LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -- SAOIRSE RONAN.
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>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT IS SO GREAT TO BE HERE HOSTING THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY
EPISODE OF "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE."
JUST A FEW MONTHS EARLY. YES I AM VERY IRISH AND I HAVE
AN EXTREMELY IRISH NAME. SOME WHO SAY TOO IRISH.
>> IT'S SAOIRSE. IT MEANS FREEDOM.
BUT I'VE GOT TO A LITTLE PROBLEM.
IT'S SPELLED -- WELL IT'S ILD SPELLED WRONG.
IT IS A FULL TYPO. S-A-O-I-R-S-E.
YOU CAN SEY PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME.
IF IT WAS A WHEEL OF FORTUNE PUZZLE, YOU COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
TOO MANY VOWELS. GOD BLESS THEM, NO ONE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO PRONOUNCE MY NAME. NOT EVEN CLOSE.
>> "HEY, SAOIRSE." HAVE A GREAT SHOW.
>> THANKS, LESLIE. IT'S PRONOUNCED SAOIRSE.
>> SAOIRSE. >> NO, IT'S SAOIRSE, LIKE
INERTIA. >> I HAVE A COUSIN NAMED
INERTIA. >> OH, YEAH, SEE WHAT I MEAN?
I MADE UP A LITTLE TUNE I MADE UP TO HELP YOU
REMEMBER.
♪♪♪ ♪ IT'S SAOIRSE WITH AN R
NOT CERSEI WITH R CAUSE CERSEI WITH AN R GOES OR
NOT R ♪ ♪ IT'S INSTEAD OF
O INSTEAD OF E SIMPLE AS CAN BE
SEE SAOIRSE ♪ SEE, TOTALLY EASY.
SO EASY. >> HEY GIRL.
>> OH, HEY KATE. HAVE YOU COME TO SING MY SONG
WITH ME? >> NO, HONEY, THE SONG IS NOT AS
HELPFUL AS YOU THINK IT IS.
YOU MIGHT BE THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN PRONOUNCE THE NAME.
>> REALLY? DO YOU WANT TO TRY IT WITH ME?
>> OH, LOVELY BONES, I CAN'T SAY NO TO YOU.
LET'S GO. ♪ IT'S SAOIRSE WITH AN R
NOT CERSEI WITH R CAUSE CERSEI WITH AN R GOES OR
NOT R ♪ ♪ IT'S INSTEAD OF
O INSTEAD OF E SIMPLE AS CAN BE
SEE SAOIRSE ♪ >> YOU REALLY GOT IT.
>> OF COURSE I DID, I'M FLUENT IN NON-SENSE.
IT'S MY SIXTH SEASON. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY
RACCOONS I'VE PLAYED? >> HI GIRL.
>> OH, HEY. >> YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED YOU
TO KNOW THAT I CAN SAY YOUR NAME BECAUSE I'M ALSO IRISH.
YEAH, IN THE SENSE THAT MY TEETH ARE SUPER SOFT, AND I THINK
SELTZER IS SPICY AND I ALWAYS LEAVE WITHOUT SAYING GOOD-BYE.
>> OH, OKAY, WELL, LET'S TRY IT. ♪♪♪
IT'S -- >> YEAH SHE'S' GONE.
SHE'S GONE. SHE REALLY DID DO AN IRISH
GOOD-BYE THERE. JUST SO YOU ALL UNDERSTAND, IT'S
NOT ACTUALLY AN IRISH TRADITION, IT'S JUST QUITE RUDE.
>> HEY, SORE CHEESE. >> IT'S ACTUALLY --
>> YEAH, PEOPLE MESS UP MY NAME ALL THE TIME, TOO.
SO I MADE UP A SONG OF MY OWN. ♪ IT'S BECK WITH A B
AND BECK WITH AN E AND BECK WITH A C
IT'S BECK ♪ >> THAT WAS LOVELY.
AND I DON'T THINK YOU SPELLED IT QUITE RIGHT.
BUT WELL DONE. HOW ABOUT WE ALL DO MY SONG ONE
MORE TIME, TOGETHER. ♪ IT'S SAOIRSE WITH AN R
NOT CERSEI WITH R CAUSE >> BECK WITH A B.
CERSEI WITH AN R GOES OR NOT R ♪
♪ IT'S INSTEAD OF >> BECK WITH AN E.
O INSTEAD OF E >> BECK WITH A C.
SIMPLE AS CAN BE SEE SAOIRSE ♪
♪ SIMPLE AS CAN BE IT'S INERTIA ♪
>> WE HAVE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
U2 IS HERE. STICK AROUND.
AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. ♪♪♪
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