April 6, 2024 Season 49 episode
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| Episode | 964 |
| Season Episode | 16 |
| Host | Kristen Wiig |
| Musical Guest(s) | Raye |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Escapism" "Worth It" |
| Previous Episode March 30, 2024 |
Next Episode April 13, 2024 |
The 964th episode and 16th episode of Saturday Night Live's 49th season premiered on April 6, 2024, hosted by longtime former cast member Kristen Wiig, star of the hit films The Brothers Solomon, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Pretty Bird, Adventureland, Extract, MacGruber, Paul, Bridesmaids, Friends with Kids, Revenge for Jolly!, Girl Most Likely, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Hateship, Loveship, The Skeleton Twins, Welcome to Me, A Deadly Adoption, Nasty Baby, The Martian, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Zoolander 2, Ghostbusters, Masterminds, Downsizing, Mother!, Wonder Woman 1984, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Where'd You Go, Bernadette, and A Boy Called Christmas and the hit animated films, Sausage Party, DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon trilogy and the Despicable Me franchise, and she was also the star and executive producer of Apple TV+'s new period comedy miniseries Palm Royale, with English singer and songwriter Raye as the musical guest. Longtime former cast member Kristen Wiig returned to Saturday Night Live to hosted for the 5th time and she becomes the fifth former cast member, as well as the second longtime former female cast member to enter the Five-Timers Club, after Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell. This is Kristen Wiig's 5th hosting stint, thus making Wiig a five-time host, she also becomes the newest member and the fifth former cast member, as well as the second longtime former female cast member to enter The Five-Timers Club. This is also the musical guest debut for Raye on SNL.
Wiig previously hosted SNL 4 times on the following dates: On May 11, 2013, the twentieth (and penultimate) episode, as well as the Mother's Day show of SNL's 38th season, with musical guests Vampire Weekend, an legendary indie rock band, on November 19, 2016, the seventh episode and Thanksgiving-themed show of SNL's 42nd season, with musical guests The xx, on May 9, 2020, the eighteenth episode and the Mother's Day-themed show, which is also the Season 45 finale and the final episode of SNL at Home, with musical guests Boyz II Men, and on December 19, 2020, the ninth episode and the Christmas show of SNL's 46th season, as well as the final episode of 2020, with musical guest Dua Lipa.
The goodnights speech for Kristen Wiig is "Um... Thank You to Raye, (Cheers and applause), Paul Rudd, Paula Pell, Matt Damon, Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Jon Hamm, Martin Short, Ryan Gosling, and Kaia Gerber, Oh My God, I Love Every Person in This Building, Thank You, I Love This Place, Mwah (she blow a kiss), Thank You, Thank You". (Cheers and applause again)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Michael Che
- Mikey Day
- Andrew Dismukes
- Chloe Fineman
- Heidi Gardner
- James Austin Johnson
- Punkie Johnson
- Colin Jost
- Ego Nwodim
- Sarah Sherman
- Kenan Thompson
- Bowen Yang
Featured Players[]
+ Credited in the opening montage, but does not appear/Appeared only in goodbyes.
- Cameo Appearances by Paul Rudd, Paula Pell, Matt Damon, Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Jon Hamm, Martin Short, Ryan Gosling and Kaia Geber; onscreen appearance by Lorne Michaels
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| TBS March Madness Cold Opening | Ernie Johnson (James Austin Johnson), Kenny Smith (Devon Walker), Charles Barkley (Kenan Thompson), and Kim Mulkey (Heidi Gardner) discuss the Final Four and how the women's tournament is more exciting this year. | |
| Opening Montage | Another "Behind the Scenes" video footage set changes from Cold Opening to the Monologue for the 49th season of Saturday Night Live, presented by T-Mobile. | |
| Five-Timers Monologue by Kristen Wiig | Longtime former cast-member Kristen Wiig returned to SNL to celebrates her hosting for the fifth time and becomes the newest member of the Five-Timers Club by taking some questions from the audience members including SNL hosts Paul Rudd, Matt Damon, longtime former SNL writer Paula Pell, and more (Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Martin Short, Jon Hamm and Ryan Gosling). Onscreen appearance by executive producer Lorne Michaels. | |
| Jumanji | A group of friends (Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, and Andrew Dismukes) meet their friend's (James Austin Johnson) new girlfriend (Kristen Wiig). Cameo by another longtime former cast member Will Forte. | |
| Pilates | Two women (Chloe Fineman, Molly Kearney) try a Pilates class for the first time. Also features Sarah Sherman, Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim, and Punkie Johnson. Cameo by Kaia Geber. | |
| Secretaries | Two secretaries (Kristen Wiig, Heidi Gardner) help a lawyer (Jon Hamm) take on a new client (Bowen Yang). Also features Kenan Thompson as associate, and James Austin Johnson as Jim. | |
| Retirement Party | Things go off the rails when speeches are made at a man's (Kenan Thompson) retirement party. Also features Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, Punkie Johnson, and Chloe Fineman and Marcello Hernandez. Cameos by Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Paul Rudd, and Matt Damon. | |
| Raye performs "Escapism" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news like the women's NCAA Final Four matchup of Iowa vs. UConn becoming the most-viewed women's basketball game with 14.2 million viewers, Jane Goodall celebrating her 90th birthday with 90 dogs. With guests, Earthquake (Marcello Hernández) and Eclipse (Kenan Thompson) stop by the Weekend Update desk to discuss the earthquake that shook the northeast and the solar eclipse, and Aunt Linda (Kristen Wiig) come back to the Weekend Update desk to discussed her takes on the latest hit movies, like Barbie and Oppenheimer. | |
| Go-Karts | Parents (Kristen Wiig, James Austin Johnson) distract their kids (Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Troast) from some bad news by letting him ride the go-karts at an amusement park. Also features Mikey Day. | |
| Raye performs "Worth It" | ||
| La Maison Du Bang! | Sonic Pioneers takes a look back at the French music variety show "La Maison Du Bang!" featuring Tipi Tornade (Kristen Wiig). Also features Ego Nwodim as Imani Celeste, Bowen Yang as Jules, Chloe Fineman as Camille, Chloe Troast as Coco Dubois, Andrew Dismukes, Molly Kearney, and James Austin Johnson as Les Garcons du Groove, Kenan Thompson as Delpoleon, and Mikey Day as Spirou. | |
| Band Shot | The Saturday Night Live Band plays the final music piece before the final commercial break. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Raye, Paul Rudd, Paula Pell, Matt Damon, Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Jon Hamm, Martin Short, Ryan Gosling, Kaia Geber, Lorne Michaels, the cast and crew and everyone are all thanked by Kristen Wiig (in her 5-Timers jacket) for bringing her back home and she loves this place and every person in the building. Also in the goodbyes, the cast and everyone is wearing the Five-Timers jackets only in this episode. Only appearance of Michael Longfellow. |
Trivia[]
- Kristen Wiig has one of the highest Sketches Per Episode averages among cast members in SNL history.
- Kristen Wiig is also a part of an exclusive club of women who are former SNL cast members and have returned to host the show multiple times.
- Kate McKinnon and Kristen Wiig both returned to host SNL in Season 49 after Debuting as a Cast Member midseason.
Trivia/Notes[]
- Wiig also reprising her characters as Gail in the "Retirement Party" sketch and Aunt Linda on Weekend Update.
- Colin Jost entering the top 5 for most episodes as a cast member and Weekend Update anchor.
- Kenan Thompson, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson and Devon Walker also said "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night" for the 49th time, remains in sole possession of 4th place all-time, the 24th time, moves into a tie for 15th place all-all-time with longtime former cast member Tim Meadows and for the 5th time, moves into a tie for 64th place all-time.
| Preceded by: March 30, 2024 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: April 13, 2024 |