She’s coming again for “SNL.”
Aubrey Plaza, 40, made her first public look since her husband’s dying at “Saturday Night Live’s” fiftieth anniversary particular on Sunday evening.
“Saturday Night Live” celebrated 50 years on the air with a three-hour particular known as “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” Feb. 16 (8 p.m. on NBC and Peacock) — and Plaza was one of many many celebs in attendance.
Plaza’s husband, Jeff Baena, died by suicide on Jan. 3. He was 47.
Plaza appeared onstage on the particular to introduce one of many comedy particular’s musical performances – Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard, who sang a canopy of “Nothing Compares 2 U.”
Plaza broke her silence three days after her husband’s passing in an announcement from the couple’s household.
“This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time,” the assertion obtained by The Publish learn.
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Baena was a author and director.
His large break got here in 2004 when he co-wrote the screenplay for “I Heart Huckabees” with the movie’s director, David O. Russell.
Plaza began courting him in 2011.
They labored collectively a number of occasions up to now, as the previous “The White Lotus” actress starred in Baena’s directorial debut, “Life After Beth,” a zombie comedy a few man who discovers that his girlfriend (Plaza) has returned from the useless. The movie was nominated for the celebrated Grand Jury Prize on the Sundance Movie Pageant.
The couple married in 2021, however saved their relationship low key and personal. Followers solely realized it after the “Parks and Recreation” actress referred to the director as “my darling husband” on social media.
“So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us to Italia to cause some more trouble,” Plaza wrote within the Could 2021 Instagram put up.
“The marriage was just like a joke that honestly went too far,” Plaza mentioned on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that 12 months.
“We got married on a whim,” she added. “Literally decided at around 5 p.m. and got married at 8:30.”
Plaza was initially scheduled to current on the 2025 Golden Globes on Jan. 5, however bowed out after her husband’s passing.
Throughout the ceremony, which was hosted by Nikki Glaser, Brady Corbet despatched like to Plaza whereas accepting his finest director award for “The Brutalist.”
“Tonight my heart is with Aubrey Plaza and Jeff’s family,” Corbet mentioned on the time.
Plaza has stayed below the radar since Baena’s dying, however the actress, who hosted “SNL” on January 21, 2023, was one of many many celebs who attended the large fiftieth anniversary particular.
Longtime manufacturing designer Keith Raywood instructed The Publish about placing collectively the particular.
“We [will] have about 450 people in the studio, which is essentially about 200 people more than we would normally have.”
This quantity is for the viewers, since it will likely be stuffed with the particular visitors’ family and friends, he mentioned.
“Imagine all the people who have been on the show – those cast members and hosts,” he defined. “It’s a lot of people [there to see them]. And, those seats don’t normally exist.”
