March 2, 2019 Season 44 episode
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| Episode | 864 |
| Season Episode | 14 |
| Host | John Mulaney |
| Musical Guest(s) | Thomas Rhett |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Look What God Gave Her" "Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time" |
| Previous Episode February 16, 2019 |
Next Episode March 9, 2019 |
The 864th episode and 14th episode of Saturday Night Live's 44th season premiered on March 2, 2019, hosted by former SNL writer, stand-up comedian and actor John Mulaney, with country singer-songwriter Thomas Rhett as the musical guest. Mulaney previously hosted SNL on April 14, 2018, the eighteenth episode of Saturday Night Live's 43rd season, with musical guest Jack White. This is John Mulaney's 2nd time hosting and Thomas Rhett made his musical guest debut on SNL.
The goodnights speech for John Mulaney is "Thanks to Thomas Rhett, Ben Stiller, Bill Hader, All the Cast and Writers, This is the Gr- The Greatest Place in the World, Thank You So Much for Watching, Good Night, Everybody". (Cheers and applause).
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by Bill Hader and Ben Stiller
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Michael Cohen Hearing Cold Open | The Congressional Oversight Committee (Kenan Thompson, Bill Hader, Kyle Mooney, Kate McKinnon, Heidi Gardner, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor) question President Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen (Ben Stiller) about his former boss. | |
| John Mulaney Stand-Up Monologue | Returning to host for the second time, John Mulaney does stand-up about his wife seeing Woody Allen while pushing their dog in a stroller, subway announcements and emergency siren sounds. | |
| What's That Name | Vince Blight (Bill Hader) hosts "What's That Name?" where contestants (Cecily Strong, John Mulaney) have to remember the names of people in their lives, like a close friend's girlfriend (Heidi Gardner) and a spouse's bridesmaid (Melissa Villaseñor). Also features Mikey Day, Aidy Bryant and Alex Moffat. | |
| Toilet Death Ejector | A toilet seat for the elderly to spare them the embarrassment of being found dead on the toilet. With John Mulaney, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner and Kyle Mooney. | |
| Shark Tank: Legal Edition | Celebrities in legal trouble make a pitch to see if any of the legal sharks, Michael Avenatti (Pete Davidson), Jeanine Pirro (Cecily Strong), Alan Dershowitz (John Mulaney) or Rudy Giuliani (Kate McKinnon) will take their case. Also features Beck Bennett as Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Alex Moffat as Ross Cellino, Kyle Mooney as Stephen Barnes, and Chris Redd as Jussie Smollett. | |
| The Unknown Caller | An anonymous, Scream-like killer (John Mulaney) challenges Chad (Pete Davidson) to a dangerous game. With Mikey Day as the pizza delivery man. | |
| Cha Cha Slide | A software engineer (John Mulaney) from Indiana feels out of place at his girlfriend's (Ego Nwodim) cousin's wedding until they get out on the dance floor. Also features Chris Redd, Leslie Jones and Kenan Thompson as the DJ. | |
| Thomas Rhett performed "Look What God Gave Her" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Michael Cohen testifying before Congress and R. Kelly's financial issues. With guests Smokey Farms Vaneta and Wylene Starkie (Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant). | |
| Bodega Bathroom | A customer (Pete Davidson) asks a bodega owner to use the bathroom, setting off a musical chain of events. Also features John Mulaney, Beck Bennett as both the guy and toilet, Aidy Bryant as Sour Patch Kid, Mikey Day as Sour Patch Kid, Kate McKinnon as Virgin Mary candle, Alex Moffat as guy, Kyle Mooney as Sour Patch Kid, Chris Redd as customer, Cecily Strong as cockroach, Kenan Thompson both the bodega cat and voice of rat and Melissa Villaseñor as cockroach. | |
| Cinema Classics: To Have and Have Not | Host Reese De'What (Kenan Thompson) revisits an uncut version of the famous "whistle" scene from To Have and Have Not starring Humprey Bogart (John Mulaney) and Lauren Bacall (Kate McKinnon). | |
| Thomas Rhett performed "Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time" | ||
| In Memoriam | Before the goodnights, in memoriam title card for wardrobe department member Margaret Katolyi, who passed away, is shown in silence. | |
| Goodnights | John Mulaney thanked Thomas Rhett, Ben Stiller, Bill Hader, all the cast and writers, the greatest place in the world and everyone for watching. |
Trivia[]
- Before the goodnights, a photo of wardrobe department member Margaret Karolyi, who passed away, is shown in silence.
- This marked the final episode to feature What's That Name sketch.
- This episode also marked the return of Cinema Classics since the April 16, 2016 episode, the eighteenth episode of Season 41, hosted by former Ebersol-era cast member Julia Louis-Dreyfus, with musical guest Nick Jonas.
| Preceded by: February 16, 2019 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 9, 2019 |