Britney Spears Details Hosting ‘SNL’ In Resurfaced 2000 Interview
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00:00We're counting down to SNL's big 50th anniversary celebration on Sunday by taking a look back
00:05at our own moments of the show.
00:07That's right and we are kicking it off by going back 25 years to when former Access
00:11host Tony Potts was on set with then host and musical guest Britney Spears.
00:16I heard that you said that you're pretty much open to anything and you want to try, you
00:20know.
00:21Yeah, I mean I won't go overboard.
00:22But yeah, pretty much anything.
00:23I'll do it.
00:24I mean, I don't mind.
00:25I think it's fun.
00:26And musical guest, Britney Spears.
00:29May 13, 2000, an 18-year-old Britney made history on SNL as the youngest to pull double
00:35duty as host and musical guest.
00:38And we were there as Britney rehearsed a sketch with Will Ferrell and Sherri Oteri that had
00:42Britney playing a bitter former Mouseketeer who hated the real Britney for taking her
00:47man and it scored when it made it to air.
00:49Britney started sniffing around my man Justin Timberlake and I told her to step off and
00:54she was like, what?
00:55And I was like, no, you don't.
00:56And she was like, huh?
00:57And I was like, uh-uh.
00:58Hi, I'm Britney Spears and I'll be host and musical guest.
01:04I'm really happy to be back.
01:06Britney was back to repeat her SNL success in 2002 and she shined playing Barbie's little
01:11sis Skipper who learns Barbie is actually her mom.
01:14Your father is a Han Solo action figure.
01:19He's not even our scale.
01:20What kind of slut are you?
01:22And this time Britney knew what to expect.
01:24It does help that I've done it before.
01:26So I know the ins and outs of like going backstage.
01:29I know what it's like, but it's just, it's so amazing.
01:31It reminds me of theater, like when I was younger.
01:34So it's going to be a lot of fun.
01:37Hey, it's always fun to take a look back and tomorrow we're going to take a look back with
01:40Taylor Swift.