December 15, 2012 Season 38 episode
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| Episode | 734 |
| Season Episode | 10 |
| Host | Martin Short |
| Musical Guest(s) | Paul McCartney |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"My Valentine" "Cut Me Some Slack" "Wonderful Christmastime" |
| Previous Episode December 8, 2012 |
Next Episode January 19, 2013 |
The 10th episode of Season 38 and 734th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on December 15, 2012, hosted by former short-term Ebersol-era cast member and (former SCTV) cast member Martin Short, with musical guest Paul McCartney, the legendary English singer-songwriter and musician, who performed "My Valentine," "Cut Me Some Slack", and "Wonderful Christmastime" and also appeared in the "Pageant Audition" sketch. This is Martin Short's 3rd hosting stint, and his first appearance in 10 years and 1 day and Paul McCartney's 4th musical guest appearance on SNL.
The last time Short hosted the show was on December 7, 1996, the eighth episode of SNL's 22nd season, with musical guest No Doubt, a rock band.
Paul McCartney previously made his 3rd musical guest appearances on SNL on the following dates: On May 17, 1980, the nineteenth episode of Season 5, hosted by comedian and actor Steve Martin, along with his then-wife Linda McCartney and 3-D, on February 13, 1993, the thirteenth episode of SNL's 18th season, hosted by actor Alec Baldwin, and on December 11, 2010, the ninth episode and Holidays episode of SNL's 36th season, hosted by actor Paul Rudd.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Vanessa Bayer
- Bill Hader
- Taran Killam
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Jay Pharoah
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
Cameos by Paul Shaffer, Kristen Wiig, Tom Hanks, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Samuel L. Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Carrie Brownstein; 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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| The New York City Children's Chorus performed "Silent Night" Cold Opening | ||
| Monologue by Martin Short | Former Ebersol-era cast member and (former SCTV) cast member Martin Short returned to SNL to host for the third time and his first appearance in 10 years and 1 day. He dances through the halls and sings about how Christmas is the horniest time of the year. | |
| A Tony Bennett Christmas | ||
| Royal Family Doctor | ||
| You're A Rat Bastard, Charlie Brown | ||
| Paul McCartney with Joe Walsh performed "My Valentine" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | ||
| What Up With That? | In a special salute to Christmas, Diondre Cole (Kenan Thompson) interrupts Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie Brownstein and Lindsey Buckingham (Bill Hader). | |
| Old Friends | ||
| Paul McCartney performs "Cut Me Some Slack" with Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear | ||
| Pageant Audition/Paul McCartney performed "Wonderful Christmas Time" with The New York City Children's Chorus | Caleb (Martin Short) auditions to sing, but is reluctant to let his triangle player Monty (Paul McCartney) perform a song. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Martin Short thanked Paul McCartney, Alec Baldwin, Carrie Brownstein, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Dave Grohl, Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Kristen Wiig, Paul Shaffer, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear, Joe Walsh, the New York City Children's Chorus, Lorne Michaels, and the cast and wishes everyone "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Holidays". |
Notes/Trivia[]
- At the beginning of the show, The New York City Children's Chorus performed a rendition of "Silent Night" in remembrance of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that occurred a day earlier. The choir later joined Paul McCartney in his performance of "Wonderful Christmastime."
- The show was originally going to cut the tribute to the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims and replace it with their usual comedic opening act. Paul McCartney refused to perform on "Saturday Night Live" unless they paid tribute to the ones who died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. His request was granted and he went on a scheduled..
- Joe Walsh joined Paul McCartney in his performance of "My Valentine."
- Dave Grohl joined Paul McCartney in his performance of "Cut Me Some Slack."
- During the "What Up With That?" sketch, Samuel L. Jackson starts to slip the word "fuck" to Diondre Cole (played by Kenan Thompson), who responded with "that cost money." Jackson later said the word "bullsh*t." video)
| Preceded by: December 8, 2012 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 19, 2013 |