December 21, 2013

December 21, 2013 Season 39 episode


Episode	755
Season Episode	10
Host	Jimmy Fallon
Musical Guest(s)	Justin Timberlake
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s)	"Only When I Walk Away" "Pair of Wings"

Previous Episode
December 14, 2013

Next Episode
January 18, 2014

The 755th episode and 10th episode of Saturday Night Live's 39th season premiered on December 21, 2013, hosted by longtime former cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor Jimmy Fallon, the host of the late-night talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, with musical guest Justin Timberlake, who performed "Only When I Walk Away" and "Pair of Wings" and he also appeared in 3 sketches: the "Wrappinville" cold open, the "Celebrity Family Feud" sketch, and "The Barry Gibb Talk Show" sketch. This is Jimmy Fallon's 2nd hosting stint and Justin Timberlake's 5th musical guest stint, as well as Timberlake’s 4th solo musical guest appearance on SNL.

The goodnights speech for Jimmy Fallon is "Thank You Very Much, Ladies and Gentlemen! Justin Timberlake! Paul McCartney! Madonna! Barry Gibb! Mayor Michael Bloomberg! Chris Rock! Thank you, Lorne! Thank you, Cast! Thank you to the Writers! Thank you, Everybody! Happy Holidays! Bye!". (Cheers and applause again)

Sketches[]

Wrappinville (Cold Opening)
Celebrity Family Feud - CBS vs. NBC (Recurring Sketch)
(Do It On My) Twin Bed (Pre-Filmed)
The Barry Gibb Talk Show (Recurring Sketch)
Weekend Update with Seth Meyers and Cecily Strong
Waking Up with Kimye (Recurring Sketch)
Now That's What I Call Christmas
A Christmas Carol
Baby It's Cold Outside (Skit)

Cast[]

Repertory Players[]

Featured Players[]

Cameos by Paul McCartney, Madonna, Barry Gibb, Michael Bloomberg and another former cast member Chris Rock (appears only in goodbyes)

Sketches and Musical Performances[]

Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other

Title	Image	Summary
Bring It on Down to Wrappinville Cold Opening		Christmas wrapping singers (Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon) duke it out with a vendor (Aidy Bryant) for business over the holidays.
Christmas Songs Monologue by Jimmy Fallon		Longtime former cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor Jimmy Fallon returned to SNL to host for the second time for the Christmas episode. He sings some holiday tunes with his musical idols with David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and Paul McCartney. Unfortunately, they can't be here, so he sings a classic Christmas song "Joy to the World" and Paul McCartney arrived on time, and they sing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".
Family Feud Celebrity Edition: NBC vs. CBS		Steve Harvey (Kenan Thompson) hosts as celebrities (Jimmy Fallon, Brooks Wheelan, John Milhiser, Kate McKinnon, Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah and Noël Wells) from NBC and CBS battle it out on Family Feud!
Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Nasim Pedrad, Noël Wells and Jimmy Fallon performed "(Do It On My) Twin Bed"		When you're home for the holidays, sometimes you've got to get busy on your childhood twin bed. Also features Beck Bennett, Taran Killam and Brooks Wheelan.
The Barry Gibb Talk Show		Barry Gibb (Jimmy Fallon) and his brother Robin (Justin Timberlake) welcome guests Madonna, Megyn Kelly (Cecily Strong), Senator Paul Ryan (Taran Killam) and Barry Gibb himself to their talk show.
Justin Timberlake performed "Only When I Walk Away". Introduced by Jimmy Fallon and Madonna
Weekend Update with Seth Meyers and Cecily Strong		With guests, Billie Jean King (Kate McKinnon) can’t wait to rub her homosexuality into Putin’s face during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Jimmy Fallon discuss their coming changes as they leave the New York Mayor’s office and hand “Late Night” over to Seth Meyers.
Waking Up with Kimye: Holiday Show		Kanye West (Jay Pharoah) and Kim Kardashian (Nasim Pedrad) celebrate the holidays with a special episode of "Waking Up with Kimye." Highlights include the Kardashian Kristmas Karolers, a gingerbread nightclub and a new music video. Also features Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan, Cecily Strong and Noël Wells.
Now That's What I Call Christmas		Now That's What I Call Christmas brings all your favorite artists together on one holiday album, featuring Lorde (Kate McKinnon), DMX (Jay Pharoah), Michael Bublé, Alan Rickman, Pitbull, Van Morrison and Harry Styles (Jimmy Fallon).
A Christmas Carol: Christmas Past		The Ghost of Christmas Past (Kenan Thompson) takes Ebenezer Scrooge (Taran Killam) back in time to clear up why he didn't end up with Belle (Kate McKinnon).
Baby It's Cold Outside		Jimmy Fallon and Cecily Strong perform their Hilarious version of the Holiday Classic "Baby It's Cold Outside".
Justin Timberlake performed "Pair of Wings"
Goodbyes and Closing Credits. Chris Rock only appears during the goodnights.		Justin Timberlake, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Barry Gibb, Michael Bloomberg, Chris Rock, Lorne, the cast, writers and everybody are all thanked by Jimmy Fallon for bringing him back home for Christmas. He also wishes everybody for having him back home for Christmas and wishes "Happy Holidays".

Trivia[]

This marked the final episode for longtime writer Paula Pell (who had been a writer on the show since 1995) who permanently left the show after 18½ years as a writer.
- Pell is the longest-tenured female writer in the history of the show.

Notes/Trivia[]

This marked the final SNL episode of 2013.
Paul McCartney appears in the opening monologue.
Madonna and Barry Gibb appear in The Barry Gibb Talk Show sketch. She also co-introduces Timberlake's first performance with Fallon.
Michael Bloomberg appears during Weekend Update.
Chris Rock appears during the goodnights.
This is also the final episode to feature the Dancing Mascot, and The Barry Gibb Talk Show sketches.
Jimmy Fallon also joined Eddie Murphy as the second former cast member to host multiple SNL holiday episodes.
Justin Timberlake joined the group of SNL legends who have headlined multiple episodes in a calendar year.

Preceded by: December 14, 2013	Saturday Night Live episode	Followed by: January 18, 2014