Cut For Time is a phrase used by Saturday Night Live producers for sketches that made it as far as the dress rehearsal, but did not make it to the live production. While never making a television appearance, they can be found online on YouTube, the SNL website, and the SNL app.
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| Title | Image | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Willem Dafoe-S47 E12-Nice Jail | In this Cut for Time sketch, Amy Pudd (Willem Dafoe) explains to us Nice Jail, an alternative to regular prison. | |
| Kieran Culkin-S47 E5-Weekend Update-A Guy Named Brandon on "Let's Go Brandon" | In this Cut for Time Weekend Update segment, a guy named Brandon (Kyle Mooney) stops by Weekend Update to discuss the viral "Let's Go Brandon" chant. | |
| Jason Sudeikis-S47 E4-Weekend Update-Melissa Villaseñor on Hispanic Heritage Month | In this Cut for Time Weekend Update segment, Melissa Villaseñor discusses embracing her heritage during Hispanic Heritage Month. | |
| Jason Sudeikis-S47 E4-Weekend Update-Guy Who Just Bought a Boat on Halloween Dating Tips | In this Cut for Time Weekend Update segment, Guy Who Just Bought a Boat (Alex Moffat) shares his hottest Halloween dating tips. | |
| Rami Malek-S47 E3-Please Don't Destroy-Rami Wants a Treat | In this Cut for Time sketch, Rami Malek explains why he deserves to be rewarded for being on his best behavior at Saturday Night Live. | |
| Rami Malek-S47 E3-Brutal Marriage Story | In this Cut for Time sketch, a trailer advertises a movie about a married couple (Rami Malek, Heidi Gardner) and their unfortunate struggles. | |
| Rami Malek-S47 E3-Superhosts | In this Cut for Time sketch, a couple (Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor) are the guests of aspiring Airbnb Superhosts (Rami Malek, Cecily Strong). | |
| Kim Kardashian-West-S47 E2-Costco Meeting | In this Cut for Time sketch, a Costco intern (Sarah Sherman) brings in a pop group (Kim Kardashian West, Aidy Bryant, Bowen Yang) in an attempt to boost sales. | |
| Owen Wilson-S47 E1-Splitting the Check | In this Cut for Time sketch, a dinner party (Owen Wilson, Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Heidi Gardner, Alex Moffat, Ego Nwodim) disagrees on splitting a check. | |
| Anya Taylor-Joy-S46 E20-Backstage Pitch | In this Cut For Time sketch, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett and Ego Nwodim attempt to pitch Anya Taylor-Joy some The Queen’s Gambit-related sketches. | |
| Anya Taylor-Joy-S46 E20-Star Quality | In this Cut for Time sketch, contestants (Anya Taylor-Joy, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Bowen Yang) perform a series of bizarre songs for a talent show. | |
| Keegan-Michael Key-S46 E19-Rap Diss | In this Cut for Time sketch, a rapper (Keegan-Michael Key) releases a fiery diss track to his enemy (Chris Redd). | |
| Keegan-Michael Key-S46 E19-Sending Drinks | In this Cut for Time sketch, two women (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) get overwhelmed by gifts and advances from two peculiar gentlemen (Keegan-Michael Key, Bowen Yang). | |
| Daniel Kaluuya-S46 E16-The Hero | In this Cut for Time sketch, a Marine captain (Daniel Kaluuya) briefs a group of soldiers (Kenan Thompson, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd) on an urgent rescue mission. | |
| Daniel Kaluuya-S46 E16-Beanie Babies | In this Cut for Time sketch, an employee (Daniel Kaluuya) pitches bios for Beanie Baby tags to his colleagues (Aidy Bryant, Bowen Yang). | |
| Daniel Kaluuya-S46 E16-Salt Bae | In this Cut for Time sketch, a group of friends (Daniel Kaluuya, Cecily Strong, Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim) enjoy an interesting dinner with Salt Bae (Beck Bennett) as their server. | |
| Nick Jonas-S46 E14-Home Makeover | In this Cut for Time sketch, a couple of interior designers (Nick Jonas, Heidi Gardner) renovate the home of two bachelors (Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day). | |
| Regina King-S46 E12-Kyle and Friends | In this Cut for Time sketch, Kyle Mooney reevaluates how he fits in at the world of SNL by putting himself out there. | |
| Dan Levy-S46 E11-Men's Cosmetics | In this Cut for Time sketch, a commercial advertises a line of male cosmetics that are absolutely not makeup. | |
| Kristen Wiig-S46 E9-Middle-Aged Mutant Ninja Turtles:Episode 2 | In this Cut for Time sketch, the Mutant Ninja Turtles aren't teenagers anymore in another update of the animated series that shows how the superheroes face problems as middle-aged adults. | |
| John Mulaney-S46 E5-Democracy PSA | In this Cut for Time sketch American voters (Kate McKinnon, Beck Bennett, Mikey Day, Kyle Mooney, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang) prepare for the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. | |
| Issa Rae-S46 E3-Sunday Night Plans | In this Cut for Time sketch, Carissa (Issa Rae) can't find the proper words to describe her favorite show, Lovecraft Country, to her friends (Kenan Thompson, Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd, Ego Nwodim). | |
| None-S45 E17-Architectural Digest Tour | Beck Bennett gives a tour of his home for Architectural Digest. | |
| John Mulaney-S45 E14-Love is Blind | Contestants on a Netflix reality dating show choose to marry someone they have never met while under quarantine for the coronavirus. | |
| John Mulaney-S45 E14-You Go Show | You Go! host Danny Rash (John Mulaney) makes his guests (Mikey Day, Cecily Strong) feel a little insecure as they tell their personal triumphs and self-actualization. | |
| Eddie Murphy-S45 E10-Aidy Bizzo & Lizzo | Aidy Bryant gets a big boost of self-confidence from Lizzo. | |
| Eddie Murphy-S45 E10-Holiday Gig | A band's (Eddie Murphy, Kenan Thompson, Kyle Mooney) holiday performance is interrupted by internal squabbling. | |
| Will Ferrell-S45 E7-Cast List | A group of drama students (Beck Bennett, Heidi Gardner, Aidy Bryant, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Cecily Strong, Kyle Mooney, Bowen Yang) eagerly await their drama teacher’s (Will Ferrell) cast list for a show. | |
| Will Ferrell-S45 E7-Date in Mexico | A man (Will Ferrell) becomes an emotional wreck when his girlfriend dumps him. | |
| Adam Sandler-S44 E19-Chad's Journey | Chad (Pete Davidson) dies and meets his father (Adam Sandler) in the afterlife. | |
| Idris Elba-S44 E15-New Cast Member | A new cast member (Kyle Mooney) struggles to ingratiate himself with the cast. | |
| Tina Fey-S43 E21-Friendship Song | Women (Tina Fey, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Nicki Minaj) come to each other's aid. | |
| Donald Glover-S43 E19-Cleveland Cavs Promo | The Cleveland Cavaliers not named LeBron James (Donald Glover, Kenan Thompson, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, Luke Null, Chris Redd, Heidi Gardner) share what they bring to the team. | |
| John Mulaney-S43 E18-Wedding Toast | The best man (Luke Null) surprises the groom (John Mulaney) with a revelation about his bride (Cecily Strong) and Jack White. | |
| Bill Hader-S43 E16-St. Patrick's Day | Liam Neeson (Bill Hader) and Steven (Beck Bennett) celebrate St. Patrick's Day. | |
| Natalie Portman-S43 E13-My Little Step Children | Most girls like dolls, but not every girl wants to be a mommy. | |
| James Franco-S43 E8-Hallmark Channel Christmas Promo | From the company that writes one-sentence greeting cards comes 21 full-length movies. | |
| Kumail Nanjiani-S43 E3-Climate Change | Actor Blake Vilanti (Beck Bennett) teams up with Dr. Robert Khan (Kumail Nanjiani) to save the earth. | |
| Gal Gadot-S43 E2-The Last Fry | Two friends (Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett) get distracted by a beautiful woman (Gal Gadot) and miss what's happening around them. | |
| Chris Pine-S42 E19-New Bachelorette | The new Bachelorette, Rachel Lindsay (Sasheer Zamata), meets her suitors (Chris Pine, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Alex Moffat, Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson). | |
| Kristen Wiig-S42 E7-Goddesses of Creation | Hindra's (Kristen Wiig) creations make the cut more often than her counterparts' (Vanessa Bayer, Kate McKinnon). | |
| Kristen Wiig-S42 E7-Thanksgiving Foods | Wisten Kriig (Kristen Wiig), Marcus (Kenan Thompson) and Darnell (Bobby Moynihan) can't wait to discover what their unique Thanksgiving table has in store for them this year. | |
| Fred Armisen-S41 E21-Coat Check | A coat check attendant (Kyle Mooney) tries to guess which coat belongs to an angry customer (Fred Armisen), embarrassing him in front of his date (Cecily Strong). | |
| Drake-S41 E20-Work Banter | Derek (Drake) has a hard time figuring out his new coworkers' (Beck Bennett, Bobby Moynihan) banter. | |
| Brie Larson-S41 E19-Oregon Trail | A group of travelers (Brie Larson, Aidy Bryant, Kenan Thompson) eulogizes a fallen member with musical performances. | |
| Ariana Grande-S41 E15-Cinema Channel | Star Judy Garland (Ariana Grande) had total creative control for her 1961 film, Up We Go in Our Fantastic Rocket. | |
| Ariana Grande-S41 E15-March Madness | JoJo (Kyle Mooney) and BoBo (Beck Bennett) struggle to understand what a coworker's (Ariana Grande) March Madness party is all about. | |
| Ariana Grande-S41 E15-New Studio | Greg's (Taran Killam) friends (Ariana Grande, Kenan Thompson, Vanessa Bayer) attempt to be supportive of his singing career. | |
| Melissa McCarthy-S41 E13-Supermarket Spree | One contestant (Melissa McCarthy) will stop at nothing to take out her competition (Vanessa Bayer) on Supermarket Spree. | |
| Tina Fey and Amy Poehler-S41 E9-Christmas at Nana's | Two siblings (Kyle Mooney, Amy Poehler) are forced to resolve their differences before they can spend time with Grandma. | |
| Tina Fey and Amy Poehler-S41 E9-Bieber Concert | Kyle Mooney interviews fans waiting to see Justin Bieber perform on the TODAY show. | |
| Ryan Gosling-S41 E7-Cool | In an effort to be better liked by his neighbors (Ryan Gosling, Beck Bennett), Dougie (Kyle Mooney) goes from nerdy to cool. | |
| Reese Witherspoon-S40 E20-Inner White Girl | When Leslie Jones has a hard time dealing with white people, she consults her Inner White Girl (Reese Witherspoon). | |
| Michael Keaton-S40 E17-Children's Show | Toby (Michael Keaton) hosts a children's show with the help of his talking chair (Beck Bennett), clock (Pete Davidson) and jukebox (Kyle Mooney) but things are not as innocent as they seem. | |
| Chris Hemsworth-S40 E15-Roast | Johnny (Beck Bennett) has a hard time playing along when his friends (Pete Davidson, Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Bayer) roast him for his birthday. | |
| Dakota Johnson-S40 E14-New Playroom | In a scene from the sequel Fifty Shades Darker, Christian Grey (Kyle Mooney) shows Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) the new playroom he's having built. | |
| J.K. Simmons-S40 E13-Grandpa | Grandpa (J.K. Simmons) makes quite an impression on his granddaughter's fiancé (Kenan Thompson) when he can't stop discussing grandma's backside or using racial slurs. | |
| Blake Shelton-S40 E12-Disney Characters | Some Disney characters, like Pocahontas's John Smith (Blake Shelton), are less popular than others when it comes to fan meet-and-greets. | |
| Amy Adams-S40 E10-Christmas Romance | A man (Pete Davidson) declares his love for Amy Adams – and other things – when he shows up at her house with cue cards. | |
| James Franco-S40 E8-Morning News | The hosts (Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong) of a St. Louis morning show find it hard to be their normal cheery selves in light of the Ferguson riots especially when their guest (James Franco) continually says embarrassing things. | |
| Woody Harrelson-S40 E6-Pentagon Presentation | Hired to design a super soldier, a scientist (Woody Harrelson) working for the Pentagon actually designs a dancing robot (Cecily Strong) to be his companion. | |
| Woody Harrelson-S40 E6-Tweet | Rebecca (Aidy Bryant) marks her 10,000th Tweet with President Obama (Jay Pharoah), Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Kate McKinnon), Edward Norton and God (Woody Harrelson). | |
| Bill Hader-S40 E3-Alan | Meet Alan (Bill Hader), the future of casual entertainment in a box. | |
| Bill Hader-S40 E3-Coal Miners | Levar (Bill Hader), the gossipy coal miner, spread rumors amongst and about his fellow coal miners (Kenan Thompson, Bobby Moynihan, Taran Killam, Beck Bennett), including that one of his coworkers (Bennett) is gay. | |
| Gabourey Sidibe-S35 E20-Griff Banks the Sensitive Bully | Griff Banks (Andy Samberg) tries to be a tough bully around school, but is a little too sensitive. | |
| Drew Barrymore-S27 E3-Gus Chiggins, Old Prospector | Old Prospector (Will Ferrell) prepares to deploy to Afghanistan with his troop (Seth Meyers, Darrell Hammond, Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz, Tracy Morgan). | |
| Charlie Sheen-S26 E9-Casual Friday on the Death Star | In this 2001 Cut for Time sketch from Season 26, the crew of the Death Star (Charlie Sheen, Chris Kattan, Will Ferrell) adopts casual Friday. |