Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt is no stranger to movies and television, appearing as a soccer coach in the 2016 comedy “Bad Moms," and a football player in Ang Lee’s 2016 film “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk."
This weekend, Watt hosted “Saturday Night Live” and the internet has a lot to say about the sports star’s performance.
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Here’s a roundup of some of the greatest reactions to Watt’s SNL performance:
Some who tuned into SNL last night couldn’t withstand the charms of the good-natured sports star:
JJ Watt is great at being handsome, athletic, and funny. Can we all just admit we love him? #snl pic.twitter.com/tizOzSLoQm
— Felicia Claire (@felicia_fit) February 2, 2020
Watching #SNL with my husband, a diehard Texans fan, and I’m pretty sure he would leave me for JJ Watt #OilofBrolay 😂 pic.twitter.com/iJgLIMpmtA
— Geena Arevalo (@GeenaA_WAVY) February 2, 2020
JJ Watt hosting SNL is pure gold: pic.twitter.com/l52QHLJwTb
— Fudge (@FudgeGoat_) February 2, 2020
Others may have thrown some shade at Houston but couldn’t scrounge up a scrap of criticism when it came to Watt’s performance:
If you didn’t know, I REALLY hate Houston ... but JJ Watt killed it on #SNL tonight 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽pic.twitter.com/1wjQ66FjX0
— T̷R̷O̷Y̷ ̷H̷U̷G̷H̷E̷S̷ (@TommySledge) February 2, 2020
Some Twitter user enjoyed Watt’s appearance right from the start:
this JJ Watt monologue felt so natural, i wouldn’t mind seeing him in more things lol https://t.co/h44yGfO0sW
— 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐥 (@DarrylSchroeder) February 2, 2020
#JJWATT #SNL
— Becky Spooner (@BeckySpooner1) February 2, 2020
I thought JJ Watt gave one of the best opening monologues on SNL in recent memory! pic.twitter.com/ykeNDjGZHY
Some others may never get the image of Watt as Kristoff from “Frozen” out of their heads:
JJ Watt is absolutely KILLING IT on #SNL tonight! Giving every sketch his all, we stan! Also, I now can’t unsee the Kristoff resemblance 🙈 pic.twitter.com/jk30sRFfvh
— Amanda Cinerari (@MandyCin26) February 2, 2020
Most of all, viewers flocked to Twitter to praise Watt for his tribute to Kobe:
JJ Watt pays tribute to Kobe by wearing Mamba’s jersey. #Texans pic.twitter.com/cTrt6EIWJe
— Forever StrictlyJohnD ™️ 🇵🇭🇺🇸 (@SJD_1938) February 2, 2020
JJ Watt with the Kobe tribute. Class act. #RIPKobeandGianna pic.twitter.com/nlCqXeKNob
— TheRobSanMiguel (@TheRobSanMigue1) February 2, 2020
One more reason I love JJ Watt. #ClassAct #KobeTribute https://t.co/vt8uHvi6M3
— Marie 💕💕💕 (@jade78052492) February 2, 2020
JJ Watt just absolutely killed it on SNL. Ended in a Kobe jersey. Genius. pic.twitter.com/1U2Rfhyu01
— Vanessa Richardson (@SportsVanessa) February 2, 2020
One Twitter user shared some good advice. Not a bad idea:
In case you’re not a football fan, learn about JJ Watt before moving to Houston. If you ask who he is, your new coworkers will hate you forever. #SNL https://t.co/CydfCBrrZQ
— HoustonNewbie (@HoustonNewbie) February 2, 2020
What did you think of Watt’s performance as SNL host?
