Rosalía Shuts Down Kenan Thompson’s Idea for a Pop-Classical Album in Hilarious ‘SNL’ Promo: ‘That’s LUX’

Rosalía has already made the diverse album Kenan Thompson pitched to her.

In a new promo for this week’s Saturday Night Liv e, Thompson shares a series of ideas for things he should make to Shane Gillis — only to discover that the comedian and Rosalía have already done them.

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Thompson then jumps in with an idea for a character he wants to play on Gillis’ Netflix comedy Tires .

“I have some ideas for my next character next season in Tires ,” Thompson tells Gillis.

“Oh, we already filmed it,” Gillis replies.

After Thompson insists that Gillis must not have seen what he filmed, the host eventually gives in.

“Dude, character development, the color schemes.

Incredible,” Thompson says.

“It’s okay,” Gillis responds.

“Okay, I didn’t see it.” The back-and-forth sets up the promo’s running joke: Thompson keeps suggesting things that have already been done.

That becomes pretty hilarious when Rosalía comes into the conversation.

“What if I made an album that blends pop and classical music in 14 languages?” Thompson asks.

“That’s LUX , my album.