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 April 8, 1995
 Season 20 episode
Damon Wayans s20
Dionne Farris
 Episode 383
 Season Episode 17
 Host Damon Wayans
 Musical Guest(s) Dionne Farris
 Song(s) performed by
 Musical Guest(s)
"I Know"
"Blackbird"
Previous Episode
March 25, 1995
Next Episode
April 15, 1995

The 17th episode of Season 20 and the 383rd episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on April 8, 1995, hosted by former SNL short-term cast member and FOX's In Living Color cast member Damon Wayans with musical guest Dionne Farris, a singer, songwriter and producer.

This is the only musical guest stint on SNL for Dionne Farris, and Damon Wayans’ only time as host.

This marked the first episode for Morwenna Banks as a cast member.

Damon Wayans goodnights speech is "Hey. I want to thank Lorne, and the cast and the crew for making.. [ stumbling ] ..my job.. top.. uh.. for making one of my childhood dreams come true. I want to thank Dionne Farris, David Alan Grier, Circe De Soleil – y’all come back. Love and peace". (Cheers and applause)

Cast[]

Repertory Players[]

Featured Players[]

Cameo by David Alan Grier

Sketches and Music Performances[]

 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title Image Summary
A Statement from Judge Ito Cold Open   To get back at Sen. D’Amato, Judge Ito (Mark McKinney) does his own impression.
Opening Montage
Morwenna s20
First credited for Morwenna Banks as a repertory player.
Damon Wayans Stand-Up Monologue
Former short term cast member and In Living Color cast member Damon Wayans returned to SNL to hosting for the only time. He expresses how great it is to have an African-American hosting the show and jokes about the mediocre jobs black people are willing to take.
Bathroom Monkey   The monkey that can keep your bathroom sparkling clean.
Summer Camp Ujaama   African-American kids are named after products found in the supermarket. With Damon Wayans, Ellen Cleghorne and Tim Meadows as the camp counselors and Chris Farley and Adam Sandler as bus drivers.
Men on Film
Blaine Edwards (Wayans) helps Roger Ebert (Chris Farley) explore his gay side and they're discussing the box-office movies of 1994, until Antoine Merriweather (David Alan Grier) comes home from vacation.
Dionne Farris performed "I Know"
Weekend Update with Norm Macdonald With guests Jeff Foxworthy (David Spade) explains “You might be the Ebola Virus if..” and Adam Sandler encourages recently-released Mike Tyson to beat up people for him.
Stiles Monroe   Jazz trumpeter (Damon Wayans) expunges saliva onto his audience including two married couple (Kevin Nealon and Molly Shannon). Also Features Chris Farley as Drew Bruquette, Michael McKean as emcee, Tim Meadows as Al Hudson, Adam Sandler as Louie Johnson and David Spade as Dexter Hawkins.
The Simpson Trial: Anton Jackson's Testimony
Anton the Bum (Damon Wayans) is a surprise key witness at the O.J. Simpson trial. With Laura Kightlinger as Marcia Clark, Michael McKean as Robert Shapiro, Mark McKinney as Judge Ito, Tim Meadows as Johnnie Cochran, Jay Mohr as the bailiff Kevin Nealon as Terry Moran and Adam Sandler as James Williams.
Perspectives   The logistics of Mustafa Shablik Williams' black militant’s (Damon Wayans) upcoming march. Tim Meadows plays the host Lionel Osbourne.
Cirque du Soleil   Cirque du Soleil performers (Mark McKinney, Chris Elliott, and Morwenna Banks) offer animal-free acts. Introduced by Damon Wayans. First appearance of Morwenna Banks.
Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey: Mosquitoes   Jack Handey's deep thoughts on keeping mosquitos away.
Christopher Walken for Skittles   Christopher Walken (Jay Mohr) endorses Skittles. Michael McKean voices of the announcer.
Dionne Farris performed "Blackbird"
Tom Jones’ Used Underwear Sale   Tony Bennett (Jay Mohr) shows off the goods.
Goodnights   Damon Wayans thanked Lorne, the cast and crew for making one of his childhood dreams come true, Dionne Farris, David Alan Grier and Cirque de Soleil and tells everyone to come back.
Preceded by:
March 25, 1995
Saturday Night Live episode Followed by:
April 15, 1995
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