February 16, 2013 Season 38 episode
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| Episode | 738 |
| Season Episode | 14 |
| Host | Christoph Waltz |
| Musical Guest(s) | Alabama Shakes |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Hold On" "Always Alright" |
| Previous Episode February 9, 2013 |
Next Episode March 2, 2013 |
The 738th episode and 14th episode of Saturday Night Live's 38th season premiered on February 16, 2013, hosted by German and Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, star of the hit feature films Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, Carnage, The Zero Theorem, Big Eyes, Downsizing, Alita: Battle Angel, Spectre, No Time to Die, Alita: Battle Angel, Georgetown and The French Dispatch, and Amazon Prime's thriller series The Consultant, with musical guests Alabama Shakes, a rock band, who performed "Hold On" and "Always Alright". The German and Austrian actor Christoph Waltz made his only hosting stint on SNL, and this was Alabama Shakes' musical guest debut.
Christoph Waltz's goodnights speech is "Thanks to Alabama Shakes! Thanks to my friends from “SNL”! And thanks to YOU! You’re fabulous!" (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Main Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Vanessa Bayer
- Bill Hader
- Taran Killam
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Jay Pharoah
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph Cold Open | Triumph Cruise directors (Jason Sudeikis, Cecily Strong) try to keep passengers calm with onboard entertainment as the situation deteriorates around them. | |
| Opening montage | Bill Hader fills in for Don Pardo, on the musical guest and host introductions, as Pardo took some time off the show, due to a broken hip. | |
| Monologue by Christoph Waltz | Despite being from Austria, Austrian-German actor Christoph Waltz endures German stereotype gags, then sings the Austrian favorite “Smile, Damn You, Smile!”, as he making his only hosting stint. | |
| What Have You Become? | Game show format examines the empty lives of its host (Christoph Waltz) and contestants (Kenan Thompson, Bill Hader, Aidy Bryant). | |
| Papal Securities | Spokesman (Jason Sudeikis) gives retiring Pope Benedict XVI (Christoph Waltz) the kind of financial advice he needs to survive on a fixed income. | |
| Tippy | At a party, Tiffy (Nasim Pedrad) always comes in late to the conversations of her social peers. | |
| DJesus Uncrossed | In a new movie by Quentin Tarantino, Jesus (Christoph Waltz) rises from the dead and conquers his enemies with a deadly sword. | |
| Now Is The Time For A Tickle Fight, He He! | Couple (Cecily Strong, Taran Killam) enjoys the romantic soul stylings of the JaMarcus Brothers Marcus (Kenan Thompson) and Darnell (Jay Pharoah), but cringe at the inexperienced stylings of their adopted white brother Englebert (Christoph Waltz). | |
| Alabama Shakes performed "Hold On" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | Sen. Marco Rubio (Taran Killam) explains his awkward water grab while rebutting President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Russian native Olya Povlatsky (Kate McKinnon) comments on the meteorite that exploded over Russia this week. ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith (Jay Pharoah) screams his comments about the turbulent season for the L.A. Lakers. | |
| Regine: Loving Couple | While at a trendy club, Louis (Christoph Waltz) introduces his friends to his new girlfriend Regine (Fred Armisen). | |
| Fox and Friends | Steve Doocey (Taran Killam), Gretchen Carlson (Vanessa Bayer), and Brian Kilmeade (Bobby Moynihan) discuss President Obama’s State of the Union Address with Ted Ngugent (Bill Hader), then question U.K. Food Standard agent (Fred Armisen) about England’s horsemeat scandal. | |
| Alabama Shakes performed "Always Alright" | ||
| Secret Admirer Letter | Jennifer (Cecily Strong) is creeped out by a poorly-written secret admirer letter, unaware that it was sent by Dimitri (Christoph Waltz) the shy foreign security guard in her office. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Christoph Waltz thanked Alabama Shakes, his friends from SNL and everyone, they're fabulous. |
Notes/Trivia[]
- With this episode, Waltz becomes the first German-speaking person to host the show.
- The "DJesus Uncrossed" filmed commercial sketch is a parody of the 2012 epic western film Django Unchained, a film starring guest host Christoph Waltz.
| Preceded by: February 9, 2013 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 2, 2013 |