February 28, 2015

February 28, 2015  Season 40 episode
Episode	780
Season Episode	14
Host	Dakota Johnson
Musical Guest(s)	Alabama Shakes
Song(s) performed by  Musical Guest(s)	"Don't Wanna Fight" "Gimme All Your Love"

Previous Episode January 31, 2015

Next Episode March 7, 2015

The 14th episode of Season 40 and the 780th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on February 28, 2015, hosted by actress Dakota Johnson, star of the Fifty Shades film series, as well as the hit films A Bigger Splash, How to Be Single, Suspiria, Bad Times at the El Royale, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Our Friend, The High Note, The Lost Daughter, Am I OK?, and Cha Cha Real Smooth, with musical guest Alabama Shakes, a rock band. This was Dakota Johnson's hosting debut, and the 2nd and last musical guest appearance on SNL for Alabama Shakes.

Dakota Johnson's goodnights speech is: "This Had Been the Most Excited Night of My Life, Thank You Lorne and This Incredible Cast for Having Me, Thank You to Alabama Shakes, Thank You Guys for Coming".

Cast

Main

• Vanessa Bayer
• Aidy Bryant
• Taran Killam
• Kate McKinnon
• Bobby Moynihan
• Jay Pharoah
• Cecily Strong
• Kenan Thompson

Featured

• Beck Bennett
• Michael Che
• Pete Davidson
• Leslie Jones
• Colin Jost
• Kyle Mooney
• Sasheer Zamata

Sketches

 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title	Image	Summary
Real Story With Gretchen Carlson		Calrson (Vanessa Bayer) interviews Rudy Giuliani (Taran Killam) in a parody mashup of "Real Story" and the movie "Birdman". With Kyle Mooney, Sasheer Zamata, Bobby Moynihan, Dakota Johnson, and Beck Bennett (who also provides Giuliani's interior monologue).
Monologue by Dakota Johnson		Hosting for the first time, Dakota Johnson discusses starring in Fifty Shades of Grey and how she was conceived the night mom Melanie Griffith hosted SNL in 1988. An audience Q&A with Kyle Mooney, Kate McKinnon, and Johnson's real-life parents Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson.
ISIS Camry commercial		A parody of a Toyota commercial from the previous SuperBowl, with Dakota Johnson, Taran Killam, and Kyle Mooney. This sketch garnered significant news coverage, with all major networks covering the outrage in the following days. Killam stated on Twitter that he was proud of the sketch.[1]
Cinderella		A parody of the tale of Cinderella, with Cecily Strong's recurring character Cathy Ann. With Taran Killam, Dakota Johnson, Bobby Moynihan, Kyle Mooney, and Cecily Strong.
Say What You Wanna Say		A PSA for people saying what they feel, set to the tune of Sara Bareilles's "Brave". With Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Dakota Johnson, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Jay Pharoah, Vanessa Bayer, Leslie Jones, Pete Davidson, Sasheer Zamata, and Bobby Moynihan.
Fifty Shades of Gray Press Conference		Dakota Johnson gives interviews for the upcoming movie, including to an innapropriately young interviewer. With Kate McKinnon, Taran Killam, and Kyle Mooney.
Interns		With Dakota Johnson, Cecily Strong, Bobby Moynihan, Aidy Bryant.
Alabama Shakes performs "Don't Wanna Fight"
Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che		With Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Kate McKinnon), Kanye West (Jay Pharoah with Sasheer Zamata) and Riblet (Bobby Moynihan).
Worf MD		A doctor (Kenan Thompson) shows up dressed as Worf from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" when he has to come straight from a convention. With Dakota Johnson, Leslie Jones, Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer, and Pete Davidson. After the sketch, a picture of recently-deceased Leonard Nimoy as Spock was superimposed with his catchphrase "Ling Long and Prosper".
Net Effect		Host Jennifer Owens (Sasheer Zamata) interviews Samantha Shepard (Dakota Johnson), Chris Konko (Pete Davidson), Mark Falanga (Bobby Moynihan), Veronica Davis (Leslie Jones), and Vincent Cerf (Taran Killam).
Alabama Shakes performs "Gimme All Your Love"
Mr. Riot Films production		Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney produce a short featuring hidden camera reactions.
Goodbyes		Dakota Johnson had been the most excited night of her life and she thanked Lorne and the cast for having her here, to Alabama Shakes, and everyone for coming. During the credits, a camera show shows Don Johnson in the audience giving a Vulcan salute.

Preceded by: January 31, 2015

Saturday Night Live episode

Followed by: March 7, 2015