December 12, 2015 Season 41 episode
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| Episode | 795 |
| Season Episode | 8 |
| Host | Chris Hemsworth |
| Musical Guest(s) | Chance The Rapper |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Somewhere In Paradise" "Sunday Candy" |
| Previous Episode December 5, 2015 |
Next Episode December 19, 2015 |
The 8th episode of Season 41 and the 795th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on December 12, 2015, hosted by Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, star of Marvel Studios superhero films The Avengers, Thor and the sequels Thor Ragnarok and Thor: Love & Thunder, as well as the hit films Star Trek, Snow White and the Huntsman, and its sequel The Huntsman: Winter's War, Red Dawn, Blackhat, Men in Black: International, Extraction and its sequel Extraction 2, A Perfect Getaway, The Cabin in the Woods, Rush and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, with musical guest Chance The Rapper, who sang along with Jeremih and Jamilia Woods. Hemsworth previously hosted SNL on the March 7, 2015 episode, the fifteenth episode of SNL's 40th season, with musical guests Zac Brown Band. Chris Hemsworth made his 2nd time as the host, and this is also the musical guest debut on SNL for Chance The Rapper.
Longtime former cast member Will Ferrell appeared as George H. W. Bush in the cold open.
Chris Hemsworth's goodnights speech is "Thank You Very Much, Everybody. Thank You to Chance The Rapper, Will Ferrell, and Jeremih, Thank You So Much, You Guys are the Best". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Colin Jost
- Taran Killam
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Bobby Moynihan
- Jay Pharoah
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Sasheer Zamata
Featured Players[]
Longtime former cast member Will Ferrell made one uncredited cameo.
Musical guest appearances by Jeremih and Jamilia Woods
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| A Message from Former President of the United States George W. Bush Cold Opening | President George W. Bush (uncredited cameo by longtime former cast member Will Ferrell) announces he's entering the presidential race and assesses the current crop of GOP candidates. | |
| Opening Montage | ||
| Chris Hemsworth's Monologue | Chris Hemsworth, returned to hosting SNL for the second time, and he gets a little too comfortable with the cast (Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Beck Bennett, Bobby Moynihan, Aidy Bryant, Vanessa Bayer, Colin Jost and Michael Che). | |
| Star Wars Toy Commercial | Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys are great for everyone ages 6 and up – way up. | |
| On The Record | Greta Van Susteren (Kate McKinnon) asks Sen. Ted Cruz (Taran Killam), Gov. Chris Christie (Bobby Moynihan) and Dr. Ben Carson (Jay Pharoah) to weigh in on Donald Trump's proposed ban on Muslims. | |
| Time To Bleed | Sgt. Polaski (Chris Hemsworth) doesn't have time to bleed or see a doctor. With Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, John Rudnitsky, Kenan Thompson and Sasheer Zamata. | |
| Brother 2 Brother: Wrestling Meet | Marky (Taran Killam) tries to take Matty's (Chris Hemsworth) place at the big wrestling meet, but everyone immediately tells them apart. With Beck Bennett as the coach, Pete Davidson as the wrestling player, Kyle Mooney as Tommy and Jon Rudnitsky as another wrestling teammate. Aidy Bryant plays the announcer. | |
| Christmas Sing-a-long | A couple (Chris Hemsworth, Cecily Strong) forces their friends (Sasheer Zamata, Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, and Taran Killam) to sing along to "Debra's Time." | |
| Chance The Rapper performs "Somewhere In Paradise" with Jeremih | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | With guests, Angela Merkel (Kate McKinnon) and Leslie Jones. | |
| Brunch | Four friends (Vanessa Bayer, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, and Cecily Strong) suspect their friend Claire might actually be Chris Hemsworth. | |
| Pirate Ship | Three fearsome pirates (Chris Hemsworth, Taran Killam, Kenan Thompson) employ Mark (Jon Rudnitsky) to keep things light. With Cecily Strong as captive. | |
| Chance The Rapper performs "Sunday Candy" with Jamila Woods | ||
| Male Strippers | Hunk Junktion's new hires (Jay Pharoah, Taran Killam, Beck Bennett, Chris Hemsworth) put on a different kind of show. With Kenan Thompson as the emcee, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, and Leslie Jones as the girls, and John Rudnitsky as the dancer. | |
| Arons List | Rerun from November 14, 2015. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Chris Hemsworth thanked Chance the Rapper, Jeremih, Jamilia Woods, Will Ferrell and the cast. |
Trivia[]
- This is the second and final appearance of Brother 2 Brother sketch.
- Chris Hemsworth joined the group of SNL legends who have headlined multiple episodes in a calendar year.
- Hemsworth is also the 4th person to host SNL in consecutive seasons, after Emma Stone, Melissa McCarthy, and Louis C.K..
- Hemsworth also become a second-time SNL host.
| Preceded by: December 5, 2015 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 19, 2015 |