Harry Styles returned to charm at 'SNL,' and he's definitely not 'queerbaiting'

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Harry Styles is no stranger to “Saturday Night Live,” having performed multiple times with his former boy band, One Direction, and more recently as a solo artist.But this isn’t his first time as host either.This week, the pop star returned to Studio 8H to host for a second time, more than six years after his debut.

That’s a long time in between, during which Styles has starred in a couple of films, “Don’t Worry Darling” and “My Policeman,” and released a trio of albums, including his latest, “Kiss All the Time.Disco, Occasionally.,” which he was there to promote.Styles has a knack for radiating charm, honed from years in the spotlight as a musician, and now with some notable acting roles under his belt, he’s more than primed for the stage.

And the timing is perfect, considering many actors are in Hollywood this weekend for the Oscars.He delivered again with a variety sketches, including one about a prosecutor distracted by the famous comedian/lawyer appointed to defend an alleged thief, a pretaped sketch that riffed on HBO Max’s hit medical drama, “The Pitt,” and a closing sketch where he played himself promoting a line of clothing modeled after some of his most famous outfits for Target.

Music The pop megastar’s new album “Kiss All the Time.Disco, Occasionally.” is an endearing full-body immersion into club music.He also excelled in parts where he could show off his vocals and dancing, such as in “Sparkle of the Sea,” an infomercial about a German cruise line, and another pretaped sketch, “She’s an Irish Dancer,” where guys find out just how Irish their dates are in a nod to St.

Patrick’s Day on Tuesday.Flatter, though, were sketches about a pair of Best Buy workers, and one where Styles played a drive-thru worker at a White Castle, but that’s because Jane Wickline and Veronika Slowikowska stole the skit as a pair of nerdy ...