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# ‘SNL’ Goes Country With Blake Shelton As Host

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## Video: ‘SNL’ Goes Country With Blake Shelton As Host

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_Published 2015-01-25. The show skewered Tom Brady and the Patriots over “DeflateGate” and put country star Blake Shelton at the center of a “Bachelor” parody._


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## Transcript

I'm not worried about the air pressure in the ball. That's nerd stuff. [ LAUGH ] That's honestly above my pay grade. You make $ 26. 5 million a year. [ LAUGH ] Deflate- gate was the focus of SNL's cold open Saturday as the show took aim at Tom Brady and the Patriots over cheating allegations. But it was Blake Shelton at the center of Saturday's show. NBC. See you tried some cross promotion, taping The Voice judge to both host and perform. Results were mixed. Hey, Terran. Yeah, Buck? I got food poisoning the other night. Oh, no! What was wrong with the food? My wife made it. [ LAUGH ] But a parody of ABC's The Bachelor gave the women of SNL time to shine.

I live in Hollywood. I'm a pediatric nurse. I've also done some light porn. huh. Hi, can I sit down for a sec? [ LAUGH ] I heard you like animals, so I brought you a live Mccaw. Next up is host J. K. Simmons fresh off a Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination. It's probably fair to expect a parody of his terrifying character in Whiplash. Why do you suppose I just hurled a chair at your head Neiman.

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