Olivia Rodrigo stopped by Saturday Night Live and couldn't resist ribbing Jake Paul about his Netflix boxing spectacle against Mike Tyson. During her monologue, Rodrigo recalled working with Paul on a project and joked that he'd told her about his dream career trajectory: "One day I really wanna beat up old guys on Netflix." It's the kind of callback that only lands if you've been paying attention to Paul's increasingly absurd pivot into celebrity boxing.
The pop star then launched into a parody of her monster hit "Drivers License," keeping the energy high as the show moved through its usual sketch rotation. Rodrigo's willingness to crack jokes about Paul speaks to how fully his Netflix match has penetrated the cultural conversation. What started as a celebrity boxing novelty has become fodder for late-night comedy, award show bits, and apparently SNL monologues. The fact that someone as mainstream as Rodrigo can assume her audience knows exactly what she's referencing says everything about how completely Paul's boxing venture has saturated entertainment coverage. Whether you care about boxing or not, you're getting the Paul treatment.