April 24, 2010 Season 35 episode
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| Episode | 678 |
| Season Episode | 20 |
| Host | Gabourey Sidibe |
| Musical Guest(s) | MGMT |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Flash Delirium" "Brian Eno" |
| Previous Episode April 17, 2010 |
Next Episode May 8, 2010 |
The 20th episode of Season 35 and the 678th episode of Saturday Night Live, which premiered on April 24, 2010, and was hosted by actress Gabourey Sidibe, star of the hit film Precious, with musical guest MGMT, an indie rock band, who performed "Flash Delirium" and "Brian Eno". This was Gabourey Sidibe's only hosting stint, and the only musical guest appearance on SNL for MGMT.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Will Forte
- Bill Hader
- Seth Meyers
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featured Players[]
- Onscreen appearance by then-writer John Mulaney
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Wall Street Lunch Cold Open | President Barack Obama (Fred Armisen) comments on how his financial reforms were turned down. | |
| Monologue by Gabourey Sidibe | Making her only hosting stint, actress Gabourey Sidibe sings a variant of “The Shoop Shoop Song” with the cast (Fred Armisen, Abby Elliott, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Bobby Moynihan, Nasim Pedrad, Andy Samberg, Jenny Slate, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson and Kristen Wiig) to applaud herself as an actress. | |
| The Suze Orman Show | Suze Orman (Kristen Wiig) chats finances with Margaret Davis (Gabourey Sidibe). | |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | In this commercial parody, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire celebrity guest host Steve Harvey (Kenan Thompson) returns to confuse contestants (Abby Elliott, Bobby Moynihan, Gabourey Sidibe) with his mispronunciation of words. | |
| Mrs. Johnson Crazy Lady Yelling from a Window | Mrs. Johnson (Gabourey Sidibe), a crazy genius, wants the neighbor kids (Kenan Thompson, Fred Armisen) to be quiet, but she can't help chiming in on their conversations. | |
| SNL Digital Short: Cherry Battle | Andy Samberg vs. Gabourey Sidibe in a “Cherry Battle”. | |
| I did it in my style, The story of Frank Sinatra | Danish actor (Fred Armisen) portrays Frank Sinatra in an unauthorized musical biography. | |
| MGT performed "Flash Delirium" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | Travel writer Judy Grimes (Kristen Wiig) kids her way through the Iceland volcano, Stefon (Bill Hader) discusses trendy vacation spots for families, and writer John Mulaney comments on lack of year-round availability for girl scout cookies. | |
| 2010 Public Employee of the Year Awards | The host (Kenan Thompson) of the Public Employee of the Year Awards highlights this year's finalists (Gabourey Sidibe, Jason Sudeikis, Bobby Moynihan), who display their talents. | |
| Alarm Clocks and More | Tina Tina Chaneuse (Jenny Slate) and Randy Cool Randy (Gabourey Sidibe) display a variety of talking alarm clocks. | |
| MGT performed "Brian Eno" | ||
| A Conversation with Gabourey Sidibe | Gabourey Sidibe is intercepted by ex-boyfriend Hamilton (Will Forte). | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Gabourey Sidibe thanked MGT and SNL, they're awesome, she wishes Chaz "Happy Birthday", and this is her first SNL. |
| Preceded by: April 17, 2010 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 8, 2010 |