January 30, 2021 Season 46 episode
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| Episode | 899 |
| Season Episode | 10 |
| Host | John Krasinski |
| Musical Guest(s) | Machine Gun Kelly |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"my ex's best friend" "Lonely" |
| Previous Episode December 19, 2020 |
Next Episode February 6, 2021 |
The 899th episode and 10th episode of Saturday Night Live's 46th season, hosted by actor and filmmaker John Krasinski, star of the NBC's hit classic sitcom The Office, and Amazon's thriller series Jack Ryan, and the hit films A Quiet Place, Something Borrowed, Aloha, and The Hollars and the hit animated films, Disney-Pixar's Monsters University, Next Gen, and DC League of Super-Pets and also written, produced and directed and also star in the Paramount's live-action/animated fantasy comedy film IF, with musical guest Machine Gun Kelly, who performed "my ex's best friend" and "Lonely". It premiered on January 30, 2021.
Krasinski was originally supposed to host on the March 28, 2020 episode of SNL's 45th season, with musical guest Dua Lipa, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
This was John Krasinski's hosting debut, thus making him the fourth former cast member from The Office to host, as well as the second cast member from A Quiet Place to host. Machine Gun Kelly made his musical guest debut on SNL.
This is the first new episode of SNL since the raid on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, just two weeks before the inauguration.
This will be the first of five consecutive shows, the first time this happened in this season on the show.
This is also marked the first new episode of SNL since the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. President, who was inaugurated 10 days prior on January 20.
This episode also even marked the return of Aidy Bryant, who had missed the first half of the season, minus the first and third episodes, due to filming the third and final season of Shrill.
John Krasinski's goodnights speech is "Thank You to Machine Gun Kelly and to This Incredible Cast and Crew of This Show, This Is Major Dream Stuff, Thank You So Much, Thank You". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Ego Nwodim
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| What Still Works? Cold Opening | Longtime cast member Kate McKinnon interviews Rep. Greene (Cecily Strong), a GameStop investor Derrick Evans (Pete Davidson), Jack Dorsey (Mikey Day), Mark Zuckerberg (Alex Moffat), O.J. Simpson (Kenan Thompson) and Tom Brady (John Krasinski) to discuss current events. | |
| Opening Montage | ||
| Monologue by John Krasinski | Hosting for the first time, actor John Krasinski has to deal with some fans of The Office (Kenan Thompson, Alex Moffat, and Ego Nwodim) disrupting his monologue. Also Features Pete Davidson. | |
| Blue Georgia | Locals (John Krasinski, Kenan Thompson, Aidy Bryant (appearing in Studio 8H for the first time since October 17, 2020), Beck Bennett, and Andrew Dismukes) explain to a visitor (Pete Davidson) the rules of living in Georgia, the newest blue state. Also Features Alex Moffat as the patron, Melissa Villaseñor as the inspector and Ego Nwodim as the singer. | |
| The Loser | A college kid (John Krasinski) has a unique way of defending his brother (Andrew Dismukes) from bullies (Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, Pete Davidson, and Punkie Johnson). | |
| The Dividend: Twins | Two news anchors (Cecily Strong and Beck Bennett) are disturbed by their guest’s (John Krasinski) unsettling twins (Kate McKinnon and Mikey Day). | |
| Now That's What I Call Theme Songs Sung by the Stars of the Show | TV show characters (John Krasinski, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor, and Chloe Fineman) perform renditions of their show’s opening credits songs. | |
| Pandemic Game Night | A game night goes awry thanks to the secrets of some guests (John Krasinski, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, and Heidi Gardner). Also features Mikey Day, Bowen Yang and Punkie Johnson as the police officers. | |
| Machine Gun Kelly performed "my ex's best friend" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like GameStop’s recent rise in stock value and Southwest airlines changing their policy on emotional support animals. With guests, Mike Lindell (Beck Bennett), Fran Lebowitz (Bowen Yang), Martin Scorsese (Kyle Mooney) and Che's neighbor Cathy Anne (Cecily Strong). | |
| Supermarket Sweep | Two best friends (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) dominate a game show thanks to their special bond. Also Features Andrew Dismukes, Lauren Holt, Ego Nwodim and Chris Redd as the contestants. John Krasinski plays the host David Ruprecht. | |
| Subway Pitch | Two employees (John Krasinski, Beck Bennett) have trouble welcoming a new co-worker (Andrew Dismukes). Also Features Chloe Fineman, Ego Nwodim and Kenan Thompson as the executives. | |
| Machine Gun Kelly performed "Lonely" | ||
| Ratatoullie | A man (John Krasinski) reveals to his girlfriend (Chloe Fineman) the strange reason why he's good at sex. Also Features Kyle Mooney as Ratatouille, Aidy Bryant as Bugatouille and Pete Davidson as the critic. | |
| In Memoriam | In memoriam title card for actress Cicely Tyson, who died two days before the episode aired, is shown in silence. Tyson hosted the show on February 10, 1979, the eleventh episode of the show's 4th season. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | John Krasinski thanked Machine Gun Kelly, the incredible cast and crew of the show, this is major dream stuff. |
Trivia[]
- Before the goodnights, a photo of Cicely Tyson, who died two days, is shown in silence. Tyson previously hosted the show on February 10, 1979, the eleventh episode of SNL's 4th season, with musical guests Talking Heads.
Trivia/Notes[]
- This marked the first SNL episode of 2021.
- SNL Headliners John Krasinski & Machine Gun Kelly are the 28th pair to kick off a New Year as the First-Time Host and Musical Guest.
- New Year, new hosts! January is the month with the most first-time hosts in SNL history!
| Preceded by: December 19, 2020 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 6, 2021 |