January 19, 2019 Season 44 episode
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| Episode | 860 |
| Season Episode | 10 |
| Host | Rachel Brosnahan |
| Musical Guest(s) | Greta Van Fleet |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Black Smoke Rising" "You're the One" |
| Previous Episode December 15, 2018 |
Next Episode January 26, 2019 |
The 860th episode and 10th episode of Saturday Night Live's 44th season which premiered on January 19, 2019. It was hosted by actress Rachel Brosnahan, star of Amazon Prime Video period comedy-drama series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, with rock band Greta Van Fleet as the musical guests, who performed "Black Smoke Rising" and "You're the One". This was Rachel Brosnahan's hosting debut, as well as the musical guest debut on SNL for Greta Van Fleet.
Rachel Brosnahan's goodnights speech is "Thank You to Greta Van Fleet, Alec Baldwin, John Mulaney, You Guys This is An Experience I Will Never Ever, Ever Forget. This Cast is Incredible and It's Been the Most Insanely Amazing Week Thank You So Much for Coming, Happy Belated New Year, 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[]
- Cameos by Alec Baldwin and John Mulaney.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Deal or No Deal Cold Opening | Steve Harvey (Kenan Thompson) steps in for Howie Mandel as host of Deal or No Deal where President Trump (Alec Baldwin) fields offers. Also features Beck Bennett as Mitch McConnell, Pete Davidson as Clemson football player, Mikey Day as Steve King, Leslie Jones as Maxine Waters, Kate McKinnon as Nacy Pelosi, Alex Moffat as Charles Schumer, Ego Nwodim as Cardi B, Chris Redd as Cory Booker and Melissa Villaseñor as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. | |
| Opening Montage | The opening montage was changed to two just for this episode (for musical guests Greta Van Fleet and host Rachel Brosnahan). | |
| New Year Monologue by Rachel Brosnahan | Hosting for the first time, actress and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan sings about having fun in 2019 but keeps getting reminded of bad news, like the historic government shutdown, Brexit and teachers strikes with current cast members Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Kyle Mooney, and Aidy Bryant. | |
| Action 9 News At Five: Earthquake News Report | The Action 9 News team (Kate McKinnon and Mikey Day) reports on an earthquake and talks to victims of a building collapse where people were having their names legally changed. Also Features Rachel Brosnahan as Dr. Shayna Steele, Beck Bennett as Alan Hitler, Aidy Bryant as paramedic, Pete Davidson as firefighter, Mikey Day as Randall Fields, Heidi Gardner as Julia N., Leslie Jones as Dr. Donna Diddadog, Kyle Mooney as Mark Peanus and Kenan Thompson as Donald McRonald. | |
| Leave Me Alurn | Introducing the Leave Me Alurn, a little urn for women to take with them when they’re traveling solo to stop unwanted small talk. With Rachel Brosnahan, Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson and Melissa Villaseñor. Cecily Strong plays the voice of announcer. | |
| Millennial Millions | Dave Tulane (Kenan Thompson) hosts a game show where millennial contestants (Rachel Brosnahan and Pete Davidson) compete against baby boomers to win prizes like social security and health insurance. Also Features Aidy Bryant as Melanie, Cecily Strong as Parrot Head Boomer, Beck Bennett as Dad and Kyle Mooney as Collector Boomer. | |
| The Raunchiest Miss Rita | Get ready for The Raunchiest Miss Rita (Leslie Jones), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) with a whole new perspective, on Amazon. Also Features Aidy Bryant as Susie, Mikey Day as emcee, Leslie Jones as Rita Mae Johnson, Kyle Mooney as Tony Shalhoub, Abe and Kenan Thompson as Bill Cosby. | |
| Greta Van Fleet performed "Black Smoke Rising" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like the historic government shutdown surpassing a month and Harvey Weinstein being dropped by his lawyer and a controversial Gillette ad. With guests, Senator Elizabeth Warren (Kate McKinnon) talks to Colin Jost about running for president in 2020, and Pete Davidson and John Mulaney talk about their unexpected friendship and give a review of a superhero movie for old people, Clint Eastwood's The Mule. | |
| Tabitha | Daytime talk show host Tabitha (Leslie Jones) talks to fans (Rachel Brosnahan and Cecily Strong) of her book, The Obedient Husband, about using dog training techniques to improve their relationships. Also Features Kenan Thompson as Craig, Beck Bennett as Steven, Kyle Mooney as Benjamin and Mikey Day as Daniel. | |
| Kool-Aid Commercial | It's time to hold the Kool-Aid man accountable for his actions in this commercial parody. With Beck Bennett, Michael Che, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor. | |
| Greta Van Fleet performed "You're the One" | ||
| Ken Instagram | New interns (Rachel Brosnahan, Heidi Gardner, and Pete Davidson) pitch captions for Ken's Instagram account. Also Features Kenan Thompson as Travis and Cecily Strong as Deidre. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Rachel Brosnahan thanked Greta Van Fleet, Alec Baldwin, and John Mulaney, and the cast that they are incredible and everyone, this has been experienced, she will never ever, ever forget, she said it's been the most insanely amazing week and everyone for coming, and she wishes "Happy Belated New Year". |
Trivia[]
- This marked the first SNL episode of 2019.
- SNL headliners Rachel Brosnahan & Greta Van Fleet are the 25th pair to kick off a New Year as the first-time Host and Musical Guests.
- This also marked the final SNL episode to have featured 2 game show sketches, until on February 3, 2024, the eleventh episode of Season 49, hosted by actress and comedian Ayo Edebiri, voiced of Melissa "Missy" Foreman-Greenwald in the Netflix's adult animated coming-of-age sitcom Big Mouth and the star of FX on Hulu's comedy-drama series The Bear, with musical guest Jennifer Lopez.
- This also even marked the second and last sketch appearance of Mattel Instagram Pitch.
| Preceded by: December 15, 2018 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 26, 2019 |