February 8, 2020 Season 45 episode
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| Episode | 884 |
| Season Episode | 13 |
| Host | RuPaul |
| Musical Guest(s) | Justin Bieber |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Yummy" "Intentions" |
| Previous Episode February 1, 2020 |
Next Episode February 29, 2020 |
The 884th episode and 13th episode of Saturday Night Live's 45th season premiered on February 8, 2020, hosted by drag queen RuPaul, star and the host of VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race, with musical guest Justin Bieber, a Candian singer. This is RuPaul's first appearance in 26 years, as well as RuPaul’s first-time hosting.
The last time Justin Bieber was served as both the host and musical guest was on the February 9, 2013 episode, the thirteenth episode of SNL's 38th season. This is also his 3rd musical guest appearance and his first appearance in 7 years and over a decade on SNL.
The goodnights speech for RuPaul is "Thanks to Justin Bieber, Quavo, Jason Sudeikis, Uh to Larry David, Rachel Dratch. And Remember, If You Can't Love Yourself, Honey, How You Gonna Love Somebody?". (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+ (Credited in the opening montage and appeared only in goodbyes)
Featured Players[]
+ Credited but did not appear/Appeared only in goodbyes.
- Cameos by SNL alums Jason Sudeikis and Rachel Dratch, and Larry David. Pre-recorded cameo by another SNL alum Fred Armisen.
- Musical guest appearance by Quavo of Migos
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| New Hampshire Democratic Debate Cold Opening | 2020 Democratic presidential candidates (Snyder, Warren, Buttigieg, Yang, Klobuchar, Sanders and Biden) face off in a debate before the New Hampshire primary. With Pete Davidson as Tom Snyder, Kate McKinnon as Elizabeth Warren, Colin Jost as Pete Buttigieg, Bowen Yang as Andrew Yang, Mikey Day as George Stephanopoulos, Ego Nwodim as Linsey Davis, Alex Moffat as David Muir and Kenan Thompson as audience member. Cameos by Rachel Dratch as Amy Klobuchar, Larry David as Bernie Sanders, Jason Sudeikis as Joe Biden. | |
| Monologue by RuPaul | Hosting for the first time and his first appearance on SNL in 26 years, drag queen and star and the host of VH1's "RuPaul's Drag Race", RuPaul explains why he isn’t in drag for his monologue and shares his philosophy on drag. | |
| Family Charades | The Johnson family (RuPaul, Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim, and Chris Redd) faces off against another family (Kate McKinnon, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, and Heidi Gardner) in an intense game of charades. | |
| Chad & RuPaul | RuPaul discovers Chad (Pete Davidson) on set and tries to turn him into a future queen of drag. | |
| Check-Splitting | Two employees (RuPaul, Cecily Strong) make a stink about splitting the check at a lunch with coworkers (Chris Redd, Heidi Gardner, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney). With Chloe Fineman as the waitress. | |
| Boop-It | A commercial advertises a new toy called Boop It. Parody of Bop-It. With Beck Bennett as Mark Williams, Mikey Day as David Williams, Chloe Fineman as Jenn Williams, Heidi Gardner as Deidre Williams and Chris Redd as Tyler. | |
| The Library | To celebrate National Literacy Month, a library invites RuPaul to teach everyone how to read. Also Features Beck Bennett as the father, Aidy Bryant and Mikey Day as the librarians, Kate McKinnon and Ego Nwodim as the mothers. | |
| Justin Bieber performed "Yummy" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like President Trump's reaction to his impeachment acquittal and McDonald's releasing a new Shamrock Shake. With guests, Chloe Fineman (in very her first appearance on Weekend Update on the show) stops by the Update desk to discuss and show impressions of her favorite Oscar-worthy performances of the year and Che's neighbor Cathy Ann (Cecily Strong) weighs in on President Trump’s acquittal from the impeachment trial. | |
| Return of Thirsty Cops | Two thirsty cops (RuPaul, Ego Nwodim) make their move on a civilian (Pete Davidson) during a traffic stop. With Kate McKinnon | |
| Old New York Show | Madge and Dickie (Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant) host a talk show from their hotel room called The Old New York Show with special guest Mr. Tarry Teats (RuPaul). | |
| Justin Bieber performed "Intentions". Bieber is joined by Quavo of Migos. | ||
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | RuPaul thanked Justin Bieber, Quavo, Jason Sudeikis, Larry David and Rachel Dratch. He reminds everyone to love themselves, they can love some back. Also in the goodbyes, Mikey Day, Chris Redd and Ego Nwodim point to Chloe Fineman, as this is her Weekend Update debut in this episode. Only appearance by Melissa Villaseñor. |
Cut for Time[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Coal Miners Face-Off | Two coal miners (RuPaul, Bowen Yang) find themselves in a tense and dramatic encounter. Also features Beck Bennett, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat and Chris Redd as coal workers. | |
| Baby Doctor | Two babies were switched at birth and then one of those babies was switched again - with a doctor (RuPaul). Also Features Beck Bennett and Aidy Bryant as parents, Kenan Thompson as the doctor, and Heidi Gardner as both the nurse and mother. |
Trivia[]
- RuPaul became the first drag queen to host SNL. This was also his first appearance on the show since 1993 during the September 25, 1993, which is the Season 19 premiere, hosted by longtime former NBA basketball player Charles Barkley, with musical guest Nirvana, when he cameoed (in drag) on the game show sketch, "What's That?", where contestants try to identify the genders of androgynous people.
- Melissa Villaseñor did not appear in this episode, however she is credited in the opening montage and appear only in goodbyes.
- There is even no additional sketch before the goodnights.
- This episode premiered on Cecily Strong's 36th birthday.
| Preceded by: February 1, 2020 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 29, 2020 |