December 7, 2013 Season 39 episode
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| Episode | 753 |
| Season Episode | 8 |
| Host | Paul Rudd |
| Musical Guest(s) | One Direction |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Story of My Life" "Through the Dark" |
| Previous Episode November 23, 2013 |
Next Episode December 14, 2013 |
The 8th episode of Season 39 and the 753rd episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on December 7, 2013, hosted by actor Paul Rudd, star of the hit films Dinner for Schmucks, They Came Together, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Fundamentals of Caring, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and The Catcher Was a Spy, and Marvel Studios films Ant-Man and the sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Endgame, and the third film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, with musical guests One Direction, an English-Irish boy band, who performed "Story of My Life" and "Through the Dark," and appeared in the opening monologue and the "Dan Charles" pre-taped sketch. This is Paul Rudd's 3rd time as host, and One Direction made their 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL.
Paul Rudd's goodnights speech is Awwww, Thank You So Much, I Had a Blast! I Want to Say Thank you to One Direction. Thank you! And thank you, Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen and Steve Carell and David Koechner and Will Ferrell… and To This Entire Cast and This Amazing Crew, Lorne Michaels and Everyone here. It is SUCH a Thrill to Be Back, Thank you so much! Have a great night, thanks for watching! (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Aidy Bryant
- Taran Killam
- Kate McKinnon
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Jay Pharoah
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
Cameos by SNL alums Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, and David Koechner and Steve Carell
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| The Sound of Music: Live & Condensed Cold Opening | The truncated live version of “The Sound of Music” runs ridiculously long with the unnecessary addition of Dooneese (Kristen Wiig) and Lawrence Welk (Fred Armisen). | |
| Monologue by Paul Rudd | Returning to host SNL for the third time, actor Paul Rudd initiates a Battle of the Boy Bands by pitting himself, Will Ferrell, David Koechner and Steve Carell against One Direction. | |
| Politics Nation | Al Sharpton (Kenan Thompson) discusses the healthcare.gov website with unpaid Huffington Post contributor Peter Douchet (Paul Rudd). | |
| One Direction's #1 Fan Dan Charles | Grown man Dan Charles (Paul Rudd) is One Direction’s #1 fan. | |
| Divorce | ||
| One Direction performed "Story of My Life" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers and Cecily Strong | ||
| Michleangelo's David | The male model (Paul Rudd) who posed for Michelangelo’s (Taran Killam) David is embarrassed by his tiny sculpted penis. | |
| White Christmas | Paul Rudd stars in multiple roles in a black holiday movie geared for white audiences. | |
| Santa's Workshop | Santa Claus (Paul Rudd) is a changed man after experiencing rapid weight loss just before Christmas. | |
| Past Lovers | ||
| One Direction performed "Through the Dark" | ||
| Bill Brasky | Copier salesman (Will Ferell, David Koechner, Taran Killam, and Paul Rudd) wax nostalgic about Bill Brasky while drinking at a Chuck E. Cheese’s. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Paul Rudd had a blast, and he thanked One Direction, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen, Steve Carell, David Koechner and Will Ferrell, the entire cast and this amazing crew, Lorne Michaels and everyone here for having him back. |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Longtime former cast members Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen appear in the cold open reprising their characters from "The Lawrence Welk Show" sketches.
- Longtime former cast-member Will Ferrell and short-time cast member David Koechner and Steve Carell appear in the opening monologue. Ferrell and Koechner later reprise their roles in the "Bill Brasky" sketch.
- This was Katie Rich's first episode as a Weekend Update writer.
| Preceded by: November 23, 2013 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 14, 2013 |