February 9, 2019 Season 44 episode
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| Episode | 861 |
| Season Episode | 12 |
| Host | Halsey |
| Musical Guest(s) | Halsey |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Without Me" "Eastside" |
| Previous Episode January 26, 2019 |
Next Episode February 16, 2019 |
The 862nd episode and 12th episode of Saturday Night Live's 44th season which premiered on February 9, 2019. Pop sensation, singer-songwriter and musician Halsey was the host and also served as the episode's musical guest and she performs "Without Me" and "Eastside". Halsey previously made her musical guest debut on January 13, 2018, the tenth episode and first show of New Year 2018 of SNL's 43rd season, hosted by actor Sam Rockwell. This is Halsey's first-time hosting, and she made her 2nd musical guest appearance, as well as her 3rd appearance on SNL.
Halsey's goodnights speech is in the following: "I Want to Thank Everyone at SNL and This Entire Cast for Making This the Best Week of My Life, Thank You Everybody, Good Night". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
- Uncredited vocal cameo by Alec Baldwin (voice only)
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Comments |
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| Meet the Press Cold Opening | Chuck Todd (Kyle Mooney) debates what Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' penis looks like on Meet the Press, while he interviews Eugene Robinson (Kenan Thompson), Peggy Noonan (Cecily Strong), Donna Brazile (Leslie Jones), Wilbur Ross (Kate McKinnon) and Matt Whitaker (Aidy Bryant). | |
| Monologue by Halsey | Hosting for the first time, two-time musical guest Halsey introduces herself as that singer from New Jersey your angsty teenage daughter is listening to. | |
| Them Trumps: State of the Union | “Them Trumps” reimagines the lead up to Trump's State of the Union address if the Trump family was black (Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, Chris Redd, and Ego Nwodim). Also features Halsey and Alex Moffat as police officer. | |
| Virgina State Capitol Meeting | Virginia state representatives (Halsey, Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, and Cecily Strong) call an emergency meeting in response to multiple blackface controversies to their boss (Kenan Thompson). | |
| Halsey, Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon performed "Valentine's Day Song" with Kenan Thompson | Women have their sexy Valentine's Days ruined. Also Features Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney as the boyfriends and Heidi Garnder as the boss. | |
| Parents Phone Call | An architect (Mikey Day) gets interrupted by a confusing call from his parents (Halsey, Beck Bennett). With Chris Redd as the boss and Melissa Villaseñor as the client. | |
| Women of Congress | First they were women, and then they were fed up women, now they are the women of Congress (Halsey, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Melissa Villaseñor, Leslie Jones, Heidi Gardner, Kate McKinnon, Ego Nwodim). | |
| Halsey performs "Without Me". Aidy Bryant introduces Halsey's first musical performance. | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like the Virginia governor's blackface controversy and Apple's latest emojis. With guests, Melissa Villaseñor talks to Colin Jost about her favorites to win at the 2019 Grammy Awards with Kyle Mooney, Nico Slobkin (Mikey Day) and Brie Bacardi (Heidi Gardner) arrived and talk to Michael Che about their joint, relationship Instagram account, and Guy Who Just Bought a Boat (Alex Moffat) is back to share his respectful dating tips for having a great Valentine's Day. | |
| Soroity Karaoke | Three pledges (Melissa Villaseñor, Halsey, and Cecily Strong) descend on a karaoke bar and jump onstage to sing 4 Non-Blondes’ “What’s Up.” Also features Aidy Bryant as Xena. Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Kyle Mooney and Ego Nwodim as the audience members, Kate McKinnon as Bonnie Braggs and Kenan Thompson as voice of macaw. | |
| Black History Month Presentation | SNL's African-American cast members (Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, Chris Redd and Ego Nwodim) gets interrupted by Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett while paying a tribute to Black History Month. | |
| Halsey performs "Eastside". Chris Redd introduces Halsey's second musical performance. | ||
| Maurice | A family (Halsey, Leslie Jones, and Ego Nwodim) discovers their patriarch (Kenan Thompson) has been freelancing on a voyeur site for extra cash. Also features Alex Moffat and Kyle Mooney as the patrons. | |
| Riverdale | Filming for an episode of Riverdale gets interrupted by a noisy corpse. With Halsey as Lili Reinhart, Beck Bennett as Cole Sprouse, Pete Davidson as Lionel Rogers, Alex Moffat as actor, Kenan Thompson as Rick and Melissa Villaseñor as the marker. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Halsey thanked everyone at SNL and the entire cast for making the best week of her life. |
Trivia[]
- This is the 2nd appearance of "Them Trumps" pre-taped sketch.
- This is the 4th appearance of The Guy Who Just Bought A Boat.
- This is also marked the first appearance of Nico Slobkin and Brie Bacardi.
Trivia/Notes[]
- Halsey joined the famous group of SNL hosts who have performed "double duty" on the show (headlined as the host & musical guest).
- Halsey continues to build her SNL legacy tonight.
| Preceded by: January 26, 2019 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 16, 2019 |