March 17, 2018

March 17, 2018  Season 43 episode
Episode	845
Season Episode	16
Host	Bill Hader
Musical Guest(s)	Arcade Fire
Song(s) performed by  Musical Guest(s)	"Creature Comfort" "Put Your Money on Me"

Previous Episode March 10, 2018

Next Episode April 7, 2018

The 845th episode and 16th episode of Saturday Night Live's 43rd season premiered on March 17, 2018, hosted by longtime former cast member Bill Hader, the creator, producer, writer, director, and star of the HBO dark comedy series Barry and the hit films The Skeleton Twins, Trainwreck, It Chapter Two, and Noelle, and the animated films Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise, Turbo, Inside Out, The Angry Birds Movie and the sequel The Angry Birds Movie 2, Power Rangers and Toy Story 4, with musical guests Arcade Fire, a Canadian indie/rock band. This is Bill Hader’s 2nd time as host and the 4th musical guest appearance on SNL for Arcade Fire.

Arcade Fire previously made their 3rd musical guest appearance on SNL on the following dates: On February 24, 2007, the fourteenth episode of SNL's 32nd season, hosted by actor Rainn Wilson, star of the NBC's classic comedy series The Office, on November 13, 2010, the fifth episode of SNL's 36th season, hosted by actress Scarlett Johansson and on September 28, 2013, which is the Season 39 premiere, hosted by another longtime former cast-member and head writer Tina Fey; which coincidentally, was the first episode for then-cast members Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney.

The goodnights speech for Bill Hader is "Thanks Arcade Fire, Fred Armisen, John Goodman, John Mulaney. I Love You Guys So Much Thanks For Bringing Me Back Home". (screams). (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

• Mikey Day
• Heidi Gardner
• Alex Moffat
• Luke Null
• Chris Redd
• Melissa Villaseñor

Cameos by Fred Armisen, John Goodman, Jon Hamm and John Mulaney

Sketches and Musical Performances

 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Image	Title	Summary
Anderson Cooper 360 White House Turmoil Cold Opening		Anderson Cooper (Alex Moffat) interviews Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon), Rex Tillerson (John Goodman), Michael Wolff (Fred Armisen) and Anthony Scaramucci (Bill Hader).
Bill Hader Explains SNL Monologue		Longtime former cast member Bill Hader returned to SNL to host for the second time. He shares what he's learned about SNL since leaving the show.
The Californians: Replacing Rosa		Devin (Bill Hader), Stuart (Fred Armisen) and more (Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Alex Moffat, Cecily Strong, and Pete Davidson) contend with the loss of Rosa.
Kiss Me I'm Irish		Eileen (Kate McKinnon), Molly (Aidy Bryant) and Siobhan (Cecily Strong) vie for Niall's (Bill Hader) heart. Beck Bennett plays the game show host Aiden Kilkenny.
Game Night		A woman (Cecily Strong) brings her husband (Bill Hader) to game night with friends (Heidi Gardner, Aidy Bryant, and Melissa Villaseñor).
Jurassic Park Auditions		Hugh Grant (Alex Moffat), Alan Alda (Bill Hader), Ellen DeGeneres (Kate McKinnon), Wesley Snipes (Chris Redd), Roseanne Barr (Aidy Bryant), Adam Sandler (Pete Davidson), Whoopi Goldberg (Leslie Jones), Pee-wee Herman (Mikey Day) and more (Kenan Thompson, Kyle Mooney, Melissa Villaseñor, Heidi Garnder, Luke Null, and Chris Redd) audition for Jurassic Park.
Arcade Fire performed "Creature Comfort"
Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che		Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe being fired a day before he was set to retire and a waitress at a Maine IHOP asking black teens to pay upfront. With guests, Betsy DeVos (Kate McKinnon), Pete Davidson, Stefon (Bill Hader) and Shy (John Mulaney).
Sacred Rock		Rodger (Bill Hader) tries to persuade a couple (Alex Moffat and Heidi Gardner) from visiting Sacred Rock. Also Features Kyle Mooney as the clerk.
CBC News Hour Report		Canadian producer Thomas Logan (Bill Hader) is confronted by a woman (Heidi Gardner) he sexually harassed, while former collaborators Arcade Fire learn about his misdeeds. With musical guest Arcade Fire.
Arcade Fire performed "Put Your Money on Me"
Undercover Office Potty		Introducing Undercover Office Potty, the only toilet that looks like a lamp. With Bill Hader as Mr. Anderson, Beck Bennett as Johnson, Kyle Mooney as Johnson's coworker and Chris Redd as Adams. Cecily Strong plays the announcer.
Goodbyes and Closing Credits		Arcade Fire, Fred Armisen, John Goodman and John Mulaney, Lorne, the cast and crew and everyone at SNL are all thanked by Bill Hader for bringing him back home.

Trivia

• Hader also become a second-time SNL host this season.

Preceded by: March 10, 2018

Saturday Night Live episode

Followed by: April 7, 2018