Folie à Deux (2024),