Taylor Swift Joins Dakota Johnson for SNL Monologue

Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance during Dakota Johnson’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, joining the host onstage as Johnson joked about her dating history and called the singer her “literal therapist.” Swift replied that Johnson was not her patient, but a friend who regularly visited her home to talk and sometimes stayed late. Johnson, hosting the show for the third time, said she had experienced two very public breakups with musicians and joked that she tends to leave concerts with long relationships rather than merchandise. She said her friends supported her and did not judge her for dating musicians before introducing Swift. Swift continued the bit by describing Johnson arriving with an empty bottle of wine, flopping onto her couch and oversharing. Johnson joined in, joking that Swift would respond with a casual reaction before saying it was late. Swift said she would send Johnson home with Pedialyte and a security escort. The exchange was part of the opening monologue; the reports do not establish whether Swift appeared elsewhere in the episode. The pair also exchanged jokes about the places associated with Johnson’s romantic misadventures.