January 27, 2018 Season 43 episode
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| Episode | 841 |
| Season Episode | 12 |
| Host | Will Ferrell |
| Musical Guest(s) | Chris Stapleton |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Midnight Train to Memphis" "Hard Livin'" |
| Previous Episode January 20, 2018 |
Next Episode February 3, 2018 |
The 841st episode and 12th episode of Saturday Night Live's 43rd season premiered on January 27, 2018, hosted by longtime former cast member Will Ferrell, star of the hit films, A Night at the Roxbury, Superstar, Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Blades of Glory, Zoolander and the sequel Zoolander 2, Melinda and Melinda, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Semi-Pro, Step Brothers, Land of the Lost, The Other Guys, Bewitched, The Campaign, Downhill, Stranger Than Fiction, Kicking & Screaming, Casa de mi padre, Get Hard, Everything Must Go, Holmes & Watson, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Downhill, Daddy's Home and the sequel Daddy's Home 2, Spirited, Strays, Quiz Lady, and You're Cordially Invited and the animated films Curious George, Megamind, The Lego Movie film franchise and Despicable Me 4, with country singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Stapleton as the musical guest, who performed "Midnight Train to Memphis" and "Hard Livin", both with Sturgill Simpson. This is the 4th hosting stint for Will Ferrell and Chris Stapleton made his 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL.
Chris Stapleton previously made his musical guest debut on January 16, 2016, the tenth episode and first show of New Year 2016 of SNL's 41st season, hosted by actor Adam Driver.
The goodnights speech for Will Ferrell is "Thanks to Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Thank You to This Amazing Cast, This Amazing Crew, Thanks to Lorne, Axel Ferrell Turn 8 This Week, Thank You Everybody, Good Night". (Cheers and applause).
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
- Musical guest appearance by Sturgill Simpson and Morganne Stapleton (Chris' wife)
- Pre-filmed cameo by another longtime former cast member Tracy Morgan
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Geogre W. Bush Returns Cold Opening | President George W. Bush (Will Ferrell) addresses the nation and compares his presidency to that of President Donald Trump's. Also features Leslie Jones as Condoleezza Rice. | |
| Opening Montage | Announcer Darrell Hammond does the announcements live for this episode. Also, in this montage, Hammond announcement "With your host" instead of "And your Host". | |
| Will Ferrell's First-Time Monologue | Not even a head injury can stop longtime former cast member Will Ferrell from hosting SNL, which he is returned to SNL to hosting for the fourth time. Also Features Cecily Strong and Kenan Thompson. Cameos by writers Will Stephen and Sam Jay. | |
| Fighter Pilots | A pilot (Will Ferrell) explains his unusual call sign to his squad (Mikey Day, Beck Bennett, and Chris Redd). Also Features Cecily Strong as Cox. | |
| The House with Will Ferrell | Drama ensues when Brad (Will Ferrell) must choose between going to the movies with David (Kyle Mooney) or watching a movie at home with Brian (Beck Bennett). Also features Heidi Gardner as the agent. Filmed cameo by another longtime former cast member Tracy Morgan. | |
| Commercial Shoot | Real customers (Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon) struggle to remember their line during a commercial shoot. With Alex Moffat as the director. | |
| Safety Rap | Gareth (Will Ferrell) adds a dark twist to the safety rap by Spencer (Chris Redd) and Sabrina (Aidy Bryant) created. Also Features Leslie Jones and Luke Null as the passengers and Kyle Mooney as the air marshal. | |
| Next | Introducing Next, the only antiperspirant for men (Will Ferrell, Kyle Mooney, and Alex Moffat) who are feeling the heat because their #timesup. Also Features Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon as the employees and Melissa Villaseñor as the reporter. Beck Bennett plays the voice of announcer. | |
| Chris Stapleton performed "Midnight Train To Memphis" with Sturgill Simpson | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including Sen. Chuck Schumer agreeing to a deal to reopen the government and baboons escaping from their enclosure at the Paris Zoo. With guests, Jacob Silj (Will Ferrell) arrived back to the Update desk to addresses President Donald Trump's comments at the World Economic Forum and Teen film critic Bailey Gismert (Heidi Gardner) stops by to shares her thoughts on this year's Oscar nominees. | |
| Reality Stars | Robyn (Cecily Strong) and Dane (Will Ferrell) surprise their friends (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, and Mikey Day) with how much they've changed. Also Features Melissa Villaseñor as the director. | |
| Dinner Discussion | A woman (Heidi Gardner) at dinner with her husband (Beck Bennett) and friends (Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and Kenan Thompson) dares to bring up the sexual misconduct allegations against Aziz Ansari. | |
| Chris Stapleton performed "Hard Livin'", once again with Sturgill Simpson | ||
| Office Breakroom | Jason (Will Ferrell) doesn't react well to his co-workers' (Chris Redd, Heidi Gardner, Alex Moffat, and Cecily Strong) teasing. | |
| Chucky Lee Byrd: Poet Of Teen Love | The songs of Chucky Lee Byrd (Will Ferrell) have disturbing theme songs. With Kate McKinnon and Beck Bennett. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, the cast, crew and Lorne are all thanked by Will Ferrell for bringing him back home. He announces everyone that his son Axel turned 8 years old this week. |
Trivia[]
- This was likely the final episode for longtime lightning designer Phil Hymes, as he retired in the middle of the show's mid-season, after nearly 42 years. Several years later, Hymes passed away on July 29, 2019, at the age of 96 in Manhattan Hospital, due to complications from bladder cancer.
Trivia/Notes[]
- Ferrell also reprises his impression of former President George W. Bush in "George W. Bush Returns" cold open and his character Jacob Silj on Weekend Update.
- Ferrell also become a fourth-time SNL host.
| Preceded by: January 20, 2018 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 3, 2018 |