January 25, 2020 Season 45 episode
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| Episode | 882 |
| Season Episode | 11 |
| Host | Adam Driver |
| Musical Guest(s) | Halsey |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"You Should Be Sad" "Finally // Beautiful Stranger" |
| Previous Episode December 21, 2019 |
Next Episode February 1, 2020 |
The 882nd episode and 11th episode of Saturday Night Live's 45th season, hosted by actor Adam Driver, star of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and the hit films Hungry Hearts, Silence, Logan Lucky, This Is Where I Leave You, Paterson, BlacKkKlansman, The Report, The Dead Don't Die, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, Marriage Story, The Last Duel, House of Gucci, Annette, White Noise, 65, Ferrari, and Megalopolis, with musical guest Halsey, a pop singer and songwriter. It premiered on January 25, 2020.
Driver previously hosted SNL 2 times on the following dates: On January 16, 2016, the 10th episode and first show of 2016 of SNL's 41st season, with musical guest Chris Stapleton, and September 29, 2018, which is the Season 44 premiere, with musical guest Kanye West; which coincidentally, was the first episode for current cast member Ego Nwodim.
Halsey previously made her 2 musical guest appearances on SNL on the following dates: On January 13, 2018, the tenth episode and first show of 2018 of SNL's 43rd season, hosted by actor Sam Rockwell and on February 9, 2019, the twelfth episode of SNL's 44th season when she pulled up her doble duty as the host and also served as the musical guest for her 2nd appearance.
This is Adam Driver's 3rd time as the host and the 3rd musical guest appearance on SNL for Halsey.
As of this episode, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong became the then first longest-running female cast members to have officially been on the show for their ninth and eighth full seasons.
Adam Driver's goodnights speech is "Thanks to Halsey, Jon Lovitz, Lorne, Steve Higgins, Don, Wally, The Cast, Crew, the Writers and This Audience Here and at Home, Good Night, Thank You Very Much". (Cheers and applause).
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson (Credited in the opening montage, but did not appear in this episode)
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
Cameo Appearance by former longtime cast member Jon Lovitz.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Alan Dershowitz Argues for Trump Cold Open | Donald Trump's attorney Alan Dershowitz (Jon Lovitz) gives Senator Mitch McConnell (Beck Bennett) and Senator Susan Collins (Cecily Strong) a preview of his impeachment defense. Also Features Mikey Day as Mr. Peanut, Kate McKinnon as Satan, Chloe Fineman and Chris Redd as Satan's minions, Heidi Gardner as Flo, Alex Moffat as Mark Zuckerberg, Bown Yang as Kim Min-seok and Adam Driver as Jeffrey Epstein. | |
| Adam Driver's Chill Monologue | Returning to host SNL for the third time, actor Adam Driver takes a moment to chill and share some fun (definitely not intense) facts about himself. | |
| Sleepover | A father (Adam Driver) questions his daughter Alison (Aidy Bryant) and her friends (Kate McKinnon, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and Chloe Fineman) to figure out who clogged the toilet in the bathroom at a slumber party. | |
| Undercover Boss: Where Are They Now | The return of the classic sketch Undercover Boss since the January 16, 2016 episode. Undercover Boss checks in with one of its more notorious bosses, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), to see if he kept his promise to change his company. Also Features Beck Bennett as the general, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Melissa Villaseñor and Bowen Yang as the interns and Kyle Mooney as the voice of stormtrooper. Cecily Strong plays the announcer. | |
| Del Taco Commercial Shoot | An actor (Kyle Mooney) in a commercial gets notes on his delivery from the director (Beck Bennett) and an executive (Adam Driver). With Chloe Fineman as Miranda and Chris Redd as Jordan. | |
| Science Room | The return of Science Room sketch since the January 13, 2018 episode. A professor (Adam Driver) struggles to educate two students (Mikey Day and Cecily Strong) about air using balloons. | |
| Adam Driver, Halsey, Kenan Thompson, Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd and Ego Nwodim performed "Slow" | An R&B song about lovers taking things real slow. | |
| Halsey performs "You Should Be Sad" | She came out sensually riding a mechanical bull while wearing a black leather bodysuit with a rhinestone-encrusted cowboy hat. | |
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like the case against President Trump being laid out during his impeachment trial and an aircraft carrier being named after an African-American sailor. With guests, seventh-grade travel expert, Carrie Krum (Aidy Bryant), stops by Weekend Update to share her travel tips for getting away from cold winter weather and Melissa Villaseñor to sing about some Oscar-nominated films like Joker...and white male rage. | |
| In Memoriam | Following Weekend Update, a photo of actor Buck Henry who hosted the show ten times between 1976 and 1980, is shown in silence in commemoration of his death earlier in the month. | |
| Medieval Times | A Medieval Times show goes off the rails when an eager actor (Adam Driver) gets too into character and goes off-script. With Beck Bennett as the king, Mikey Day as emcee, Heidi Gardner as the princess, Alex Moffat as the Blue Knight, Kyle Mooney as the Falconer, Chris Redd as the Green Knight, Kenan Thompson as the spectator, Melissa Villaseñor as the squire and Bowen Yang as Gregory. | |
| Cheer | A group of cheerleaders (Adam Driver, Heidi Gardner, Halsey, Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Beck Bennett, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang, and Ego Nwodim) prepare for major competition despite injuries in the Netflix docuseries Cheer. | |
| Marrying Ketchups | Two ketchup bottles (Adam Driver, Cecily Strong) argue on their wedding day over some upsetting news. Also Features Aidy Bryant as Marge, Heidi Gardner as Geraldine and Kyle Mooney as Cholula. | |
| Halsey performs "Finally // Beautiful Stranger" | Halsey plays an acoustic guitar. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Adam Driver thanked Halsey, Jon Lovitz, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Don Roy King, Wally Feresten, the writers, the cast and the crew and the audience here and at home. |
Trivia[]
- This is the first SNL episode of 2020.
- Following Weekend Update, a photo of actor Buck Henry, who hosted the show ten times between 1976 and 1980, is show in silence in commemoration of his death earlier in the month.
- Pete Davidson is credited in the opening montage but he did not appear in this episode.
- This episode premiered one day before professional basketball player Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA during the goodnights in the following week's episode host J. J. Watt and other cast members wear Bryant's #24 Lakers jersey as a tribute.
- This episode also marked the return of "Undercover Boss" pre-recorded since January 16, 2016, the tenth episode of Season 41 (which he made his hosting debut), with musical guest Chris Stapleton and "Science Room" sketch, since January 13, 2018, the tenth episode of Season 43, hosted by actor Sam Rockwell (which she made her musical guest debut).
- There is even no additional sketch before the goodnights.
Credits[]
| Preceded by: December 21, 2019 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 1, 2020 |