December 19, 2020 Season 46 episode
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| Episode | 898 |
| Season Episode | 9 |
| Host | Kristen Wiig |
| Musical Guest(s) | Dua Lipa |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Don't Start Now" "Levitating" |
| Previous Episode December 12, 2020 |
Next Episode January 30, 2021 |
The 898th episode and 9th episode of Saturday Night Live's 46th season premiered on December 19, 2020, hosted by longtime former cast member Kristen Wiig, star of the hit films Bridesmaids, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Skeleton Twins, The Martian, Ghostbusters, Downsizing, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Mother!, and Wonder Woman 1984, and the animated films Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Sausage Party, DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon franchise and Despicable Me franchise, with pop sensation Dua Lipa as the musical guest. This is Kristen Wiig's 4th hosting stint and Dua Lipa made her 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL.
Dua Lipa previously made her musical guest debut was on February 3, 2018, the thirteenth episode of SNL's 43rd season, hosted by Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman.
Lipa was supposed to perform on the show on the March 28, 2020 episode, the sixteenth episode of the previous season, hosted by actor John Krasinski, but her appearance was scrapped after COVID-19 emerged.
The goodnights speech for Kristen Wiig is "Thank You Dua Lipa, Maya Rudolph, This Cast, I Cannot Tell You How Much It Means to Me to Come Back and Been Here With This Cast You Guys Are Truly Special, Oh My God I'm Gonna Cry, I Love This Crew, I Love This Place So Much This Really Is My Home, Have a Great Holiday and 2020 is Almost Over, I Love You". (Kiss) (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant+ (credit only)
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Ego Nwodim
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong+ (credit only)
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
+Credited in the opening montage but did not appear in this episode.
- Cameo Appearance by another longtime former cast member Maya Rudolph
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
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| Pence Gets the Vaccine Cold Opening | 
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Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) and his wife Karen (Lauren Holt) receive the COVID-19 vaccine live on national television. Beck Bennett as Mike Pence, Lauren Holt as Karen Pence, Mikey Day as N, Kate McKinnon as Rudy Giuliani, Alex Moffat as Joe Biden, Kenan Thompson as Ben Carson, and cameo by longtime former cast member Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris. First appearance of Alex Moffat as Joe Biden, replacing Jim Carrey. |
| Opening Montage | The musical guests/hosts introductions of the opening montage were changed to one, only for this episode (for musical guest Dua Lipa and host Kristen Wiig). | |
| 2020 Holiday Monologue by Kristen Wiig | Returning to SNL to host for her fourth-time, longtime former cast-member Kristen Wiig bids farewell to the year 2020 by listening her favorite things with some help from another longtime former cast-member Maya Rudolph and longest-running female cast member Kate McKinnon. | |
| Secret Word Holiday Edition | 
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Mindy Elise Grayson (Kristen Wiig) and Elka Legurdy (Kate McKinnon) compete on Secret Word, hosted by Grant Choad (Kenan Thompson). Kristen Wiig respires her impression as Mindy Elise Grayson. Also Features Lauren Holt and Andrew Dismukes as the game show contestants. |
| Christmas Morning | 
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A family (Kristen Wiig, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney and Chloe Fineman) shows off what they received for Christmas this year. With Kenan Thompson as the announcer. |
| U. S. O. Performance | 
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A military unit receives a special Christmas Eve performance from their peers. With Kristen Wiig as Aubra July, Bowen Yang as Garrett, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, and Andrew Dismukes as the soldiers and Alex Moffat as the general and musical guest Dua Lipa as Marjorie. |
| A Teacher | A trailer for a new show depicts a student's (Andrew Dismukes) attempt to get special treatment from his teacher (Ego Nwodim). Also Features Kristen Wiig as Principal Miller and Lauren Holt as a student. Beck Bennett plays the announcer. | |
| Home Alone 2 | In an alternate ending to Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, Kevin McCallister (Melissa Villaseñor) strikes up a friendship with a pigeon lady (Kristen Wiig). With Kyle Mooney as Harry, and Mikey Day as Marv. | |
| Dua Lipa performed "Don't Start Now" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Mike Pence and Mitch McConnell receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife donating $4 billion to pandemic relief organizations and make each other read jokes they've never seen before live on air to close out the year 2020. With guests, Smokey Robinson (Chris Redd), Michael's neighbor Willie (Kenan Thompson), and Landis Trotter (Heidi Gardner). | |
| The Grinch | A family (Kristen Wiig, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman and Kyle Mooney) has an awkward morning with "Mr. Grinch" (Pete Davidson). | |
| Home For Christmas | Sue (Kristen Wiig) can't contain her excitement when she learns Katie (Lauren Holt) will be making a surprise appearance for Christmas. Kristen Wiig reprises her character as Aunt Sue. Also Features Beck Bennett as father, Melissa Villaseñor as mother, Alex Moffatt as Grandpa, and Punkie Johnson as the guest. | |
| Dua Lipa performed "Levitating" | ||
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Dua Lipa, Maya Rudolph, Lorne Michaels, the cast and crew are all thanked by Kristen Wiig for having her back home for Christmas. She loves the cast, crew, and everybody, and this place so much to her and she especially wishes everyone to have a great holiday and 2020 is almost over. |
Cut For Time[]
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| 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. |
Trivia[]
- Longtime former cast member Kristen Wiig hosted the Christmas show, just 7 months and 10 days after she hosted the Season 45 finale on May 9, 2020, with musical guests Boyz II Men. She is the seventh longtime former cast member to host the Christmas show, after Bill Murray (Season 7), Eddie Murphy (Seasons 8, 10, and 45), Jimmy Fallon (Seasons 37 and 39), Martin Short (Seasons 38 and Season 50) and Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (Season 41).
- Wiig is also the third longtime former female cast member to host a Christmas show, after Fey and Poehler.
- Wiig reprises two of her characters including Mindy Elise Grayson (Secret Word) and Sue.
- Kristen Wiig also joins these great SNL legends who have headlined multiple episodes in a calendar year.
- Wiig is also the seventh person to host SNL in consecutive seasons, after Emma Stone, Melissa McCarthy, Louis C.K., Chris Hemsworth and Adam Driver.
- Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong are credited in the opening montage, but they did not appear in this episode.
- There are also no additional sketches before the goodnights in this episode.
- This is the final appearance of Beck Bennett as Mike Pence.
Trivia/Notes[]
- This was the final SNL episode of 2020.
- Kristen Wiig was nominated an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
References[]
| Preceded by: December 12, 2020 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 30, 2021 |