And yet, that's exactly what director Todd Philips did, enlisting Lady Gaga to star alongside Joaquin Phoenix in the musical Joker: Folie à Deux. One of the most critically panned movies of 2024, the film currently holds a 31 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and is one of those rare films in which audiences and critics seem to hold it in equal contempt.

It was even given several Golden Raspberry Award (Razzie), including Worst Sequel along with Worst Screen Combo for Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix. On Saturday night's episode of Saturday Night Live, Gaga appeared to pull double duty as the show's host and musical guest.

Lady Gaga kicked off her Saturday Night Live episode with some jokes about her movie Joker: Folie à Deux. "Anyway, I'm an actor now," she says during her opening monologue, before quipping, "I select films that would showcase my craft as a serious actor,