April 12, 2014

April 12, 2014 Season 39 episode


Episode	763
Season Episode	18
Host	Seth Rogen
Musical Guest(s)	Ed Sheeran
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s)	"Sing" "Don't"

Previous Episode
April 5, 2014

Next Episode
May 3, 2014

The 763rd episode and 18th episode of Saturday Night Live's 39th season, hosted by Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker Seth Rogen, with musical guest Ed Sheeran. It premiered on April 12, 2014. This was Seth Rogen's third hosting stint, and Ed Sheeran's musical guest debut on SNL.

Seth Rogen previously hosted SNL on the following dates: On October 6, 2007, the second episode of SNL's 33rd season, with musical guests Spoon, and on April 4, 2009, the nineteenth episode of SNL's 34th season, with musical guests Phoenix.

Seth Rogen’s goodnight speech is "Thank You to Ed Sheeran, Zooey Deschanel, James Franco, Taylor Swift. This Has Been All The Fun. The Cast, Lorne, Everyone Goodnight Thank You Guys". (Cheers and applause)

Cast[]

Repertory[]

Featured[]

Cameos by Zooey Deschanel, James Franco and Taylor Swift.

Sketches and Music Performances[]

Sketches[]

Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other

Title	Image	Summary
GOP At Coachella Cold Open		Paul Ryan (Taran Killam) and Jeb Bush (Beck Bennett) talk to Coachella about the new Republican party. Also features Nasim Pedrad as Bobby Jindal, Brooks Wheelan as Rand Paul, Noël Wells and Sasheer Zamata as the girls.
Seth Rogen's Monologue		Returning to host SNL for the third time, actor Seth Rogen reads from his journal from his week at SNL. Zooey Deschanel, James Franco and Taylor Swift guest star in the opening monologue.
Shallon: Drug Safety		Officer Kellogg (Seth Rogen) lectures an elementary school class on the D.A.R.E. program and saying no to drugs, but Shallon (Nasim Pedrad) constantly interrupts the officer by making drugs seem cool and convincing the other students (Aidy Bryant, John Milhiser, Bobby Moynihan, Noël Wells, and Kenan Thompson) to do crack.
CNN Pregnancy Test		CNN releases a brand of pregnancy tests complete with breaking news updates and misinformation
Steakhouse		White out to dinner with friends (Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, and Cecily Strong), a husband (Seth Rogen) helps his wife (Aidy Bryant), who broke both of her arms after falling down an escalator.
Monster Pals		After being bullied at a bar, a monster named Jim (James Franco) gets surgery to look human, leaving his monster pal Danny (Mike O'Brien) to wander around New York searching for the new Jim.
Blue River Dog Food		When you want the best for your dogs, be sure to check the ingredients in their food.
Ed Sheeran performs "Sing"
Weekend Update with Cecily Strong and Colin Jost		With guests, Red Sox player David Ortiz (Kenan Thompson) explains the selfie he took with President Obama and Bar Mitzvah boy Jacob (Vanessa Bayer) still isn’t quite ready to bond with Cecily Strong.
Engagement Party		Brian (Seth Rogen) and Annalise (Vanessa Bayer) celebrate their engagement with family and friends, but Brian's loud cousin Stacey (Cecily Strong) interrupts the party to reveal his biggest secret.
Undercover Sharpton		In the early 1980s, Reverend Al Sharpton (Kenan Thompson) went undercover for the FBI and, in his own bumbling way, he helps to bust two drug dealers (Seth Rogen, Bobby Moynihan) operating out of a bar in New York.
Ed Sheeran performs "Don't"
420		In celebration of his favorite holiday, a stoner revisits the history of marijuana culture.
Herman & Sons Sperm Bank		Every sperm must go when the owners of the Herman & Sons Sperm Bank, George Herman (Seth Rogen) and Eugene Sons (Kenan Thompson), announce their going-out-of-business sale in order to make room for their new yogurt shop.
Goodbyes and Closing Credits		Seth Rogen thanked Ed Sheeran, Zooey Deschanel, James Franco, Taylor Swift, the cast, Lorne and the audience.