April 4, 2015 Season 40 episode
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|---|---|
| Episode | 783 |
| Season Episode | 17 |
| Host | Michael Keaton |
| Musical Guest(s) | Carly Rae Jepsen |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"I Really Like You" "All That" |
| Previous Episode March 28, 2015 |
Next Episode April 11, 2015 |
The 17th episode of Season 40 and the 783rd episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on April 4, 2015, hosted by actor Michael Keaton, with musical guest Carly Rae Jepsen, an Candian singer. This is Michael Keaton's 3rd hosting stint and his first appearance in 22 years, 4 months, and 20 days. This is also the musical guest debut for Carly Rae Jepsen on SNL.
Keaton last hosted SNL on November 14, 1992, the sixth episode and fifth post-U.S. Presidential Election episode of SNL's 18th season, with musical guest Morrissey.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Aidy Bryant
- Taran Killam
- Kate McKinnon
- Bobby Moynihan
- Jay Pharoah
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
Features a Mike O'Brien picture. Cameo by Norman Reedus
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Final Four Cold Open | Duke holds academics in high regard, and as a result, coach Mike Krzyzewski (Taran Killam) must substitute 36-year-old continuing education student Steve (Bobby Moynihan). Commentators Ernie Johnson (Beck Bennett), Kenny Smith (Jay Pharoah), and Charles Barkley (Kenan Thompson) watch on. Also features Kyle Mooney, Pete Davidson, and Cecily Strong. | |
| Opening montage | ||
| Monologue by Michael Keaton | Michael Keaton returns to host SNL for the third time and his first appearance in 22 years, 4 months, and 20 days. Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, and Jay Pharoah interrupt his monologue to try and convince him to play Batman and Beetlejuice with them. Also stars Beck Bennett, Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Sasheer Zamata, Kate McKinnon, and Pete Davidson. | |
| CNN Newsroom | CNN uses terrible reenactments. With Cecily Strong, Sasheer Zamata, Bobby Moynihan, Michael Keaton, Kenan Thompson, Aidy Bryant, and Jay Pharoah. | |
| A Mike O'Brien Picture: Prom Queen | A high school student (Mike O'Brien) accepts a bet to take his teacher (Michael Keaton) to the prom. Also stars Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Bobby Moynihan, Aidy Bryant, and Sasheer Zamata. | |
| Eastee Grandmother Call Hotline | If you're feeling lonely and need someone to talk to this Easter, pick up the phone and call... your grandparents. With Sasheer Zamata, Cecily Strong, Kyle Mooney, Kate McKinnon, Taran Killam, Leslie Jones, and Michael Keaton. | |
| CEO Lunch | The company CEO (Michael Keaton) sits in on a pitch meeting with his employees (Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, and Beck Bennett). | |
| Church of Neurotology | A music video from the Church of Neurotology. With Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Sasheer Zamata, Aidy Bryant, Taran Killam, Cecily Strong, Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer, Kenan Thompson, and Pete Davidson. | |
| Carly Rae Jepsen performs "I Really Like You" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | With guests, Pete Davidson shares his fears about the zombie apocalypse, mainly that he’ll be mistaken for a zombie, cameo by The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus and Jebediah Atkinson (Taran Killam) is not impressed with the new seasons od Mad Men and Game of Thrones and he's not a fan of classic comedies like Seinfeld and I Love Lucy either. | |
| Smart House | With Michael Keaton, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Kyle Mooney, and Beck Bennett. | |
| Carly Rae Jepsen performs "All That" | ||
| Easter Candy | A reprisal of the "Halloween Candy" sketch starring Edward Norton from the October 26, 2013 episode. With Michael Keaton, Kate McKinnon and Bobby Moynihan. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Michael Keaton thanked Carly Rae Jepsen, Norman Reedus, Lorne and everybody and these guys of SNL, they're were great and he really had fun. |
Trivia[]
- Michael Keaton is the 10th person in SNL history whose 3rd appearance as host occured 22+ years after their 2nd.
- Keaton also even becomes a third-time SNL host this season.
- (April 4, 2015) Michael Keaton / Carly Rae Jepsen episode also featured the eleventh largest age gap in SNL history between an individual Host and Musical Guest.
| Preceded by: March 28, 2015 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: April 11, 2015 |