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Still live after all these years.

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What began as a counterculture sketch show nearly 50 years ago has become a full-blown comedy institution. With a who’s who of illustrious alums that includes Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Conan O’Brien, Bob Odenkirk, Adam Sandler, Bill Hader, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Maya Rudolph, Jimmy Fallon, and many, many more, chances are your favorite comedic performer has done a tour through Studio 8H.

The 2023-2024 Repertory players include: 
Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, and Bowen Yang.

The 2023-2024 Featured players include: 
Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Chloe Troast, and Devon Walker.

  1. Episode 21 Ben Affleck/Kanye West
    SNL Recap: Welcome Home, Ben Who-Fleck And the final performances of Bill Hader and Fred Armisen.
  1. Episode 22 Alec Baldwin / Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Alec Baldwin Sends Us Into the Summer Who’s looking forward to season 36?
  2. Episode 21 Betty White / Jay -Z
    Saturday Night Live Recap: There’s Something About Betty Betty White talked like a sailor on ‘SNL’ last night and it totally worked.
  3. Episode 20 Gabourey Sidibe / MGMT
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Gabourey Sidibe Is Not Precious But she is precious.
  4. Episode 19 Ryan Phillippe / Ke$ha
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Ryan Phillippe Has Muscles And Ke$ha has costumes.
  5. Episode 18 Tina Fey / Justin Beiber
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Triumphant Return of Tina Fey Where can we get a Brownie Husband?
  6. Episode 17 Jude Law/Pearl Jam
    SNL Recap: Jude Law’s Best and Worst Sketches Jude Law gave it his all in this lackluster episode.
  7. Episode 16 Zach Galifianakis / Vampire Weekend
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Zach Galifianakis Does His Part The weird guy with the beard was great, but the rest of the cast couldn’t keep pace.
  8. Episode 15 Jennifer Lopez
    SNL Recap: Jennifer Lopez Comeback Tour She was better than expected as host, but the less said about her musical performances, the better.
  9. Episode 13 Jon Hamm / Michael Bublé
    SNL Recap: Jon Hamm and Michael Buble Sergio!
  10. Episode 11 Charles Barkley / Alicia Keys
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Charles Barkley Takes a Backseat to Alicia Keys Barkley was fine, but the night belonged to Alicia Keys.
  11. Episode 10 James Franco / Muse
    Saturday Night Live Recap: James Franco Closes Out the Decade on a High Note What up with that?
  12. Episode 9 Taylor Lautner / Bon Jovi
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Taylor Lautner Puts His Restless Legs To Use Take that, Kanye!
  13. Episode 8 Blake Lively
    Blake Lively Puts Her Assets, Comedic and Otherwise, on Display on SNL She elicited nearly as many laughs from the crowd last night as she did gasps for her sexy attire.
  14. Episode 7 Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt Makes ‘Em Laugh (And Then Some) on SNL He was so good that he made us forget January Jones! (Almost.)
  15. Episode 6 January Jones
    Saturday Night Live: January Jones Is No Jon Hamm Being nervous is forgiveable, but being unprepared? Not so much.
  16. Episode 2 Ryan Reynolds
    SNL Continues to Thumb Its Nose at the FCC’s Rules Prohibiting Profanity Lady Gaga dropped an S-bomb on last night’s episode during a performance of “Paparazzi.”
  1. Episode 36 Dana Carvey/Linkin Park
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Dana Carvey’s Wayne’s World Reunion, Paul Brittain’s James Franco Impression Justin Bieber was there.
  2. Episode 22
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Justin Timberlake’s ‘Threeway’; Lady Gaga’s Game-Show Victory Watch some clips.
  3. Episode 19 Helen Mirren/Foo Fighers
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Helen Mirren’s Raunchy Eleanor Roosevelt; Andy Samberg’s Nebbishy ‘Mort Feingold’ You could have seen those impressions coming.
  4. Episode 16 Miley Cyrus/The Strokes
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Bill Hader’s Charlie Sheen; Miley Cyrus’s Justin Bieber Watch the highlights!
  5. Episode 15 Russell Brand/Chris Brown
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Russell Brand Talks ‘Boring’ Marriage; Chris Brown Twists and Gyrates Watch the videos.
  6. Episode 13 Jesse Eisenberg/Nicki Minaj
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jesse Eisenberg Meets Mark Zuckerberg, Fred Armisen Does His Hosni Mubarak Watch the clips.
  7. Episode 12 Gwyneth Paltrow/Cee Lo Green
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Gwyneth Paltrow Successfully Mocks Self, Andy Samberg Drunkenly Beats Anderson Cooper It was all over the place.
  8. Episode 11 Jim Carrey/The Black Keys
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jim Carrey Dances the Black Swan And Fred Armisen mocks Mayor Bloomberg.
  9. Episode 10 Jeff Bridges/Eminem & Lil Wayne
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Bill Hader’s Julian Assange, Andy Samberg’s Post-Sex Sing-along Plus, Weezy on NBC.
  10. Episode 8 Robert De Niro / Diddy
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Robert De Niro Seduces Andy Samberg; WikiLeaks Goes TMZ Watch the clips!
  11. Episode 7 Anne Hathaway/Florence and the Machine
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Anne Hathaway’s Katie Holmes, Abby Elliott’s Rachel Maddow A consistently funny episode!
  12. Episode 6 Scarlett Johansson/The Arcade Fire
    SNL Recap: Scarlett Johansson’s Patti Stanger, Arcade Fire’s Aggressive Performance Plus, Johansson mocks Johansson, and Arcade Fire tries to be funny.
  13. Episode 5 Jon Hamm/Rihanna
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jon Hamm Is Not Don Draper But he does kiss Jason Sudeikis.
  14. Episode 4 Emma Stone/Kings of Leon
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Emma Stone’s Lindsay Lohan, Kenan Thompson’s Jimmy McMillan Watch the clips.
  15. Episode 3 Jane Lynch/Bruno Mars
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Glee Mocked, Zuckerberg Defended Wiig as O’Donnell! Samberg in everything.
  16. Episode 2 Bryan Cranston/Kanye West
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kanye Scores, Miley Mocked And a lot of flamboyant humor was attempted.
  17. Episode 1 Amy Poehler/Katy Perry
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Amy Poehler Returns, Mosque Controversy Mocked Watch some highlights.
  1. Episode 21 Will Ferrell/Usher
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Not the Will Ferrell We Remember For an SNL alum episode, this one was strangely dull. 
  2. Episode 20 Eli Manning/Rihanna
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Eli Manning Is a Decent Mime Otherwise he’s a little stiff. 
  3. Episode 19 Josh Brolin/Gotye
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Josh Brolin Would Be More Convincing Without the Facial Hair Gotye short good, Trayvon Martin sketch uncomfortable. 
  4. Episode 18 Sofia Vergara/One Direction
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Sofia Vergara’s Accent Was Not the Problem Taran Killam’s Andy Cohen impression good, Gilly bad. 
  5. Episode 17 Jonah Hill/The Shins
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jonah Hill Does Great Self-Parody and Bad Enunciation Adam Grossman good, too many hits to the nuts bad.
  6. Episode 16 Lindsay Lohan / Jack White
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Lohan of It All Real Housewives of Disney.
  7. Episode 15 Maya Rudolph/Sleigh Bells
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Bronx Beat Returning cast members continue their streak as stand-out hosts.
  8. Episode 14 Zooey Deschanel/Karmin
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Zooey Deschanel, Kooky on Schedule As per her image, she did nothing that made her seem unattractive or gross, a la Melissa McCarthy.
  9. Episode 13 Channing Tatum/Bon Iver
    Saturday Night Live Recap: When Humor Fails, Use Channing Tatum’s Abs Lana Del Rey and Downton Abbey sketches good, over-recurred sketches bad.
  10. Episode 12 Daniel Radcliffe/Lana Del Ray
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Daniel Radcliffe Knows You Want Him To Do Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe’s SNL debut!
  11. Episode 11 Charles Barkley/Kelly Clarkson
    SNL Recap: Charles Barkley Mumbles His Way Into Your Heart Fake Barkley meets Shaq Barkley!
  12. Episode 10 Jimmy Fallon/Michael Bublé
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jimmy Fallon Returns in Triumph The best episode this season? Yes? The best episode in recent memory? Quite possibly!
  13. Episode 9 Katy Perry/Robyn
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Katy Perry May Have Been Just a Little Too Ambitious Musical guest to guest host is a big jump.
  14. Episode 2
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Melissa McCarthy’s Rave Debut; Return of Junice ‘Little Hands’ Maharelle Musical guest: Lady Antebellum
  15. Episode 1
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Alec Baldwin Sets New Hosting Record; Steve Martin and Seth Rogen’s Semi-Pointless Cameo Baldwin does a mean Tony Bennett, Al Pacino.
  1. Episode 22 Mick Jagger/Mick Jagger
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Mick Jagger Knows How to Please a Crowd After fronting the Rolling Stones for 50-some-odd years, he knows what he’s doing.
  2. Episode 19 Kristen Wiig/Vampire Weekend
    Saturday Night Live Recap: She’s Still Dooneese Entirely rehashed classic characters on parade.
  3. Episode 18 Zach Galifianakis/Of Monsters and Men
    SNL Recap: The Natural Comedy and Casual Racism of Zach Galifianakis Both helped him stay on the right side of funny.
  4. Episode 17 Melissa McCarthy
    Saturday Night Live Recap: It Was Like a ‘Best of Melissa McCarthy’ DVD Despite it being only her second time hosting.
  5. Episode 16 Justin Timberlake
    SNL Recap: Timberlake Dons Suit, Tie & Tofu Cube For his fifth SNL hosting gig.
  6. Episode 15 Vince Vaughn/Miguel
    SNL Recap: Vince Vaughn for Some Reason It’s hard to follow Melissa McCarthy.
  7. Episode 15 Kevin Hart
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kevin Hart Palms Your Sandwich And flubs a couple punchlines.
  8. Episode 14 Christoph Waltz
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Christoph Waltz Gets Austrian on Our Asses Sketch comedy’s not his thing, but he is up for an Oscar.
  9. Episode 13 Justin Bieber
  10. Episode 12 Adam Levine
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Adam Levine Takes His Shirt Off for Comedy A show that felt way better than it actually was.
  11. Episode 11 Jennifer Lawrence
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jennifer Lawrence Grasps for Silver Lining To salvage what was otherwise a rusty, unfocused episode.
  12. Episode 10 Martin Short
    SNL Recap: Martin Short Hosts Christmastime Show One of the more unexpectedly great episodes of the season.
  13. Episode 9 Jamie Foxx/Ne-Yo
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jamie Foxx Does the Time Warp This week’s episode felt a little familiar. 
  14. Episode 8 Jeremy Renner
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Chris Christie, King of New York This week’s challenge: Make an unfunny actor funny.
  15. Episode 7 Anne Hathaway/Rihanna
    SNL Recap: Rihanna Is Beautiful Like Fractals Anne Hathaway is merely endearing. 
  16. Episode 6 Louis C.K./fun.
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Louie Does Lincoln Louis C.K. provided some much-needed, genuinely comic relief. 
  17. Episode 5 Bruno Mars
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Bruno Mars Experiment Musician hosts have a tough job. 
  18. Episode 4 Christina Applegate/Passion Pit
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Christina Applegate’s Song and Dance Her monologue might hold the honor for thinnest excuse for a musical number in the entire history of the show. 
  19. Episode 3 Daniel Craig/Muse
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Limitations of Daniel Craig Sometimes dramatic actors don’t make the best hosts.
  20. Episode 2 Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Mumford & Sons
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Gets Comfortable And Kate McKinnon steals the show as Ann Romney. 
  21. Episode 1 Seth MacFarlane/Frank Ocean
    SNL Recap: MacFarlane Showcases His Funny Voices And John Mayer showcases his funny faces during Frank Ocean’s set. 
  1. Episode 21 Andy Samberg/St. Vincent
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Andy Samberg’s Night of 1,000 Stars There are SNL episodes with a lot of cameos, and then there’s last night’s episode.
  2. Episode 19 Andrew Garfield/Coldplay
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Amazing Andrew Garfield The qualities required to play Spider-Man are the same ones it takes to properly host Saturday Night Live.
  3. Episode 18 Seth Rogen/Ed Sheeran
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Seth Rogen Celebrates 4/20 Early This episode featured a weed sketch for the ages.
  4. Episode 17 Anna Kendrick/Pharrell Williams
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Anna Kendrick Aca-Nails It Nearly every sketch has her breaking into song.
  5. Episode 16 Louis C.K./Sam Smith
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Louis C.K. Is a Glorious Weirdo The episode didn’t always click, but it avoided being boring by a mile.
  6. Episode 15 Lena Dunham/The National
    SNL Recap: Is Dunham the Host of Her Generation? Or, at least, a host of her generation.
  7. Episode 14 Jim Parsons/Beck
    SNL Recap: Parsons Kicks Off Post-Meyers Era After a monthlong Olympic hiatus, this week’s episode promised an evening of firsts.
  8. Episode 13 Melissa McCarthy/Imagine Dragons
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Melissa McCarthy Goes Full Weirdo And Seth Meyers says goodbye.
  9. Episode 12 Jonah Hill/Bastille
    Saturday Night Live Recap: He’s Still Jonah From the Block The Oscar nominee showed up with something to prove.
  10. Episode 11 Drake
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Drake’s Comedy Bar Mitzvah Endearing, awkward, and occasionally tedious.
  11. Episode 10 Jimmy Fallon/Justin Timberlake
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Fallon and Timberlake Take Christmas A pair of SNL favorites save the show for the holidays.
  12. Episode 9 John Goodman/Kings of Leon
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Thirteenth Time Is Not Quite the Charm Not John Goodman’s best work.
  13. Episode 8 Paul Rudd/One Direction
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Paul Rudd’s Midnight Delight And the return of some old friends.
  14. Episode 7 Josh Hutcherson/HAIM
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Josh Hutcherson Something in this host must have let the writers feel confident weaving out an episode of wall-to-wall wackiness.
  15. Episode 6 Lady Gaga
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Lady Gaga Earns Our Applause The musician was game and goofy, sometimes to the point of distraction.
  16. Episode 5 Kerry Washington/Eminem
    Saturday Night Live Recap: In the Land of Black Women Kerry Washington’s hosting gig came at both the most opportune and most awkward time.
  17. Episode 4 Edward Norton
    Saturday Night Live: The Midnight Coterie of Edward Norton It’s nice to have a host you neither have to write towards nor write around.
  18. Episode 3 Bruce Willis/Katy Perry
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Look Who’s Mumbling Bruce Willis took us on a trip down memory lane.
  19. Episode 2 Miley Cyrus
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Dancin’ With Molly If you somehow had not been aware that Miley Cyrus has transformed into a twerking baby doll, this episode let you know.
  20. Episode 1 Tina Fey/Arcade Fire
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Freshman Orientation Tina Fey gives her blessing to the new kids.
  1. Episode 21 Louis C.K./Rihanna
    SNL Recap: Louis C.K. Brings His Edgy A Game Louis C.K. brings his uncomfortable style of comedy to SNL.
  2. Episode 20 Reese Witherspoon/Florence and the Machine
    SNL Recap: Everyone and Their Mom Is Here “It’s good that you’re weird because weird got you here.”
  3. Episode 19 Taraji P. Henson/Mumford and Sons
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Even Cookie Lyon Couldn’t Save This Show But Taraji P. Henson sure tried.
  4. Episode 19 Scarlett Johansson/ Wiz Khalifa
    SNL Recap: Scarlett Johansson Is Not Mayweather This episode’s theme seemed to be “Nobody Is Watching.”
  5. Episode 18 Michael Keaton/Carly Rae Jepsen
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Will You Play With Us, Michael Keaton? As he reminded us last night on SNL, Michael Keaton is so much more than Birdman.
  6. Episode 17 Dwayne Johnson/George Ezra
    SNL Recap: The Rock Is SNL Viagra He’s proven himself to be a comedic performer all along.
  7. Episode 16 Chris Hemsworth/Zac Brown Band
    SNL Recap: Hemsworth Not Upstaged By Chicken The first-time host exploded into the studio like a Norse creature of myth.
  8. Episode 15 Dakota Johnson/Alabama Shakes
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Fifty Shades of Nope Host Dakota Johnson did not seem comfortable. 
  9. Episode 14 J.K. Simmons/D’Angelo
    Saturday Night Live Recap: J.K. Simmons Finds His Tempo And neither rushes nor drags.
  10. Episode 13 Blake Shelton
    SNL: Blake Shelton Does Double Duty It’s synergy, baby!
  11. Episode 12 Kevin Hard/Sia
    SNL Recap: Kevin Hart Storms the Stage He brought breathless, Sherman’s March–style showmanship to every sketch. 
  12. Episode 11 Amy Adams/One Direction
    SNL Recap: North Korea Let Amy Adams Host But Kim Jong-un might not like this one.
  13. Episode 10 Martin Freeman/Charli XCX
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Martin Freeman Makes a Lasting Impression His journey to SNL was unexpected, but it shouldn’t have been.
  14. Episode 9 James Franco/Nicki Minaj
    Saturday Night Live Recap: James Franco and Nicki Minaj Get Meta They have a lot in common.
  15. Episode 8 Cameron Diaz/Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Cameron Diaz Is a Back-Home Baller She crushed it.
  16. Episode 7 Woody Harrelson/Kendrick Lamar
    SNL Recap: Can Woody Harrelson Host Every Week? Woody Harrelson handled each sketch like a comedy powerhouse.
  17. Episode 6 Chris Rock/Prince
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Chris Rock Is on the Edge of Being Edgy When this episode was off, it was way off, but the best sketches were way better than last week’s.
  18. Episode 5 Jim Carrey/Iggy Azalea
    SNL Recap: Jim Carrey Goes Even Dumber He’s usually a safe bet. 
  19. Episode 4 Bill Hader/Hozier
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Return of Bill Hader (and Stefon) Along with Kristen Wiig. 
  20. Episode 3 Sarah Silverman/Maroon 5
    SNL Recap: Silverman Gets Back to Her Roots Unfortunately, Silverman’s career trajectory since leaving the show is pretty much the opposite of how the episode she hosted went.
  21. Episode 1 Chris Pratt/Ariana Grande
    SNL Recap: Chris Pratt Saves the Day Season 40 is here!
  1. Episode 21 Fred Armisen
    SNL Recap: Fred Armisen Plays to His Strengths Fred Armisen is joined by a bunch of guest stars in the season finale.
  2. Episode 20 Drake
    SNL Recap: Drake Sings and Starts Beef With Cast Drake, for his part, exhibits a lot of charm, poise, and a sense of humor about himself.
  3. Episode 19 Brie Larson/Alicia Keys
    SNL Recap: Brie Larson Keeps Things Moving Along Larson has a great comedic sensibility, so it’s too bad her SNL performance isn’t that special.
  4. Episode 18 Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Nick Jonas
    Saturday Night Live Recap: JLD Returns to SNL The Veep star returns to her stomping grounds while digging into everything other than Veep.
  5. Episode 17 Russell Crowe/Margo Price
    Recap: Russell Crowe Only Kinda Hosts SNL Crowe’s appearance feels less like a true hosting gig and more like a glorified justification to plug a movie.
  6. Episode 16 Saturday Night Live
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Peter Dinklage Bares It All The Game of Thrones star plays Pooh and gets naked while enduring Leslie Jones’s nighttime hugs.
  7. Episode 15 Ariana Grande
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Ariana Grande Can’t Find a Controversy I’d guess the SNL writing staff had a tough time trying to figure out what to play with when “mini Mariah” arrived.
  8. Episode 14 Jonah Hill/Future
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Trump Jokes Trump Jonah Hill Tonight’s show has scads of news parodies.
  9. Episode 13 Melissa McCarthy/Kanye West
  10. Episode 12 Larry David/The 1975
  11. Episode 11 Felicity Jones/Sturgill Simpson
    SNL Recap: Tina Fey’s Advice for Felicity Jones “If Steven Seagal can do it, so can you.”
  12. Episode 11 Ronda Rousey/Selena Gomez
  13. Episode 10 Adam Driver/Chris Stapleton
  14. Episode 9 Tina Fey and Amy Poehler/Bruce Springsteen
  15. Episode 8 Chris Hemsworth/Chance the Rapper
  16. Episode 7 Ryan Gosling/Leon Bridges
  17. Episode 6 Matthew McConaughey/Adele
  18. Episode 5 Elizabeth Banks/Disclosure
  19. Episode 4 Donald Trump/Sia
  20. Episode 4 Tracy Morgan/Demi Lovato
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Tracy Morgan Is Homecoming King And Larry David does the best Bernie Sanders.
  21. Episode 2 Amy Schumer/The Weeknd
    Recap: SNL Goes Really Really Inside Amy Schumer Amy Schumer is unstoppable and seemingly backlash-proof.
  22. Episode 1 Miley Cyrus
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Miley Throws a Party In The S.N.L. In which Hillary serves drinks and Leslie Jones fakes an orgasm.
  1. Episode 60 Melissa McCarthy/Haim
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Sean Spicer’s Big Trip to New York City Welcome to the Five-Timers Club, Melissa McCarthy!
  2. Episode 21 Dwayne Johnson/Katy Perry
    Saturday Night Live Season Finale Recap: Dwayne Johnson for President The Rock hosts SNL for the fifth time.
  3. Episode 18 Jimmy Fallon / Harry Styles
    SNL Recap: Jimmy Fallon Does Two John Travoltas, Sean Spicer Apologizes The visiting Tonight Show host sets the tone early: This episode will be fun and high-energy, offering spectacle over substance.
  4. Episode 17 Louis C.K. / The Chainsmokers
    Saturday Night Live Recap: As a Silly C.K. Hosts, SNL Targets O’Reilly and Pepsi Alec Baldwin pulls double duty, appearing as both the embattled Fox News pundit and twice as Trump.
  5. Episode 16 Chris Pine; LCD Soundsystem
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Chris Pine Gets Goofy SNL takes a break from Trump with a fun, silly episode.
  6. Episode 16 Scarlett Johansson/Lorde
    Saturday Night Live Recap: ScarJo Gives Her Best ‘O’ Face While Trump kills us all.
  7. Episode 15 Octavia Spencer/Father John Misty
    SNL Recap: Octavia Spencer Gives Jeff Sessions a Poo Pie This is her first SNL hosting gig, but Octavia Spencer is no stranger to comedy.
  8. Episode 14 Alec Baldwin/Ed Sheeran
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy Keep It Spicey Yet again, SNL shines with terrific political sketches.
  9. Episode 13 Kristen Stewart/Alessia Cara
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kristen Stewart Drops an F-Bomb, Taunts Donald Trump Melissa McCarthy’s impression of Sean Spicer is an instant classic.
  10. Episode 12 Aziz Ansari/Big Sean
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Aziz Ansari Cheers Up a Trumped Nation Aziz Ansari brings a joyful, exuberant presence to Studio 8H.
  11. Episode 10 Casey Affleck/Chance the Rapper
    SNL Recap: Christmastime in Studio 8H Casey Affleck hosts a holiday-packed episode.
  12. Episode 9 John Cena/Maren Morris
    Saturday Night Live Recap: John Cena Proves His Comedy Chops From Trainwreck to SNL, the WWE star is no slouch when it comes to being silly.
  13. Episode 8 Emma Stone/Shawn Mendes
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Emma Stone’s Reunion In her third SNL hosting gig, Emma Stone easily holds her own.
  14. Episode 7 Kristen Wiig/The xx
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kristen Wiig Lets Loose SNL welcomes back one of its greatest players.
  15. Episode 6 Benedict Cumberbatch/Solange
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Why Is Benedict Cumberbatch Hot? The internet’s boyfriend is also an underrated comedic actor.
  16. Episode 6 Dave Chappelle/A Tribe Called Quest
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Chappelle’s Show With Dave Chappelle hosting, this post-election episode tackles Trump, Clinton, race, and politics.
  17. Episode 4 Tom Hanks
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Welcome Back, Tom Hanks Who wouldn’t want a night of light frivolity with America’s Dad?
  18. Episode 3 Emily Blunt
    SNL Recap: Emily Blunt Brings Joy to the Crowd An evening of malfunctioning robots, demanding escorts, and nearly impenetrable accents.
  19. Episode 2 Lin-Manuel Miranda
    Saturday Night Live Recap: A Night for the Theater Geeks With Lin-Manuel Miranda as host, SNL adopts a kinder, more gentle tone.
  20. Episode 1 Margot Robbie
    Saturday Night Live Season-Premiere Recap: A New, Loutish Trump Margot Robbie hosts, but Alec Baldwin steals the show.
  1. Episode 21 Tina Fey
    Saturday Night Live Season-Finale Recap: Tina Fey Returns to 30 Rock The former head writer and Weekend Update host comes back for a funny, satisfying victory lap.
  2. Episode 20 Amy Schumer
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Amy Schumer Keeps It Light The ‘I Feel Pretty’ star helped the cast deliver a perfectly palatable Mother’s Day episode.
  3. Episode 19 Donald Glover
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Donald Glover Brings It For his first SNL-hosting gig, Glover shows up prepared to bring his acting and writing chops, too.
  4. Episode 18 John Mulaney
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Oh, Hello John Mulaney! John Mulaney is easy to love in his return to SNL.
  5. Episode 17 Chadwick Boseman
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Chadwick Boseman Brings Wakanda to 30 Rock T’Challa faces off against his toughest foe yet: Black Jeopardy!
  6. Episode 16 Bill Hader
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Welcome Back, Stefon! When Bill Hader returns to SNL, everyone gets a case of the giggles.
  7. Episode 15 Sterling K. Brown
    SNL Recap: Sterling K. Brown Reveals a Black Panther Deleted Scene As a first-time SNL host, Sterling K. Brown does a remarkable job.
  8. Episode 14 Charles Barkley
    SNL Recap: Alec Baldwin Fires Back at Donald Trump The jokes are a bit rusty in SNL’s post-Olympics return hosted by Charles Barkley.
  9. Episode 13 Natalie Portman
    SNL Recap: Natalie Portman Raps About Sex, Drugs, and Jar Jar Binks With cameos from Andy Samberg, Tina Fey, and Rachel Dratch.
  10. Episode 12 Will Ferrell
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Will Ferrell Whips Out His ‘Clown Penis’ From the George W. Bush sketch to his Weekend Update appearance, Will Ferrell is unsurprisingly great.
  11. Episode 11 Jessica Chastain
    SNL Recap: Jessica Chastain Gets Funny Chastain is a strong first-time host, but she’s stuck in a weak episode.
  12. Episode 10 Sam Rockwell
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Sam Rockwell Knows His Gay Porn Stars The Three Billboards star makes his SNL debut.
  13. Episode 9 Kevin Hart
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kevin Hart Fights a Llama for Christmas SNL is a great match for Kevin Hart’s enthusiastic comedy.
  14. Episode 8 James Franco
    Saturday Night Live Recap: James Franco (Almost) Makes Leslie Jones Puke The Disaster Artist star really commits to his fourth SNL hosting gig.
  15. Episode 7 Saoirse Ronan
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Saoirse Ronan Explains How to Pronounce Her Name The Lady Bird star is an adept host with an arsenal of accents.
  16. Episode 6 Chance the Rapper
    SNL Recap: Chance the Rapper Woos Obama Back to the White House Chance turns on the charm for his first Saturday Night Live hosting gig.
  17. Episode 5 Tiffany Haddish
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Tiffany Haddish Is the ‘Last Black Unicorn’ The Girls Trip star is the first black female comic to host SNL.
  18. Episode 4 Larry David
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Larry David Berns His Enthusiasm The rumpled, grousing master of the social faux pas returns to Studio 8H.
  19. Episode 3 Kumail Nanjiani
    SNL Recap: Kumail Nanjiani Tackles Islamophobia and Horny Grandmas The Big Sick and Silicon Valley star makes his first trip to Studio 8H.
  20. Episode 2 Gal Gadot
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Gal Gadot Makes Out With Kate McKinnon The Wonder Woman star had a pretty delightful SNL debut.
  21. Episode 1 Ryan Gosling
    SNL Season Premiere Recap: Ryan Gosling Can’t Stop Laughing Saturday Night Live kicks off season 43 with new faces, new writers, and a whole lot of Trump jokes.
  1. Episode 21 Paul Rudd
    SNL Season Finale Recap: Paul Rudd Charms Even While Being Head-Humped The endlessly affable and reliably funny Rudd helps close out the show’s 44th season capably, if not particularly memorably.
  2. Episode 20 Emma Thompson
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Emma Thompson Slaps the Teacup A dauntless thesp, Emma Thompson had no nerves and no doubts in her SNL debut.
  3. Episode 19 Adam Sandler
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Adam Sandler Picks Up Right Where He Left Off Nearly a quarter-century after his early departure from Studio 8H, Sandler brings a lived-in ease to his hosting debut.
  4. Episode 18 Emma Stone
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Emma Stone Is Pumped to Join the Four-Timers Club Even with no projects to plug, Stone is comfortable enough in the SNL groove to show up and just do the work, and it pays off.
  5. Episode 17 Kit Harington
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kit Harington Disappoints GoT Fans and Gets Naked The writers can’t resist indulging in a few Jon Snow gags, but also give Harington plenty to do outside of the Thrones references.
  6. Episode 16 Sandra Oh
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Sandra Oh Shines in Her Hosting Debut The Killing Eve star has no problem indulging and amplifying her comic instincts for a series of funny, occasionally weird characters.
  7. Episode 15 Idris Elba
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Idris Elba Hulks Out Host Idris Elba is ready to show off his comedy chops, but is given limited opportunity to do so in a mixed-bag episode.
  8. Episode 14 John Mulaney
    Saturday Night Live Recap: John Mulaney Makes His Own Bodega Cats Top to bottom, this is one of the best SNL episodes in a long time.
  9. Episode 13 Don Cheadle
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Don Cheadle Makes It Look Easy The ever-versatile Cheadle pulls off his hosting debut with aplomb, but the writing doesn’t take full enough advantage of his comedic range.
  10. Episode 12 Halsey
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Halsey Does It All The alt-pop singer pulls double duty as host and proves herself well-suited to the comedic rhythms of sketch comedy.
  11. Episode 11 James McAvoy
    Saturday Night Live Recap: James McAvoy Wants Everyone to Take a Deep Breeth McAvoy’s range of personalities and highly competent accents is a bright light throughout a steady, if not inspired, episode.
  12. Episode 10 Rachel Brosnahan
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Rachel Brosnahan Meets the Raunchiest Miss Rita The Mrs. Maisel star has comedy chops, but this episode doesn’t give her a lot of good material.
  13. Episode 9 Matt Damon
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Matt Damon’s Best and Worst Sketches Three cheers for the Westminster Daddy Show!
  14. Episode 8 Jason Momoa
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jason Momoa Strips for Scrooge The Aquaman star’s charming glee buoys an otherwise uneven episode.
  15. Episode 7 Claire Foy
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Best and Worst Claire Foy Sketches The Crown and First Man star Claire Foy holds her own in her SNL hosting debut.
  16. Episode 6 Steve Carell
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Steve Carell Mocks Jeff Bezos and Trump And The Office star teases a potential revival with his former Dunder Mifflin coworkers.
  17. Episode 5 Liev Schreiber
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Liev Schreiber Has a Case of the Giggles Even the Ray Donovan star is “a little surprised” to be hosting.
  18. Episode 4 Jonah Hill
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jonah Hill Earns His Five-Timers’ Jacket The return of Adam Grossman never disappoints.
  19. Episode 3 Seth Meyers
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Seth Meyers Has a Question for Kanye and Trump The former SNL head writer returns in a strong, goofy episode.
  20. Episode 2 Awkwafina
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Why Didn’t Awkwafina Rap? The Crazy Rich Asians star hosts a hit-and-miss episode.
  21. Episode 1 Adam Driver
    SNL Recap: Are You Ready for a Lot of Brett Kavanaugh Jokes? Adam Driver hosts SNL’s 44th season premiere, but Matt Damon’s surprise cameo stole the show.
  1. Episode 18 SNL At Home
    Saturday Night Live Season-Finale Recap: SNL Dreams of Life Outside Quarantine Kristen Wiig, Alec Baldwin, Martin Short, and more join the SNL cast to send off a season that was like no other, for better and worse.
  2. Episode 17 SNL At Home
    Saturday Night Live Recap: At-Home Improvement SNL is proving that the At-Home experiment can work, with a little extra polish and strong cameos from Brad Pitt, Paul Rudd, and Adam Sandler.
  3. Episode 16 Saturday Night Live At Home
    Saturday Night Live At Home Recap: No-Contact Comedy Sure, it wasn’t live, but much of the joy of this episode is the fact that it happened at all.
  4. Episode 15 Daniel Craig
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Elizabeth Warren Upstages Daniel Craig Craig breaks the Bond mold with childlike glee, but the moment of the night belongs to a visiting politician.
  5. Episode 14 John Mulaney
    Saturday Night Live Recap: John Mulaney Sings Songs of Sad Airport Sushi Fittingly, with John Mulaney hosting and David Byrne as musical guest, SNL once again indulges its musical side.
  6. Episode 13 RuPaul
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Come Through, RuPaul The Queen of Drag’s first hosting appearance allows the writers use all the colors in the crayon box.
  7. Episode 12 J.J. Watt
    Saturday Night Live Recap: J.J. Watt Isn’t Wood, But He Isn’t The Rock, Either The NFL star sticks to the script and so do the writers, primarily casting him as a footballer, a lunkhead, or a lunkhead footballer.
  8. Episode 11 Adam Driver
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Adam Driver Chills and Kills Returning for his third hosting gig in four years, the Oscar nominee exudes old-pro energy.
  9. Episode 10 Eddie Murphy
    SNL Recap: Eddie Murphy Is Mr. Robinson, Gumby, Buckwheat, and Entirely Himself This was the triumphant return both Murphy and his fans were hoping for.
  10. Episode 9 Scarlett Johansson
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Scarlett Johansson Is More Naughty Than Nice An assortment of holiday sketches gives ScarJo the opportunity to indulge her affinity for broad, goofy humor.
  11. Episode 8 Jennifer Lopez
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jennifer Lopez Brings the Hustle J.Lo’s return to the SNL stage gives the multihyphenate something to do in nearly every sketch, and she reliably delivers.
  12. Episode 7 Will Ferrell
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Dems Debate as Will Ferrell Crushes on Ryan Reynolds Ferrell enters the Five-Timers Club with old-pro energy, keeping every sketch he’s a part of afloat, even those that really shouldn’t work.
  13. Episode 6 Harry Styles
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Harry Styles Is the Dog Now, Man Hazza’s first gig as host and musical guest finds him ready, willing, and able to play the fool.
  14. Episode 5 Kristen Stewart
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kristen Stewart Is Ready to Give It to Hitler Stewart’s return to Studio 8H forgoes references to her film work in favor of a bunch of original premises.
  15. Episode 4 Chance the Rapper
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Second Chance Chance the Rapper makes a solid return to the dual role of host and musical guest, assisted by some unexpected drop-ins and a bit of unpredictability.
  16. Episode 3 David Habour
    Saturday Night Live Recap: David Harbour Makes a Real Good Grouch The Stranger Things actor gets a chance to show off his comic range in a solid episode that prioritizes fun premises and ensemble dynamics.
  17. Episode 2 Phoebe Waller-Bridge
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Can Do No Wrong As host, the Fleabag creator excels on all counts, both playing well with others and proving endearing and funny while onstage alone.
  18. Episode 1 Woody Harrelson
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Woody Harrelson Walks a Mile in Biden’s Loafers A reliably affable and game Harrelson guides SNL through a mostly by-the-book season premiere.
  1. Episode 20 Anya Taylor-Joy
    SNL Recap: Anya Taylor-Joy and Cast Quit the COVID Year, with Pride The Queen’s Gambit star helps SNL celebrate, and then move past, a long, strange pandemic season.
  2. Episode 19 Keegan-Michael Key
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Keegan-Michael Key Delivers a Muppet Beatdown The show gives the sketch-comedy king too few opportunities to play to his strengths, but he makes the most of what he gets.
  3. Episode 18 Elon Musk
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Dogefather Cops to the Hustle Elon Musk’s hosting gig may have generated discussion, but generating laughter, well, that’s another story.
  4. Episode 17 Carey Mulligan
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Carey Mulligan Kicks the Drama Into Hyperspace The Oscar nominee gets lots of opportunity to play in a wide variety of sketch conceits, and makes good use of it.
  5. Episode 16 Daniel Kaluuya
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Daniel Kaluuya Wants You … Vaxxed Despite some of his best sketches being cut for time, Kaluuya proves a steady presence throughout an often wobbly episode.
  6. Episode 15 Maya Rudolph
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Maya Rudolph Channels Spring and Beyoncé’s Wet Head Rudolph brought her signature confidence and ongoing willingness to look ridiculous to 8H, along with some inevitable impressions.
  7. Episode 14 Nick Jonas
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Nick Jonas Dreams of Post-COVID Life Pulling double duty as host and musical guest, Nick Jonas keeps things moving while making apparent where his primary talents lie.
  8. Episode 13 Regé-Jean Page
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Regé-Jean Page, Gladly Seducing America The Bridgerton hottie is charmingly game and gets plenty of room to play within an ensemble-centric episode.
  9. Episode 12 Regina King
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Regina King Is Horny for Corny Whether she’s going big or grounding the comedic absurdity of others, King gets ample opportunity to show off her incredible combination of talents.
  10. Episode 11 Dan Levy
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Dan Levy Scores a Football Hole Levy seems unfazed and at home in an SNL debut that lets him stretch his comedic muscles beyond the confines of David Rose.
  11. Episode 10 John Krasinski
    Saturday Night Live Recap: John Krasinski Is a Bowl of Warm Chicken Soup By doing exactly what’s expected of him, the first-time host anchors an affable, if unremarkable, return episode.
  12. Episode 9 Kristen Wiig
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kristen Wiig Comes Home for Christmas The SNL pro brings tidings of comfort and joy to the last live show of an exceptionally tough year.
  13. Episode 8 Timothée Chalamet
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Timothée Chalamet Finds His Way Chalamet is ready to indulge his goofy side in an episode that backs off on the celebrity guests in favor of highlighting the main cast.
  14. Episode 7 Jason Bateman
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jason Bateman Is Ready and Steady In his return as host, Bateman proves himself a solid SNL utility player, ready to play anyone from Santa to musical guest Morgan Wallen.
  15. Episode 6 Dave Chappelle
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Chappelle Is a Unifier In a lopsided but satisfying episode, Dave Chappelle meets the post-election moment as only he can.
  16. Episode 5 John Mulaney
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Mulaney Hearts NY John Mulaney continues his hosting streak with a show that strikes a nice balance between electoral politics and sheer escapism.
  17. Episode 4 Adele
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Hello Again, Adele Whether as a vengeful ghost or a noxious version of herself, Adele has a great time playing — and memorably breaking — on the SNL stage.
  18. Episode 3 Issa Rae
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Rae of Light First-time host Issa Rae seems at home on the SNL stage, in an episode that blends relatable material with some sharper-than-usual satire.
  19. Episode 2 Bill Burr
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Bill Burr Divides the Room An episode that plays to the host’s strengths is all about who’s allowed to say what, and when they’re allowed to say it.
  20. Episode 1 Chris Rock
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Rock Steady As a seasoned SNL alum, Chris Rock was a smart choice for a premiere that strived for a sense of normalcy amid very unusual circumstances.
  1. Episode 21 Natasha Lyonne
    Saturday Night Live Season-Finale Recap: Natasha Lyonne Hosts a Good-bye Party A series of emotional send-offs overshadows the laughs in this season-ender.
  2. Episode 20 Selena Gomez
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Selena Gomez Is Looking for Love Selena Gomez makes her SNL hosting debut in an episode that has more misses than hits.
  3. Episode 19 Benedict Cumberbatch
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Benedict Cumberbatch Is a Funny Son Benedict Cumberbatch enters another successful hosting stint, but it’s Cecily Strong who dominates the Mother’s Day episode.
  4. Episode 18 Lizzo
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Lizzo Is 100 Percent That Good It’s so rare these days for SNL to feel like an event, but Lizzo turned every sketch into a party.
  5. Episode 17 Jake Gyllenhaal
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Less Than Jake In another universe, Jake Gyllenhaal could have been an all-time best cast member.
  6. Episode 16 Jerrod Carmichael
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Give Jerrod Carmichael a Weekly Sketch Show Jerrod Carmichael is the perfect person to deliver a monologue about the Oscars.
  7. Episode 15 Zoë Kravitz
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Zoë Kravitz Shows Her Claws Zoë Kravitz fits right in with the SNL cast in her debut as host.
  8. Episode 14 Oscar Isaac
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Oscar Isaac Is a Dreamboat in Rough Waters Oscar Isaac makes his hosting debut, and Kenan hits the 1,500-sketch milestone.
  9. Episode 13 John Mulaney
    Saturday Night Live Recap: John Mulaney Is a National Treasure John Mulaney and Cecily Strong return to a terrific and inspired episode.
  10. Episode 12 Willem Dafoe
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Willem Dafoe’s Hosting Debut Underwhelms SNL hits milestones after a strange week, resulting in a weak episode.
  11. Episode 11 Will Forte
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Will Forte Returns With Some Old SNL Will Forte finally gets his chance to host.
  12. Episode 10 Ariana DeBose
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Ariana DeBose Gives the Season a Jolt Ariana DeBose has tremendous chemistry with the cast and gives one of the season’s best performances.
  13. Episode 9 Paul Rudd
    Saturday Night Live Recap: SNL Carries On Tom Hanks and Tina Fey lend a hand to a cast and crew depleted by COVID-19.
  14. Episode 8 Billie Eilish
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kate McKinnon Returns Billie Eilish does a solid job hosting in Kate McKinnon’s much-anticipated return.
  15. Episode 7 Simu Liu
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Simu Liu A totally disappointing episode …
  16. Episode 6 Jonathan Majors
    Saturday Night Live Recap: SNL Can’t Latch Onto Jonathan Majors’s Rising Star Taylor Swift gets the MVP as SNL can’t quite figure out how to make the most of Jonathan Majors’s turn as host.
  17. Episode 5 Kieran Culkin
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kieran Culkin Gets Picked Up Kieran Culkin brings his bizarro energy as SNL is starting to strain dealing with the largest cast in history.
  18. Episode 4 Jason Sudeikis
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jason Sudeikis Makes a Sharp Return Jason Sudeikis is a sketch-comedy Swiss Army knife in his SNL-hosting debut.
  19. Episode 3 Rami Malek
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Rami Malek Is One Weird Dude SNL thrives off hosts like Rami Malek, whose weirdness and commitment translate to very fun sketches.
  20. Episode 2 Kim Kardashian West
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kim Kardashian West Is a Great Sport Kim’s natural charisma carries her through most sketches, Aidy’s star quality is on full display, and Please Don’t Destroy’s SNL debut.
  21. Episode 1 Owen Wilson
    Saturday Night Live Recap: There’s a New Biden on the Block In his first time as host, Owen Wilson charms in a remarkable debut episode for new featured player James Austin Johnson.
  1. Episode 18 Ana de Armas
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Ana de Armas Heats Up SNL Following a string of stellar episodes, SNL can’t quite get into high gear for Ana de Armas.
  2. Episode 17 Molly Shannon
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Molly Shannon is More Superstar Than Ever Molly Shannon returns to her SNL stomping grounds and shows she hasn’t lost a single step.
  3. Episode 16 Quinta Brunson
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Quinta Brunson Teaches How It’s Done Quinta Brunson handles every sketch in her SNL debut like she’s a seasoned sketch-comedy pro (because she is).
  4. Episode 15 Jenna Ortega
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jenna Ortega’s Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy The President of the Goths brings her “dark and twisted” energy to this week’s sketches, making an impressively cohesive episode.
  5. Episode 14 Travis Kelce
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Travis Kelce Scores Lots of Laughs After a bumpy episode last week, Travis Kelce helps SNL get the season back on track.
  6. Episode 13 Woody Harrelson
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Woody Harrelson Gets Wasted Woody Harrelson delivers the least-funny SNL monologue in ages, indicating the bad vibes for the rest of the show.
  7. Episode 12 Pedro Pascal
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Pedro Pascal Left No Crumbs The first great Saturday Night Live episode of 2023 has arrived.
  8. Episode 11 Michael B. Jordan
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Michael B. Vulnerable Michael B. Jordan lets his guard down in an especially goofy episode.
  9. Episode 10 Aubrey Plaza
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Aubrey Plaza Is the Moment The first SNL in over a month catches us up on all the pop-culture and political chaos that’s happened since — and gives its star a chance to shine.
  10. Episode 9 Austin Butler
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Good-bye, Cecily Strong. Hello, Austin Butler We’ll miss you, Cecily!
  11. Episode 8 Steve Martin & Martin Short
    Saturday Night Live Recap: One Too Many Wild and Crazy Hosts Steve Martin and Martin Short’s chemistry isn’t enough to overcome the fact that hosting Saturday Night Live is a solo sport.
  12. Episode 7 Keke Palmer
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Baby, She’s Keke Palmer Everyone’s favorite scene-stealing star steals the show in her SNL debut.
  13. Episode 6 Dave Chappelle
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Dave Chappelle Takes SNL to a Season High Despite all the baggage that comes with Chapelle in 2022, he pulled off a great SNL episode.
  14. Episode 5 Amy Schumer
    Saturday Night Live Recap: SNL Goes Inside Amy Schumer Once Again Saturday Night Schumer? Or Inside Amy Live?
  15. Episode 4 Jack Harlow
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Halloween Homecoming Jack Harlow makes a confident hosting debut, but the real delight this week is the long-awaited return of an old friend (and also David S. Pumpkins).
  16. Episode 3 Megan Thee Stallion
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Megan Thee Sketch Comedian A lot of this episode rests on her shoulders, but as Megan has demonstrated over and over, her knees are strong as hell.
  17. Episode 2 Brendan Gleeson
    Saturday Night Live Recap: In With the News The show gets a lot of mileage this week out of its new cast, some good topical sketches, and “cute shyboy” Brendan Gleeson.
  18. Episode 1 Miles Teller
    Saturday Night Live Season-Premiere Recap: A Rebuilding Year for Sure SNL knows you think this season is going to suck, and it has the cold open to prove it.
  1. Episode 20 Jake Gyllenhaal
    Saturday Night Live Season-Finale Recap: Jake Gyllenhaal Does Too Much While the finale was underwhelming, Jake Gyllenhaal’s maximal approach probably left some viewers overwhelmed.
  2. Episode 19 Maya Rudolph
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Mother of the House of Rockefeller SNL celebrates Maya Rudolph’s greatness.
  3. Episode 18 Dua Lipa
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Dua Lipa Does It All The pop star and burgeoning actor pulls double duty in an audacious episode otherwise hampered by a pair of unnecessary sequels.
  4. Episode 17 Ryan Gosling
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Ryan Gosling Breaks Up With You Nobody but Ryan Gosling gets to laugh through the entire show.
  5. Episode 16 Kristen Wiig
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kristen Wiig Brings Her Friends Kristen Wiig leads an all-star cast to this season’s best episode.
  6. Episode 15 Ramy Youssef
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Ramy Youssef Makes It Personal The comedian’s perspective is all over his hosting debut, from a powerful opening monologue to sketches tailored to his personality.
  7. Episode 14 Josh Brolin
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Josh Brolin Is Seriously Hilarious SNL understands that underneath his gruff exterior, Josh Brolin is a total goofball.
  8. Episode 13 Sydney Sweeney
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Sydney Sweeney’s Saturday Night Yikes SNL can’t figure out how to best use guest host Sydney Sweeney.
  9. Episode 12 Shane Gillis
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Shane Gillis Got Away With It Shane Gillis makes it to SNL after all, bringing his conservative-friendly material to his first hosting gig.
  10. Episode 11 Ayo Edebiri
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Ayo Edebiri’s Homecoming Ayo Edebiri’s victory lap comes to SNL.
  11. Episode 10 Dakota Johnson
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Justin Timberlake Show, Featuring Dakota Johnson Justin Timberlake’s comeback tour hits SNL and takes some shine off guest host Dakota Johnson.
  12. Episode 9 Jacob Elordi
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jacob Elordi Is Too Hot for Conventional Television SNL is as mesmerized by Jacob Elordi as the rest of us.
  13. Episode 8 Kate McKinnon
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Kate McKinnon’s Episode Is an Early Christmas Gift Kate McKinnon leads SNL to a season-best episode.
  14. Episode 7 Adam Driver
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Adam Driver Is Doing the Most A dialed-up Adam Driver is a welcome presence in an uneven episode.
  15. Episode 6 Emma Stone
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Five-Timer Emma Stone Is an SNL Unicorn Emma Stone is as dazzlingly versatile as ever, and her inevitable sixth turn hosting can’t come soon enough.
  16. Episode 5 Jason Momoa
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Jason Momoa’s Thanksgiving Episode Is a Real Turkey Like a late-November meal without stuffing or green-bean casserole, the Aquaman star’s SNL was clearly missing something.
  17. Episode 4 Timothée Chalamet
    Saturday Night Live Recap: The Triumphant Return of Timothée Chalamet Songs and sequels abound in an episode that makes the most of the Wonka star’s charisma.
  18. Episode 3 Nate Bargatze
    Saturday Night Live Recap: A Light Halloween SNL for Dark Times Nate Bargatze delivers a spooky, upbeat episode.
  19. Episode 2 Bad Bunny
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Bad Bunny Can Do Whatever He Wants Bad Bunny put on one hell of a show and made it look effortless.
  20. Episode 1 Pete Davidson
    Saturday Night Live Season-Premiere Recap: Pete Davidson Strikes the Right Tone The SNL crew delivers laughs in their first episode from a strike-extended summer, but the strain of working through a tough week shows.
  1. Episode 5 John Mulaney
    Saturday Night Live Recap: John Mulaney Helps Get Us Through The Election Kamala Harris picked a good episode to drop by Studio 8H.
  2. Episode 4 Michael Keaton
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Mister Keaton’s Neighborhood Michael Keaton’s return to Studio 8H feels underbaked in favor of focusing on the upcoming election.
  3. Episode 3 Ariana Grande
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Trapped in Purgatory A seemingly cursed night fails to deliver an episode worthy of Ariana Grande’s comedic talents.
  4. Episode 2 Nate Bargatze
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Has Nate Bargatze Cracked the SNL Code? Following last year’s monumental first-time outing as host, the seasoned standup has quickly returned as a conquering hero.
  5. Episode 1 Jean Smart
    Saturday Night Live Premiere Recap: Jean Smart Leads a Cavalcade of Cameos The jam-packed premiere has a lot of catching up to do after an eventful summer. Luckily, Jean Smart is the perfect host to kick off season 50.

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