Charles Barkley and Alicia Keys kicked off the decade’s first episode of Saturday Night Live over the weekend.
Perhaps Barkley’s funniest turn as host was as Alicia herself. The 6′5″ former NBA hoopster donned a curly wig and took his place behind a piano to play the sultry chart-topper during a sketch that aired during NBC coverage of the NFL Playoff game before the show.
The Grammy winner performed a couple of her hit songs during the show, most notably a version of “Empire State of Mind” to pay tribute to SNL’s hometown of New York City. A. Keys previously performed on a 2001 episode of SNL hosted by Reese Witherspoon. Charles made his last Live appearance alongside grunge pioneers Nirvana back in 1993.