January 21, 2017 Season 42 episode
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| Episode | 820 |
| Season Episode | 12 |
| Host | Aziz Ansari |
| Musical Guest(s) | Big Sean |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Bounce Back" "Sunday Morning Jetpack" |
| Previous Episode January 14, 2017 |
Next Episode February 4, 2017 |
The 820th episode and 12th episode of Saturday Night Live's 42nd season premiered on January 21, 2017. It was hosted by comedian and actor Aziz Ansari, star of the NBC series Parks and Recreation, which co-starred former longtime cast member Amy Poehler and the Netflix series Master of None, with rapper Big Sean as the musical guest. This was Aziz Ansari's hosting debut, as well as the musical guest debut on SNL for Big Sean.
Cast[]
Repertory[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Bobby Moynihan
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Sasheer Zamata
Featured[]
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Vladimir Putin Cold Open | 
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) and Olya Povlatsky (Kate McKinnon) assure Americans that everything will be fine under President Donald Trump. |
| Montage | ||
| Monologue by Aziz Ansari | 
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Hosting for the first time, Aziz Ansari describes how different groups of people have reacted to Donald Trump's election. |
| Beat The Bookworm | 
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Cindy (Vanessa Bayer) takes on The Bookworm (Aziz Ansari) in a battle of wits. |
| La La Land Interrogation | 
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The police (Cecily Strong, Beck Bennett) won't stand for one man's (Aziz Ansari) opinion of the movie. |
| Kellyanne Conway | 
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Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon) reveals the real reason she joined Donald Trump's campaign. |
| Attorney Ad | 
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Clients (Aziz Ansari, Sasheer Zamata, Melissa Villaseñor, Pete Davidson) share how they were helped by the law firm of Broderick (Kate McKinnon) & Ganz (Bobby Moynihan). |
| Big Sean Performs "Bounce Back" | 
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Musical Guest Big Sean performs "Bounce Back". |
| Weekend Update With Colin Jost And Michael Che | 
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Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including Donald Trump's inauguration, Sean Spicer's first appearance as White House press secretary and Alexander Hamilton's handwritten letters being auctioned. Leslie Jones wonders why she wasn't taught about the women in Hidden Figures in school and Jake Rocheck (Mikey Day) reports live from the friend zone, where he's helping Shannon (Cecily Strong) move into her new apartment. |
| Bedroom | 
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A woman (Melissa Villaseñor) has a hard time talking dirty with her boyfriend (Aziz Ansari). |
| Five Stars | 
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An Uber driver (Bobby Moynihan) and his passenger (Aziz Ansari) try to get a five-star rating. |
| Pizza Town | 
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An animatronic band (Aziz Ansari, Mikey Day, Aidy Bryant, Bobby Moynihan) interrupts the standoff between two cops (Beck Bennett, Kenan Thompson) and a criminal (Kyle Mooney). |
| Big Sean Performs "Sunday Morning Jetpack" | 
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Musical Guest Big Sean Performs "Sunday Morning Jetpack |
| To Sir, With Love | 
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Cecily Strong and Sasheer Zamata sing "To Sir, With Love" to outgoing President Barack Obama |
| Goodnights |
Trivia[]
- Starting with this episode, Kent Sublette (who has been writing for the show since 2007) is named as one of the head writers of the show, alongside Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, and Bryan Tucker.
| Preceded by: January 14, 2017 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 4, 2017 |