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Welcome back to the\u00a0SNL<\/em> in Review<\/a>, as we continue to recap Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a>‘s 50th season. Tonight\u2019s column marks the glorious return of Lady Gaga<\/a>, who is pulling double duty as host and musical guest<\/a>. She previously hosted and performed back in season 39<\/a>!<\/p>\n

I am joined tonight by former cast member John Milhiser, who acted alongside Gaga in the classic\u00a0“Fourth Grade Talent Show<\/a>”\u00a0sketch<\/a>\u00a0during her first time as host. Before\u00a0A Star Is Born<\/em>\u00a0ballads or\u00a0Joker\u00a0<\/em>sequels, this sketch was one of the first glimpses of Gaga \u2014 a true \u201ctheater girl\u201d in Milhiser\u2019s words \u2014 playing a normal person, and being funny! He says: \u201cDuring rehearsals she was just in a flannel and black spandex pants, her hair in a ponytail. I was like, Wow! There she is! There’s the woman behind the mask, the big sunglasses, the wild costumes. She’s a real person, without the pageantry.\u201d Since then, she has blossomed into a great actor, following in the footsteps of Cher.<\/p>\n

Related: Lady Gaga looks back on her 2005 Boiling Points<\/em> episode 20 years later: ‘That was not<\/em> acting!’<\/a><\/p>\n

Milhiser recently attended the SNL50<\/em> anniversary concert at Radio City Music Hall, where seeing Gaga perform live was a highlight. He notes: \u201cI love the Lonely island \u2014 they were the grandfather of YouTube basically, sketch comedy that you could do online and reach out to the masses. So, them collaborating together [with Gaga]<\/a> was pretty epic.\u201d (He also says he \u201cwas so lucky to be blessed to see Cher in person.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Back in season 39, he notes Gaga was collaborative and down to Earth, and intuitively understood comedy. \u201cShe’s funny! I mean, she’s from New York. She’s a performer through and through. She is chill. She gets it. When she came into the office, she sat in her chair with her leg up, and was very casual right away, like \u2018Let’s throw some stuff out.\u2019 She was able to riff.\u201d He also adds: \u201cShe was very open to ideas people were throwing at her. She wanted to be goofy, she wanted to play characters, she wanted to do every element. And she did it.\u201d It makes sense – \u2018Lady Gaga\u2019 is, in a way, a series of bits, an evolving character.<\/p>\n

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