April 10, 2021 Season 46 episode
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| Episode | 906 |
| Season Episode | 17 |
| Host | Carey Mulligan |
| Musical Guest(s) | Kid Cudi |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Tequila Shots" "Sad People" |
| Previous Episode April 3, 2021 |
Next Episode May 8, 2021 |
The 906th episode and 17th episode of Saturday Night Live's 46th season premiered on April 10, 2021, and it was hosted by English actress Carey Mulligan, star of the hit films, Pride & Prejudice, An Education, Never Let Me Go, Drive, Shame, Inside Llewyn Davis, Far from the Madding Crowd, Never Let Me Go, Suffragette, Mudbound, Wildlife, Promising Your Woman, The Dig, She Said, Maestro, Spaceman, The Ballad of Wallis Island and Wildwood, with rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer Kid Cudi as the musical guest. This will be Carey Mulligan's hosting debut and Marcus Mumford's 4th appearance on SNL (in a cameo during Carey's opening monologue). This is also the 2nd appearance and first musical guest stint on SNL for Kid Cudi.
The goodnights speech for Carey Mulligan is "Thank You to Kid Cudi (Cheers and applause), and to Marcus Mumford, and to This Incredible Cast, Crew and the Incredible Writers, Thank You So Much, Have an Amazing Night, Thank You". (Cheers and applause again)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Ego Nwodim
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong+ (credit only)
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor+ (Credited in the opening montage; appeared only in goodbyes)
Featured Players[]
- + Credited in the opening montage, but they did not appear in this episode/Appeared only in goodbyes.
- Cameo by Mulligan's husband, Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons
Pre-taped cameo by Timothée Chalamet
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Sketch | Image | Description |
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| Eye On Minnesota News Cold Opening | News anchors (Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, and Ego Nwodim) have an On-Air debate about the current racial issues in America. Throwback to the news program sketch of the October 5, 2019 episode. | |
| Opening Montage | The musical guests/hosts introductions clips of the opening montage were changed again to opposed, only for this episode (one clip for musical guest Kid Cudi and two clips for host Carey Mulligan). | |
| Monologue by Carey Mulligan | Hosting for the first time, English actress Carey Mulligan's monologue interrupted by her enthusiastic husband Marcus Mumford, the lead singer of Mumford & Sons. | |
| What's Wrong With This Picture? 2021 | Elliott Pants (Kenan Thompson) hosts a game show where contestants (Carey Mulligan, Aidy Bryant, and Chris Redd) struggle to guess what's wrong with a series of photos. | |
| IBS Medicine Ad Tremfalta | A commercial advertises a new medicine that helps control irritable bowel syndrome. Carey Mulligan as mother, Aidy Bryant as teacher, Mikey Day as father, Heidi Gardner as announcer, Lauren Holt as mother and Kenan Thompson as Herman. | |
| Study Buddy | A teen named Josh (Kate McKinnon) tries to impress their study buddy (Carey Mulligan) during a study session. Also features Aidy Bryant as Jason. | |
| Pete Davidson, Chris Redd, and Kid Cudi performed "Weird Flute" | The trio star in a music video about their favorite musical instrument. Also features Aidy Bryant and Chloe Fineman. Cameo appearance by Timothée Chalamet. | |
| Kid Cudi performs "Tequila Shots" | Cudi wears a T-shirt featuring a photo of former legendary SNL cast member Chris Farley, who died in 1997. | |
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like President Joe Biden’s new executive actions on gun control and Tyler Perry developing a new Madea TV series. With guests, Bruce Springsteen (Beck Bennett) and former President Barack Obama (Chris Redd) stop by Weekend Update to discussed their friendship and their new podcast Renegades, Pineapple (Punkie Johnson; in her very first Weekend Update appearance on the show) stop by Weekend Update to discuss the recent scandal surrounding former basketball player Paul Pierce, and The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic (Bowen Yang) stops by Weekend Update to discuss his new album. | |
| In Memoriam | After Weekend Update, in memoriam title card for Anne Beatts, a former SNL writer who died earlier in the week, was shown in silence. | |
| Star Trek Spinoff Starcharter Andromeda | In this Star Trek prequel, a spaceship's crew has a hard time dealing with two dramatic crewmates (Carey Mulligan and Mikey Day). With Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang. | |
| Lesbian Period Drama | From the makers of Portrait of a Lady on Fire and The Favourite comes a new Lesbian Period Drama, a new will-they-won’t-they period piece. With Carey Mulligan, Beck Bennett, Heidi Gardner, Kate McKinnon and Alex Moffat. | |
| The War in Words: Bertie and Mary | A World War II documentary reveals letters written by a separated couple, Bertie (Mikey Day) and Mary (Carey Mulligan), that take an unexpected turn. Throwback to the October 5, 2019 episode. | |
| Kid Cudi performs "Sad People" | Cudi wore a floral dress similar to one Cobain sported for his second performance. | |
| L'Eggs | Two businesswomen (Carey Mulligan and Aidy Bryant) infiltrate an after-school group’s meeting to promote their hosiery brand. Also features Kyle Mooney, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim and Andrew Dismukes as the students. | |
| In Memoriam | In memoriam title card for rapper DMX, who died the day before the episode aired, is shown in silence. He previously was the musical guest on February 12, 2000, during the show's 25th season, hosted by actress Julianna Margulies. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Carey Mulligan thanked Kid Cudi, her husband Marcus Mumford, the incredible cast, crew and writers of SNL, and she says, "Have an amazing night" to everyone. Only appearance of Melissa Villaseñor. |
Trivia[]
- After Weekend Update, a photo of Anne Beatts, a longtime former SNL writer who died earlier in the week, was shown in silence.
- Before the goodnights, a photo of rapper DMX, who was the musical guest on February 12, 2000, the twelfth episode of Season 25, hosted by actress Julianna Margulies, who died the day before, is shown in silence.
| Preceded by: April 3, 2021 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 8, 2021 |