Harry Styles throws shade at Zayn Malik as he premieres a new song on Saturday Night Live

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - The past couple of seasons of Saturday Night Live have seen some impressive hosting/musical performer double-duty stints, including Childish Gambino, Halsey and Chance the Rapper — and last night Harry Styles was more than up to the challenge.

The singer appeared in nearly every skit — including turns as a naive office intern, a gangster, an airline pilot, a sex-addled Icelandic father-to-be, the human embodiment of a trash-eating dog and more — as well as playing two songs from his forthcoming album, Fine Line, which is due on December 13.

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Along with his recent single 'Lights Up,' he also premiered a new song called 'Watermelon Sugar'.

Not only that, but he didn't miss an opportunity to throw some shade at his One Direction bandmate Zayn Malik during his opening monologue.

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"I love those guys. they're my brothers: Niall [Horan], Liam [Payne], Louis [Tomlinson]," said Styles, 25 before deliberately saying "Ringo" after a pause in lieu of Zayn Malik.

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It was an impressive performance that showed off Styles' comic and acting chops — skills we're sure to see more of in the future, when he's not on a massive world tour, which he announced last week.