February 3, 2018 Season 43 episode
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| Episode | 842 |
| Season Episode | 13 |
| Host | Natalie Portman |
| Musical Guest(s) | Dua Lipa |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"New Rules" "Homesick" |
| Previous Episode January 27, 2018 |
Next Episode March 3, 2018 |
The 842nd episode and 13th episode of Saturday Night Live's 43rd season premiered on February 3, 2018, hosted by Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman, star of Stars Wars prequel trilogy and the hit films Léon: The Professional, Closer, V for Vendetta, The Other Boleyn Girl, Black Swan, No Strings Attached, Von Lux, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, Lucy in the Sky, Jackie, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's hit superhero films Thor, Thor: The Dark World, and Thor: Love and Thunder and May December, with musical guest Dua Lipa, an English and Albanian singer and songwriter. This is Natalie Portman's 2nd hosting stint and her first appearance in 11 years, 10 months, and 30 days, while Dua Lipa made her musical guest debut on SNL.
Portman last hosted SNL back on the March 4, 2006 episode, the thirteenth episode of SNL's 31st season, with musical guests Fall Out Boy, the legendary rock band.
Natalie Portman’s goodnights speech is "Thank You Dua Lipa, Alec Baldwin, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey. Rosie and Isolation and I Love You Alex & Ramona Sweet Dreams". (Blow a Kiss) (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by Alec Baldwin, longtime former cast members Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, and Andy Samberg
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Fox & Friends Cold Open | The returning of the classic sketch since November 21, 2015. Steve Doocy (Alex Moffat), Ainsley Earhardt (Heidi Gardner) and Brian Kilmeade (Beck Bennett) interview Hope Hicks (Cecily Strong), Louis Farrakhan (Chris Redd) and President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin). | |
| Opening Montage | Announcer Darrell Hammond does another announcement live for this episode. | |
| Monologue by Natalie Portman | Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones critique actress Natalie Portman's monologue in real-time, as she returned to SNL for her second hosting stint and her first appearance in 11 years, 10 months, and 30 days. Bandleader Lenny Pickett makes a rare speaking appearance in the opening monologue. | |
| Revolutionary War | The Patriots from New England (Natalie Portman, Rachel Dratch, Alex Moffat, Heidi Gardner, Luke Null) and the Philadelphians (Tina Fey, Mikey Day, Kenan Thompson) argue over who is better. Also Features Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney as representatives. | |
| Stranger Things 3 | Eleven (Natalie Portman) and Mike (Mikey Day) meets Fourteen (Beck Bennett), Nine (Cecily Strong), Five (Pete Davidson), Fifty (Leslie Jones), a guy (Luke Null), Eighteen (Aidy Bryant) and Three (Kenan Thompson). | |
| Natalie Portman performed "Natalie's Rap 2" | Natalie Portman shares what's new in her life. Also Features Beck Bennett as the interviewer, Alex Moffat as guy and Kenan Thompson as the doctor. Cameo by longtime former cast member Andy Samberg. | |
| Dua Lipa performed "New Rules" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including the release of Rep. Devin Nunes' memo and February being Black History Month. With guests, Brigitte Bardot (Kate McKinnon) and Catherine Deneuve (Cecily Strong) arrived to discuss #MeToo, Pete Davidson stops by to discuss filming a Dockers commercial and Che's neighbor Willie (Kenan Thompson) share what he loves about February. | |
| Alien Lover | The captain of a ship (Natalie Portman) encounters a surprising issue before making love to an alien (Beck Bennett). | |
| Nickelodeon 2018 Kids Choice Awards | Allie Jackson (Natalie Portman) loses her voice while co-hosting the orange carpet with Dexter Hill (Mikey Day). Also features Kate McKinnon as Ellen DeGeneres and Pete Davidson as Dylan Maxwell. | |
| First Lady | Melania Trump (Cecily Strong) is visited by former first lady's Jackie Kennedy (Natalie Portman), Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon), Martha Washington (Aidy Bryant) and Michelle Obama (Leslie Jones). | |
| Dua Lipa performed "Homesick" | ||
| Bunny | Bunny (Aidy Bryant) gives three friends (Natalie Portman, Cecily Strong, and Heidi Gardner) dating advice. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Natalie Portman thanked Dua Lipa, Alec Baldwin, Rachel Dratch, and Tina Fey and everyone at SNL for having her back. She also gives her children a sweet dream. |
Trivia[]
- This is the only SNL episode of this season not to air live coast to coast due to NBC's commitment to the NFL and its NFL Honors special.
- Lorne Michaels’ credit scrolls up when the theme starts. On demand versions, the credits don’t scroll up. Which means during Lorne Michaels’ credit, the logos appear. On TV app and NBC app versions, when the band is on their next note, the shot was the camera scrolls up to the clock appears and the I love ny, copyright notice and logos appear. On Hulu and Sling versions, after weekend update written by, the I love ny, copyright notice and logos appear.
- On demand, TV app and NBC app versions, the cheers and applause track from the montage is used. On Hulu and Sling versions, the cheers and applause track from the studio is used.
Trivia/Notes[]
- Natalie Portman is also become the 14th person in SNL history whose 2nd appearance as host occurred 11+ years after their 1st and she also became a second-time SNL host this season.
| Preceded by: January 27, 2018 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 3, 2018 |