SNL Sketch Mocks Awkward Celeb Entrances on Jennifer Hudson Show

On this past Saturday's episode of Saturday Night Live, host Nikki Glaser appeared in a pharmaceutical sketch that poked fun at the backstage experience on The Jennifer Hudson Show. The sketch introduced "Hudsacilin," a medication "proven to cure spirit tunnel-related symptoms" that celebrities often face when making their way to the stage of the syndicated talk show.

Glaser, who described herself as an "uncoordinated white woman," said she "felt trapped" by the show's ritual of having staff line the hallway and hype up the guests with a personalized chant and dance. The sketch showed Glaser getting violently ill in the bathroom, with a voiceover explaining that Hudsacilin works "not by taking your anxiety away, but by making you so violently ill, you have no choice but to cancel."

In recent months, a number of high-profile celebrities have appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show, including Michelle Obama, Simon Cowell, Renee Rapp, and Kevin Hart. The show's unique backstage experience has clearly left an impression on some of its guests.