January 26, 2013 Season 38 episode
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| Episode | 735 |
| Season Episode | 12 |
| Host | Adam Levine |
| Musical Guest(s) | Kendrick Lamar |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" "Poetic Justice" |
| Previous Episode January 19, 2013 |
Next Episode February 9, 2013 |
The 736th episode and 12th episode of Saturday Night Live's 38th season premiered on January 26, 2013. It was hosted by Adam Levine, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Maroon 5 and the star and coach of the NBC's longest-running singing reality competition series The Voice, with rapper Kendrick Lamar as the musical guest, who performed "Swimming Pools (Drank)" and "Poetic Justice" and appeared in the SNL Digital Short: YOLO. This was Adam Levine's first-time hosting, as well as his 7th appearance. This is also Kendrick Lamar's musical guest debut on SNL.
Cast[]
Main Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Vanessa Bayer
- Bill Hader
- Taran Killam
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Jay Pharoah
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by longtime former cast member Andy Samberg, Cameron Diaz, Jerry Seinfeld and Adam's Maroon 5 bandmate Mickey Madden
Pre-filmed cameos by Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and Danny McBride
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other
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| Inauguration Night Cold Open | 
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In the hours following his re-election Inauguration, President Barack Obama (Jay Pharoah) is visited by the Ghost of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Kenan Thompson). |
| Monologue by Adam Levine | 
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Hosting for the first time, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Maroon 5 and four-time musical guest Adam Levine is petitioned by Andy Samberg, Cameron Diaz and Jerry Seinfeld to join their team for mentoring, ala Adam's role on The Voice. |
| Rosetta Stone | 
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The online language-learning course for creepy middle-aged men (Bill Hader, Bobby Moynihan, Taran Killam) who desire to travel to Thailand in search of loose Oriental women. |
| Circle Work | 
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Tracy Allstar (Kenan Thompson) and Todd Anthony (Adam Levine) offer gay solutions to the problems offered by their heterosexual guests (Vanessa Bayer, Nasim Pedrad and Jason Sudeikis). |
| The Sopranos Diaries | 
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Taking a cue from the new “Sex in the City” prequel series, Tony Soprano (Bobby Moynihan) and his fellow goombahs (Adam Levine, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen) rule the halls of their high school in the 1980’s. |
| Firehouse Incident | 
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Brice (Bill Hader) goes berserk when he spots fellow firefighter Jerry (Adam Levine) chatting with his ex-girlfriend Rula (Nasim Pedrad) at a firehouse fundraiser. |
| SNL Digital Short: YOLO | 
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Adam Levine and The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone) sing “YOLO”, as demonstration of the strange things they’re willing to do in order to prove that “You Only Live Once”. |
| Kendrick Lamar performed "Swimming Pools" | 
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| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | 
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With guests, Arianna Huffington (Nasim Pedrad) comments on Hillary Clinton and other women in politics and Ready-to-retire Ray Lewis (Kenan Thompson) rambles about his final game in this year’s Super Bowl. |
| Rumble | 
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Adam Levine organizes a bar rumble against fellow mellow musicians Train (Taran Killam), Jason Mraz (Jason Sudeikis) and John Mayer (Bill Hader). |
| Catfish: The TV Show | 
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Yaniv “Nev” Schulman (Adam Levine) helps Jaz (Aidy Bryant) determine whether or not her online boyfriend (Jay Pharoah) is the real deal. |
| Kendrick Lamar performed "Poetic Justice" | 
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| Adam and Janet | 
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Janet Peckinpaugh (Bobby Moynihan) is ready for a night of sweet romance with Adam Levine in her Murphy bed. |
| Biden Bash | 
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Forget the boring pageantry of Barack Obama’s inauguration — the real party is taking place in Delaware with Joe Biden (Jason Sudeikis), a Neil Diamond impersonator contestant (Adam Levine), and a bouncy castle. |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | 
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Adam Kevine thanked Kendrick Lamar, Andy Samberg, Cameron Diaz and Jerry Seinfeld. |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Adam Levine's Maroon 5 bandmate, Mickey Madden, appeared in the "Rumble" sketch.
- This was Adam Levine's second main appearance in Season 38. Levine, along with Maroon 5, previously appeared as the musical guest on November 17, 2012.
- This was the last time that Jason Sudeikis played Joe Biden, both while Sudeikis was still part of the cast, and while Biden was vice-president.
- However, Sudeikis would reprise the role a few more times, after the real Biden started running for president.
| Preceded by: January 19, 2013 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 9, 2013 |