December 3, 2016

December 3, 2016 Season 42 episode


Episode	816
Season Episode	8
Host	Emma Stone
Musical Guest(s)	Shawn Mendes
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s)	"Mercy" "Treat You Better"

Previous Episode
November 19, 2016

Next Episode
December 10, 2016

The 816th episode and 8th episode of Saturday Night Live's 42nd season premiered on December 3, 2016, hosted by actress Emma Stone, star of the hit films Superbad, Easy A, Irrational Man, La La Land, Battle of the Sexes, Birdman or (The Unexpected Viture of Ignorance), Zombieland: Double Tap and DreamWorks Animation film The Croods: A New Age, with musical guest Shawn Mendes, an Candian singer and songwriter. Shawn Mendes made his musical guest debut and this is Emma Stone’s 3rd time as host on SNL.

Emma Stone's goodnight speech is "Thank You to Shawn Mendes, Alec Baldwin, (Cheers and applause), Jennifer Aniston, Lorne, the Whole Cast and Crew, This is My Favorite Place in the World, Thank You So Much". (Cheers and applause again)

Cast[]

Repertory Players[]

Featured Players[]

Cameos by Alec Baldwin and Jennifer Aniston.

Sketches and Musical Performances[]

Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other

Title	Image	Summary
Classroom Cold Open		President-elect Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) interrupts a security briefing to retweet people (Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Bobby Moynihan).
Monologue by Emma Stone		Returning to host SNL for the third time, actress Emma Stone explains why returning to SNL is like revisiting high school.
High School Theatre Show		Students (Emma Stone, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day) at Woodbridge High School stage an avant-garde theater show that addresses Black Lives Matter.
The Christmas Candle		There's another Christmas savior besides Jesus Christ.
Posters		A boy's (Pete Davidson) posters (Mikey Day, Kate McKinnon, Emma Stone, Kenan Thompson) come to life to encourage him to stay in school.
The Hunt For Hil		Two investigators (Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney) search for Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) in the woods of Chappaqua.
Shawn Mendes Performs "Mercy"		Musical guest Shawn Mendes performs "Mercy".
Weekend Update With Colin Jost And Michael Che		Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including Donald Trump's call with the president of Taiwan. Leslie Jones stops by to discuss women's sexual satisfaction in relationships. Other news, a pet-sitting organization's van being stolen with 16 dogs inside. Rachel Green (Vanessa Bayer) and Jennifer Aniston stop by to discuss '90s nostalgia.
Cleaning Crew		n office cleaning crew (Cecily Strong, Emma Stone, Leslie Jones) performs a Christmas show for some employees (Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, Alex Moffat, Sasheer Zamata, Vanessa Bayer).
Film Screening		Cecelia Prince (Sasheer Zamata) moderates a women in film panel featuring Leslie Jones, Emma Stone, Debette Goldry (Kate McKinnon) and Jennifer Aniston.
Wells For Boys		Introducing Wells for Boys, part of Fisher-Price's new Sensitive Boy line.
Shawn Mendes Performs "Treat You Better"		Musical Guest Shawn Mendes Performs "Treat You Better".
The Nativity		Mary (Emma Stone) is not pleased to have visitors (Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Kenan Thompson, Alex Moffat, Beck Bennett, Bobby Moynihan) so soon after giving birth to Jesus.
Goodnights and Closing Credits		Emma Stone thanked Shawn Mendes, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Aniston, Lorne, the whole cast and crew, this is her favorite place in the world.

Trivia[]

When the first note of the goodnights theme plays, Lorne Michaels’ credit scrolls up. On Hulu and Sling versions, the cheers and applause from the studio is used. On Demand, NBC app and TV app versions, the cheering and applause track from the opening montage is appeared. On Hulu and Sling versions When the credits and copyright notice is out, when the shot is when Emma is talking to Beck, the logos appear. On demand and TV app versions, after the credits and copyright notice, the cheers and applause still go on and the quiet talking shots still go on, but after that, they go straight to the shot where the camera scrolls up to the clock. Then, the logos appear.

Credits[]

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LORNE MICHAELS

PRODUCED BY: STEVE HIGGINS, ERIK KENWARD

DIRECTED BY: DON ROY KING

HEAD WRITERS: CHRIS KELLY, SARAH SCHNEIDER, BRYAN TUCKER

PRODUCERS: LINDSAY SHOOKUS, ERIN DOYLE

WRITTEN BY: JAMES ANDERSON, KRISTEN BARTLETT, JEREMY BEILER, ZACH BORNSTEIN, JOANNA BRADLEY, MEGAN CALLAHAN, MICHAEL CHE, ANNA DREZEN, FRAN GILLESPIE, SUDI GREEN, STEVE HIGGINS, COLIN JOST, ERIK KENWARD, ROB KLEIN, NICK KOCHER, DAVE MCCARY, BRIAN MCELHANEY, DENNIS MCNICHOLAS, DREW MICHAEL, LORNE MICHAELS, CLAIRE MULANEY, JOSH PATTEN, KATIE RICH, STREETER SEITEL, PETE SCHULTZ, WILL STEPHEN, JOE TORRES

WRITING SUPERVISED BY: KENT SUBLETTE

SUPERVISING PRODUCER: KEN AYMONG

FILM PRODUCER: JUSTUS MCLARTY

WEEKEND UPDATE PRODUCER: DENNIS MCNICHOLAS

WEEKEND UPDATE HEAD WRITER: PETE SCHULTZ

PRODUCTION DESIGNERS: EUGENE LEE, AKIRA YOSHIMURA, KEITH IAN RAYWOOD, JOSEPH DETULLIO

LIGHTING DESIGNER: PHIL HYMES

MUSICAL DIRECTORS: LENNY PICKETT, LEON PENDARVIS, ELI BRUGGEMANN

SKETCH MUSIC ADAPTATION: HAL WILLNER

COORDINATING PRODUCER: STACY FOSTER

CO-PRODUCERS: BRIAN SIEDLECKI, NICHOLAS MALLARDI, DINA MOLES, ADAM NICELY

PHOTOGRAPHER: MARY ELLEN MATTHEWS

FINDING BIGFOOT DIRECTED BY PAUL BRIGNATI

THE CHRISTMAS SAVIOR DIRECTED BY OZ RODRIGUEZ

WELLS FOR BOYS DIRECTED BY DAVE MCCARY

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: JANINE DEVITO, JOHN MACDONALD, MELANIE MALONE, GREG SCARNICI

DIGITAL PRODUCER: NICK POYNER

SCRIPT COORDINATORS: CLAIRE SHIREY, LESLIE SIMS, ABBEY LIEBER, RACHEL LABIANCA, MICHELLE HARPER, CHRISTINE ARBULU, VIVIANNE NGUYEN

WEEKEND UPDATE CO-PRODUCER: SCOTT WEINSTEIN

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: STEVEN CIMINO

TALENT EXECUTIVES: KERI POWERS, REBECCA SCHWARTZ, JEFF BLAKE

TALENT ASSOCIATE: GRACE SHAKER

ASSISTANT: LAURIE BERDAN

LIGHTNING DIRECTORS: GEOFF AMORAL, RICK MCGUINNESS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS: MICHAEL MANCINI, MICHAEL POOLE, BOB CAMINTI

STAGE MANAGERS: CHRIS KELLY, GENA ROSITANO

AUDIO: ROBERT SAMARTINO, TYLER MCDIARMID, BILL AFFATIGATO, CHRISTOPHER COSTELLO

MUSIC MIX BY: JAY VINCARI, JOSIAH GLUCK

AUDIO POST PRODUCTION: DEVIN EMKE

SOUND EFFECTS: WILLIAM TAYLOR

VIDEO: FRANK GRISANTI, SUSAN NOLL

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: STEVEN DAURIO

STUDIO MANAGERS: JIM BENJAMIN, RICK JULIANO

CAMERAS: JOHN PINTO, PAUL CANGIALOSI, LEN WECHSLER, DAVE DRISCOLL, ERIC EINSTEIN, JOE DEBONS

THE LIVE BAND

LEON PENDARVIS

GRAPHICS SUPERVISOR: BETH BENSON

CHOREOGRAPHER: DANIELLE FLORA

PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT: JOSEPH LYNN

LEAD GRAPHIC ARTIST: TARA DONNELLY

GRAPHICS: ROBERT SAMARTINO, DOUG ZIDER, BILL AFFATIGATO, ELLEN PALK, MARISSA SHER

VISUAL EFFECTS: MANDY MORALES, STEVEN PIERCE, MILTON LADD, EDMOND HAWKINS

ELECTRONICS: CAROL COLLINGS, PETER CAESAR

ASSISTANTS: LAURIE BERDAN, WILLA SLAUGHTER, GRACE GODVIN

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: LAURA VALK

PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES: LINDSEY ARENBERG, BLAKE ROSENBERG

RESEARCH: TYLER BRANCH, RICK TIENKEN

TALENT ASSISTANT: DANI RAIT

WRITERS RESEARCH: LAUREN MANDEL

ASSISTANT: EMMA CLARK

ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHER: WILL HEATH

OPENING TITLES DESIGNED BY PENTAGRAM, NY

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY RHYS THOMAS

FILM UNIT PRODUCER: CHRIS VOSS

FILM ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: MISHA SUNDUKOVSKIY, EMILY GENENDER

FILM PRODUCTION: MELANIE BOGIN, KAITLIN KNUTSON, CHRIS VOSS, ADRIANA PEREZ, LOUIS LEUCI, MARY POMILLA, MEGHAN CHEEK, JOE VISCONTI

POST PRODUCTION: MATT YONKS

SENIOR FILM EDITOR: ADAM EPSTEIN

FILM EDITORS: JEREMIAH SHUFF, JUSTIN ULBRICH

EDITORS: JASON WATKINS, DEVIN SCHWAB

ASSISTANT EDITOR: SEAN MCILRAITH

DIGITAL MEDIA COORDINATOR: DANIEL GARCIA

CUE CARDS: KYLE OROZOVICH, BRIAN BRENNAN

ARTS DIRECTOR: WELLS THORNE

EVS: HOWARD HIRSCH, ED HINCH

SCENIC ARTISTS: MARK RUDOLF, HALINA MARKI

HAIR: JODI MANCUSO, JENNIFER SERIO, INGA THRASER, CARA HANNAH SULLIVAN, JOSEPH WHITMEYER

MAKE UP: LOUIE ZAKARIAN

ASSOCIATE COSTUME DESIGNERS: JOLL BREAM, REMY PEARCE

ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNERS: CHRISTINA NATIVIDAD, VALERIE KLARICH, STACI GREENBAUM

PRODUCTION OFFICE MANAGER: SCOTT RICHARD

PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANTS: SONIA ATANACIO, LINDSEY CHARLES, JOSH PATTEN, KATIE RICH, TIM ROBINSON, SARAH SCHNEIDER, PETE SCHULTZ, KENT SUBLETTE, LAKENDRA TOOKES

PRODUCTION STAFF: VALERIE BENARD, BRITTNEY BHAYANA, OTIS BLUM, MICHAEL DEPROSPO, CHARLOTTE HARRISON, ROSALIND O’CONNOR, KARLI SEELY

SPECIALTY PROPS BY DEN DESIGN: BOB FLANAGAN

SCENIC SHOP: STIEGELBAUER ASSOCIATES

ANNOUNCER: DARRELL HAMMOND

Trivia/Notes[]

Emma Stone also becomes a third-time SNL host this season.

Preceded by: November 19, 2016	Saturday Night Live episode	Followed by: December 10, 2016