April 9, 2022

April 9, 2022 Season 47 episode


Episode	926
Season Episode	17
Host	Jake Gyllenhaal
Musical Guest(s)	Camila Cabello
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s)	"Bam Bam" "Psychofreak" with Willow

Previous Episode
April 2, 2022

Next Episode
April 16, 2022

The 926th episode and 17th episode of Saturday Night Live's 47th season premiered on April 9, 2022, hosted by actor Jake Gyllenhaal, star of the hit films, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac, Brothers, Prisoners, Enemy, Love & Other Drugs, Nightcrawler, Source Code, Nocturnal Animals, the Marvel Cinematic Universe hit superhero film Spider-Man: Far From Home, Wildlife, Velvet Buzzsaw, The Guilty, Ambulance, and Road House and Disney's hit animated film Strange World, with Cuban-born singer Camila Cabello as the musical guest. This is Jake Gyllenhaal's 2nd time as the host, and his first appearance in 15 years, 2 months, and 27 days. (Gyllenhaal last hosted SNL back on the January 13, 2007 episode), the tenth episode and first show of New Year 2007 of SNL's 32nd season, with musical guests The Shins, an indie rock band.

Camila Cabello previously made her musical guest (and SNL) debut on October 12, 2019, the third episode of SNL's 45th season, hosted by actor David Harbour, star of Netflix's science fiction horror drama series Stranger Things; which marked the returned of current cast member Pete Davidson. This is also her 2nd appearance as the musical guest on SNL.

The goodnight speech for Jake Gyllenhaal is "Thanks to Camilla Cabello, Willow Smith, (Cheers and applause), the Whole Cast of SNL, Thank You All, Go Out Try Live Your Life and Enjoy, Have a Wonderful Night, Thank You So Much". (Cheers and applause again).

Cast[]

Repertory Players[]

Featured Players[]

+ Credited in the opening montage but they did not appear in this episode.

Guest musical cameo appearance by Willow.

Sketches and Musical Performances[]

Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other

Title	Image	Summary
New Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Cold Opening		After watching her confirmation vote with President Biden (James Austin Johnson), Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (Ego Nwodim) receives advice from Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Kate McKinnon), Thurgood Marshall (Kenan Thompson), Harriet Tubman (Punkie Johnson) and Jackie Robinson (Chris Redd).
Opening Montage		The musical guests/hosts introductions clips were changed to two and one, only for this episode (two clips for musical guest Camila Cabello and one clip for host Jake Gyllenhaal).
Monologue by Jake Gyllenhaal		Returning to host SNL for the second time, actor Jake Gyllenhaal talks about his first-time hosting 15 years ago and how he's changed as an actor. Also features Cecily Strong, Ego Nwodim and Chloe Fineman.
Why'd You Like It		A game show host (Kenan Thompson) tries to find out why contestants (Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Redd, and Chloe Fineman) liked certain photos on Instagram.
Dream House Cousins		Two cousins' (Jake Gyllenhaal, Mikey Day) plan for a couple's (Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson) dream home gets derailed. With Kate McKinnon as Bea.
Cabaret Night: The Singers Four		A singing group (Jake Gyllenhaal, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, and Bowen Yang) performs a song for those who are not special. With Mikey Day as emcee.
Spring Flowers		A garden of flowers (Jake Gyllenhaal, Cecily Strong, Chris Redd, and Sarah Sherman) excited for spring get some unexpected surprises. With Kenan Thompson as Mr. Greenthumb, Kyle Mooney as the weed, and Bowen Yang as the bee.
Chucky		A group of co-workers (Melissa Villaseñor, Ego Nwodim, and Chloe Fineman) get caught gossiping about their colleague Janet (Aidy Bryant) by serial killer doll Chucky (Sarah Sherman). Jake Gyllenhaal plays the manager.
Camila Cabello performed "Bam Bam".		While introducing Camila Cabello's first performance, Jake Gyllenhaal wearing a T-shirt with the words Ramona & Gloria. These are the names of his sister Maggie Gyllenhaal's daughters.
Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che		Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences banning Will Smith from the Oscars. With guests, the Trend Forecasters (Aidy Bryant and Bowen Yang) stop by Weekend Update to share some data on today's most popular trends.
Lights Camera Achoo! Tombstone		Lights, Camera, Achoo! presents a 1992 film about a cowboy (Jake Gyllenhaal) that tries to keep his illness as a secret. Also Features Mikey Day as Wyatt Earp, Andrew Dismukes as Johnny Ringo, Chloe Fineman as daughter, Alex Moffat as Curly Bill, Kyle Mooney as patron and Kenan Thompson as Greg. Cecily Strong plays the host.
Couples Counselor		A couple's (Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Villaseñor) visit to a counselor (Punkie Johnson) takes a turn when an unexpected visitor (Ego Nwodim) interrupts the session.
Camila Cabello performed "Psychofreak" with Willow
Truck You You Truckin' Truck		A truck driver (Aidy Bryant) shows off a collection of hits by her favorite truck-driving singer, Johnny Goblin (Jake Gyllenhaal). Also features Andrew Dismukes as Little Picky Dickens, Kyle Mooney and Ego Nwodim as customers, Cecily Strong as Darlene Cuisine and Melissa Villaseñor as El Chapo.
Goodbyes and Closing Credits		Jake Gyllenhaal thanked Camila Cabello, Willow Smith, the whole cast of SNL, and the audience; he reminds the audience and everyone at home to go out to try living their life and enjoy and have a wonderful night.

Trivia[]

Jake Gyllenhaal become the 11th person in SNL history whose 2nd appearance as host occurred 15+ years after their first appearance and he also becomes a second-time SNL host this season.

Preceded by: April 2, 2022	Saturday Night Live episode	Followed by: April 16, 2022