April 6, 2019 Season 44 episode
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| Episode | 867 |
| Season Episode | 17 |
| Host | Kit Harington |
| Musical Guest(s) | Sara Bareilles |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Fire" "Saint Honesty" |
| Previous Episode March 30, 2019 |
Next Episode April 13, 2019 |
The 867th episode and 17th episode of Saturday Night Live's 44th season premiered on April 6, 2019, hosted by the English actor Kit Harington, star of the HBO's epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones, with singer and songwriter Sara Bareilles as the musical guest. Sara Bareilles made her musical guest debut, and this was the only time as host on SNL for Kit Harington.
Kit Harington's goodnights speech is "Thanks to Sara Bareilles, (cheers and applause), Jason Sudeikis, Emilia Clarke, John Bradley, Rose Leslie, Thank You Very Much, Thank You New York, Thank You SNL, Unforgettable". (Cheers and applause).
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by Kit's Game of Thrones co-stars John Bradley, Emillia Clarke and Rose Leslie, Ice-T, Mariska Hargitay and longtime former cast-member Jason Sudeikis
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Biden Headquarters Cold Open | Former Vice President Joe Biden (cameo by longtime former cast member Jason Sudeikis) meets with a consultant (Kate McKinnon) and undecided women voters (Aidy Bryant and Leslie Jones) to evaluate if his behavior crosses the line for a presidential run in 2020. Also Features Cecily Strong as Jackie and Kenan Thompson as Gary. | |
| Monologue by Kit Harrington | Hosting SNL for the only time, English actor and Game of Thrones star Kit Harington does an audience Q&A and tries to avoid GoT spoilers. Also features Pete Davidson as Night King. Cameos by SNL writer gary Richardson and Kit's Game of Thrones' co-stars John Bradley, Emillia Clarke and his wife Rose Leslie. | |
| 2019 Nephew Pageant | Young men (Kit Harington, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, and Chris Redd) participate in a pageant for nephews. Also Features Aidy Bryant as Aunt Patti, Leslie Jones as Aunt Ro, Cecily Strong as Aunt Carla, Kate McKinnon as Aunt Elieen and Kenan Thompson as the judge. | |
| New HBO Shows | A promo for HBO showcases the Game of Thrones spin-offs coming to the network. With Kit Harington as Jon Snow, Beck Bennett as both the announcer and Hodo, Pete Davidson as one of the improvisers, Mikey Day as one of the improvisers, Heidi Gardner as Ygritte Alex Moffat as the voice of Kevin, Kyle Mooney as Sam and Cecily Strong as Gilly. Cameos by Law & Order stars Ice-T and Mariska Hargitay. | |
| Sinatra Impersonator | Michael Jackson impersonator (Kit Harington) perfunctorily pivots to Frank Sinatra. Also Features Beck Bennett, Heidi Gardner and Leslie Jones as the audience members, Mikey Day plays the announcer, Kate McKinnon as Macaulay Culkin and Kenan Thompson as Dean Martin. | |
| Earthwar 3 | A video game demo keeps getting interrupted by side story characters (Kit Harington, Mikey Day, Cecily Strong, Ego Nwodim, and Chris Redd). Also Features Pete Davidson as the guy and Alex Moffat as the salesman. | |
| Sara Bareilles performs "Fire" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like the controversy surrounding Joe Biden inappropriately touching women and actress Lori Loughlin appearing in court to face charges of bribery in a college admissions scandal. With guests, film critic Terry Fink (Alex Moffat) to share his spring movie picks and Charles Barkley (Kenan Thompson) weights in on his alma mater, Auburn, losing the 2019 NCAA Final Four, discusses his March Madness gambling losses and explains his Capital One commercial with Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson. | |
| Bachelorette Party | A woman (Cecily Strong) gets a surprise from her fiancé (Kit Harington) at her bachelorette party. Also features Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Ego Nwodim and Melissa Villaseñor. | |
| A Day in the Life of Theresa May | Theresa May (Kate McKinnon) dreams of a better life as Brexit looms on the horizon. Also Features Alex Moffat as Jermey Corbyn. Musical guest Sara Bareilles (performing "She Used to Be Mine"). | |
| Graphics Department | A group of co-workers (Kit Harington, Kyle Mooney, and Beck Bennett) fights over who deserves to be employee of the month. With Mikey Day as Lance and Cecily Strong as Gina. | |
| Sara Bareilles performs "Saint Honesty" | ||
| Exam | A patient (Kit Harington) has concerns about the doctor (Cecily Strong) performing an examination on him. Also Features Pete Davidson as Marcus and Leslie Jones as Dr. Yvonne DeMarcia. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Kit Harington thanked Sara Bareilles, Jason Sudeikis, his Game of Thrones' co-stars Emilia Clarke, John Bradley and his wife Rose Leslie, everyone, New York and SNL, it's unforgettable. |
Trivia[]
- Harrington is also the second and final cast member from Games of Thrones to host SNL, after Peter Dinklage.
| Preceded by: March 30, 2019 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: April 13, 2019 |