February 13, 2016 Season 41 episode
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| Episode | 800 |
| Season Episode | 13 |
| Host | Melissa McCarthy |
| Musical Guest(s) | Kanye West |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Highlights" (preceded by "Low Lights") "Ultralight Beam" |
| Previous Episode February 6, 2016 |
Next Episode March 5, 2016 |
The 13th episode of Season 41 and the 800th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on February 13, 2016, hosted by actress and comedian Melissa McCarthy, star of the hit films Identity Thief, The Heat, Tammy, St. Vincent, Spy, The Boss, Life of the Party, Can You Forgive Me?, The Kitchen, Superintelligence, and Thunder Force, with rapper Kanye West as the musical guest. This is Melissa McCarthy's 4th time as the host and the 6th musical guest appearance on SNL for Kanye West.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Colin Jost
- Taran Killam
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Bobby Moynihan
- Jay Pharoah
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Sasheer Zamata
Featured Players[]
- Cameo by Von Miller
- Musical cameos by Chance The Rapper, El DeBarge, Kirk Franklin, The-Dream and Young Thug
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Make You Love Me Cold Opening | Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) tries to convince the audience that she can be president, while people out for dinner (Taran Killam, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, and Vanessa Bayer) think Sen. Bernie Sanders is better. | |
| Melissa McCarthy's Monologue | Returning to host SNL for the fourth time, Melissa McCarthy sings a song about how she has hosted 5 times, and she is now a member of the Five Timers Club, until Kenan Thompson comes out and tells her she has actually only hosted 4 times. | |
| The Day Beyonce Turned Black | White people (Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Bobby Moynihan, Beck Bennett, Vanessa Bayer, Kate Mckinnon) learn from her new album that Beyonce may actually be black. | |
| The Cul-De-Sac Test Screening | A woman (Melissa McCarthy) is horrified by The Cul-De-Sac test screenings. With Vanessa Bayer, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones and Jon Rudnitsky. | |
| Movie Night | A teenager (Pete Davidson) forgets there was a sex scene in Terminator, and tries to direct their parent's (Melissa McCarthy and Bobby Moynihan) attention away from the movie. | |
| Kanye West performs "Highlights" with El DeBarge, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, The-Dream and Young Thug. | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Featuring guests, Rachel from Friends (Vanessa Bayer), Von Miller, and Leslie Jones. | |
| Pick Up Lines | 5-woman (Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, and Sasheer Zamata) use pick up lines they learned from a mentor (Cecily Strong) to pick up men (Kyle Mooney, Kenan Thompson, Pete Davidson, Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Rudnitsky) at a bar. | |
| Kyle vs. Kanye | Kyle Mooney challenges Kanye West to a freestyle battle and he fails miserably. With Vanessa Bayer, Beck Bennett, Bobby Moynihan, Kenan Thompson, Pete Davidson and Jon Rudnitsky. | |
| Bus Ride | An old woman (Melissa McCarthy) tries to make a black woman (Leslie Jones) feel comfortable on a bus ride. With Beck Bennett as the bus driver and Taran Killam as the passenger. | |
| Kanye West performed "Ultralight Beam" with Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream. | ||
| Whiskers R We | If you want some free cats, go to Whiskers R We, where 2 old women (Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy) can give you tons of cats! | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Melissa McCarthy thanked Kanye West, Von Miller, Chance The Rapper, El DeBarge, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, The-Dream, Young Thug, everyone at SNL and New York City. |
Trivia[]
- Melissa McCarthy also becomes a fourth-time SNL host this season.
| Preceded by: February 6, 2016 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 5, 2016 |