January 19, 2013 Season 38 episode
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| Episode | 735 |
| Season Episode | 11 |
| Host | Jennifer Lawrence |
| Musical Guest(s) | The Lumineers |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Ho Hey" "Stubborn Love" |
| Previous Episode December 15, 2012 |
Next Episode January 26, 2013 |
The 735th episode and 11th episode of Saturday Night Live's 38th season premiered on January 19, 2013. It was hosted by actress Jennifer Lawrence, star of the X-Men film series and the first four The Hunger Games film series, as well as the hit films Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Joy, A Beautiful Planet, Passengers, Mother!, Red Sparrow, Don't Look Up, Causeway, and No Hard Feelings, with musical guest The Lumineers, who performed "Ho Hey" and "Stubborn Love."
This was the hosting debut for Jennifer Lawrence and The Lumineers made their musical guest debut on SNL.
Jennifer Lawrence’s goodnights speech is "Thank You To The Lumineers, and NBC Lorne Michaels My Family Thank You". (Cheers & Applause)
Cast[]
Repertory 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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| Piers Morgan Tonight Cold Open | Piers Morgan (Taran Killam) catches up on news events involving Lance Armstrong’s (Jason Sudeikis) drug scandal, college linebacker Manti Te’o’s (Bobby Moynihan) cruel prank, and Jodie Foster’s (Kate McKinnon) not-so-shocking, incoherent confession. | |
| Monologue by Jennifer Lawrence | Hosting for the only time, actress Jennifer Lawrence tries to crack a smile from flow Golden Globe nominee Tommy Lee Jones (Bill Hader), then proceeds to trash-talk and compliment her fellow Best Actress Oscar contenders. | |
| Verismo | Housewife (Vanessa Bayer) duplicates the tense Starbucks experience at home by brewing up an incompetent and beligerent cup of coffee in the privacy of her own kitchen. | |
| Girlfriends Talk Show | Morgan (Aidy Bryant) is threatened anew when best friend co-host Kyra (Cecily Strong) welcomes new best friend Jessy (Jennifer Lawrence) to the topic couch. | |
| Post Hunger Games News Conference | After placing at the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Taran Killam) field questions from reporters. | |
| More Hobbit | Determined to squeeze out J.R.R. Tolkien for everything he’s worth, director Peter Jackson has stetched “The Hobbitt” into an 18-part film series filled with drawn-out plots and ridiculous spoofs. | |
| Johnny Two Tones | Diners (Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer) love the kitschy insulting service at retro Johnny Two Tones, until their server, Brenda (Jennifer Lawrence), takes it too far. | |
| The Lumineers performed "Ho Hey" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | With guest, Second-hand news correspondent Anthony Crispino (Bobby Moynihan) delights Seth Meyers with more information gleaned from a host of suspicious characters. | |
| Top Dog Chef | Canine-humans (Bill Hader, Jennifer Lawrence, Bobby Moynihan) attempt to wow Padma Leash-Me (Nasim Pedrad), Tom Collie-Cio (Jason Sudeikis) and Mario Barktali (Fred Armisen) with culinary dishes created from random garbage. | |
| B108 FM | Richard (Taran Killam), The Buffalo (Bobby Moynihan), and intern Busty Rhymes (Jennifer Lawrence) work the morning zoo format at 5 a.m. | |
| The Lumineers performed "Stubborn Love" | ||
| Danielle | In a badly-dubbed French pornographic film, everyone in a cafe is enchanted by Danielle (Jennifer Lawrence). | |
| Love Letters | While exchanging love letters with his honey Madeline Cook (Jennifer Lawrence), Civil war soldier Greg Dorfman (Tim Robinson) repeatedly requests that she send him a tit pic. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Jennifer Lawrence thanked The Lumineers, Lorne Michaels and everyone at NBC and her entire family. |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Jennifer Lawrence reprised her role as Katniss Everdeen in the "Post Hunger Games News Conference" sketch.
- An error occurred during "The Hobbit" sketch when the announcer said, "Hobbit 8" under "The Hobbit 10: The Elf Queen Tries To Pick An Outfit" title card.
- The "Top Dog Chef" is a parody of Bravo reality competition series Top Chef. Padma Leash Me and Tom Collie-Cio are parodies of the hosts Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio, respectively.
| Preceded by: December 15, 2012 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 26, 2013 |