February 1, 2020 Season 45 episode
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| Episode | 883 |
| Season Episode | 12 |
| Host | J. J. Watt |
| Musical Guest(s) | Luke Combs |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Lovin' On You" "Beer Never Broke My Heart" |
| Previous Episode January 25, 2020 |
Next Episode February 8, 2020 |
The 883rd episode and 12th episode of Saturday Night Live's 45th season premiered on February 1, 2020. It was hosted by the football defensive for the National Football League (NFL), Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans, J. J. Watt, with musical guest Luke Combs, a country music singer-songwriter. This will be J.J. Watt's hosting debut and Luke Combs made his musical guest debut on SNL.
The goodnights speech for J. J. Watt is in the following: "Thank You to Luke Combs, Alec Baldwin, Lorne, Everybody Here and This Amazing Audience, Thank You All So, So Much, I Appreciated, I Hope You Enjoy Your Night with Us". (As He Grabs a Paper and Throws It to the Air) (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
Cameo Appearance by Alec Baldwin
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Trump Impeachment Fantasy Cold Opening | Judge Mathis (Kenan Thompson) presides over the President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) impeachment trial everyone wishes had happened but didn't. Also Features Beck Bennett as Mitch McConnell, Pete Davidson as Hunter Biden, Mikey Day as John Roberts, Kate McKinnon as Lindsey Graham, Alex Moffat as Adam Schiff, Kyle Mooney as Vinny, and Cecily Strong as John Bolton. | |
| Monologue by J.J. Watt | Hosting for the first time, the football defensive end for the National Football League (NFL), Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans, J.J. Watt talks about his family of NFL players and the 2020 Super Bowl LIV. | |
| Frozen 2 | A commercial for Disney's hit animated film Frozen 2 shows deleted scenes featuring Elsa (Kate McKinnon), Anna (Cecily Strong), Kristoff (J.J. Watt) and Olaf (Mikey Day). Also Features Kenan Thompson as Mattias, Kyle Mooney as Yakob and Beck Bennett as both Jorgen and the announcer. | |
| Robbie | A football team rallies for their coach (Beck Bennett) to let Robbie (Chris Redd) join the team until one team member Riley (J.J. Watt) speaks out. Also Features Mikey Day as Stevens, Alex Moffat and Kyle Mooney as football players and Kenan Thompson as Mr. Fillmore the janitor. | |
| Sex Talk | A father and mother (J.J. Watt and Aidy Bryant) gives his son (Kyle Mooney) the talk about sex and love. | |
| Men's Product: Olay Eye Black | A commercial advertises a new men’s product called Olay Eye Black, the only under-eye product designed for reducing glare and signs of aging. With J.J. Watt, Beck Bennett and Alex Moffat as the guys, and Kenan Thompson as the player. | |
| Luke Combs performs "Lovin’ on You" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s argument with an NPR reporter and Greece electing its first female president. With guests, Chen Biao (Bowen Yang) arrived to talk about China’s fight against the coronavirus and Dr. Angie Hynes (Ego Nwodim in her very first Weekend Update appearance on the show) stops by the Update desk to talk about Black History Month in February. | |
| Pilot Hunk | Pat (JJ Watt) meets with the women (Cecily Strong, Heidi Gardner, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Melissa Villaseñor, Ego Nwodim, and Chloe Fineman) vying for his heart. | |
| Madden 21 | J.J. Watt has some concerns while recording audio for Madden 21. With Mikey Day and Ego Nwodim as the engineers. | |
| Food Dudes | Introducing Food Dudes - the realistic mannequins that can sit with you when you order delivery, so no one thinks you're an animal. With Beck Bennett as the customer, Mikey Day as the delivery man, Kyle Mooney as Matt, Kenan Thompson as the guy and Melissa Villaseñor as the employee. Cecily Strong plays the announcer. | |
| Luke Combs performs "Beer Never Broke My Heart" | ||
| Society Debut | Bigfoot’s (J.J. Watt) debut to society goes off the rails. Also Features Beck Bennett, Cecily Strong and Bowen Yang as the guests, Kenan Thompson as the host and Alex Moffat as Henry. | |
| Pizza Place | A very popular pizza delivery man (J.J. Watt) loses his job to his boss (Kenan Thompson). Also Features Heidi Gardner and Cecily Strong as the customers. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | J.J. Watt thanked Luke Combs, Alec Baldwin, Lorne, the cast and crew, everybody here, and this amazing audience for having him here to host the show for the first time. He appreciated it and hoped to enjoy their night with them. Also in the goodnights, Watt and several cast members wearing Kobe Bryant's #24 Lakers jersey as a tribute to longtime NBA basketball player (NBA) Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash a week earlier the day after the previous episode. |
Trivia[]
- During the goodnights, J.J. Watt and some of the cast members wear several Los Angeles Lakers jerseys showing Kobe Bryant's #24 number with Watt tossing a crumpled piece of paper off stage (à la shooting a basketball), as a tribute to Lakers jersey as a tribute to longtime basketball player, who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Kobe Bryant, who died a week earlier from a helicopter crash, a day after the previous episode.
- J.J. Watt also joined the group of professional athletes that have hosted Saturday Night Live through the years.
| Preceded by: January 25, 2020 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 8, 2020 |