March 2, 2024 Season 49 episode
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| Episode | 961 |
| Season Episode | 13 |
| Host | Sydney Sweeney |
| Musical Guest(s) | Kacey Musgraves |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Deeper Well" "Too Good to be True" |
| Previous Episode February 24, 2024 |
Next Episode March 9, 2024 |
The 961st episode and 13th episode of Season 49 of Saturday Night Live premiered on March 2, 2024. It was hosted by actress Sydney Sweeney, the star of HBO's hit teen drama series Euphoria, and starred in the hit films such as Big Time Adolescence, Clementine, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Nocturne, The Voyeurs, Night Teeth, Reality, Americana, Anyone But You, Marvel Entertainment and Sony's Spider-Man Universe superhero film Madame Web, and Immaculate. Country singer-songwriter and musician Kacey Musgraves was the musical guest.
Kacey Musgraves previously made her 2nd musical guest appearances on SNL on the following dates: On May 12, 2018, the twentieth (and penultimate) episode and Mother's Day show of SNL's 43rd season, hosted by legendary stand-up comedian and actress Amy Schumer, and on October 2, 2021, which is the Season 47 premiere, hosted by actor Owen Wilson; which coincidentally, was the first episode for current cast members James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman.
This was Sydney Sweeney's hosting debut, thus making her the second cast member from Euphoria to host SNL, as well as the second cast member from Madame Web to host. Kacey Musgraves made her 3rd musical guest appearance on SNL.
Sydney Sweeney's Goodbyes Speech is the following: "Thank You, Everyone, for Tonight. This Has Been Such an Amazing Week. Thank You, Lorne. (Cheers and applause), Thank You to the Amazing Cast! Thank You, Kacey and Glen. This Has Just Been So Wonderful. (screams) Ahh! Have a Great Night! Thank You!". (Cheers and applause again)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Michael Che
- Mikey Day
- Andrew Dismukes
- Chloe Fineman
- Heidi Gardner
- James Austin Johnson
- Punkie Johnson
- Colin Jost
- Ego Nwodim
- Sarah Sherman
- Kenan Thompson
- Bowen Yang
Featured Players[]
- Cameo by Glen Powell.
- Pre-taped cameo by Gina Gershon.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Inside Politics Cold Opening | 
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Dana Bash (Heidi Gardner) interviews Governor Gavin Newsom (Michael Longfellow), White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (Ego Nwodim), Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas (Marcello Hernandez), and Draymond Green (Devon Walker) to address concerns about President Biden's (Mikey Day) age. |
| Opening Montage | The musical guest/hosts introductions clips of the opening montage were changed to two (the host/musical guest clips only had one of them, as opposed to two clips of them playing at the same time. The two clips for musical guest Kacey Musgraves and host Sydney Sweeney). A Film by Please Don't Destroy returns. | |
| Monologue by Sydney Sweeney | 
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Hosting for the first time, actress and Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney talks about her life outside of acting and addresses internet rumors. Cameo by Sweeney's Anyone but You co-star Glen Powell. |
| Detectives | 
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Two girls (Sydney Sweeney, Chloe Fineman) intern for an office of detectives (Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, and James Austin Johnson). With Heidi Gardner as the woman. |
| Please Don’t Destroy Film - Gone Too Soon | 
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Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy share their grief over a friend's passing with Sydney Sweeney. |
| Air Bud | 
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A cheerleader (Sydney Sweeney) meets the new star basketball player Air Bud, the dog. Also features Ego Nwodim and Chloe Fineman as cheerleaders, Mikey Day as Bud's owner, and Andrew Dismukes and Marcello Hernandez as basketball players. |
| Next Episode Commercial Bumper | Josh Brolin will host SNL for the 3rd time on March 9. The actor stars in the highly anticipated film “Dune: Part Two,” in theaters March 1. Ariana Grande will return for her 3rd appearance as musical guest. Her upcoming album, “Eternal Sunshine,” is set for release March 8. | |
| Big Bench | 
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A group of judges (Ego Nwodim, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, Andrew Dismukes, Marcello Hernandez, and Michael Longfellow) tries to settle a court case between a woman (Sydney Sweeney) and her sister's husband (James Austin Johnson). |
| Bowen's Straight | 
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Sydney Sweeney finds out Bowen Yang is straight. Also Features Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Mikey Day, Marcello Hernandez, and Devon Walker. Cameo by Gina Gershon. |
| Makeup Artists | 
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Things take an unexpected turn after two makeup artists (Sydney Sweeney, Sarah Sherman) finish a bride's (Heidi Gardner) makeup. |
| Kacey Musgraves performed "Deeper Well" | 
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For her first song, Musgraves appeared barefoot and wore a patchwork jacket dress. |
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | 
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Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Mitch McConnell announcing he's stepping down from Senate leadership at the end of the year and Staten Island hosting a LGBTQ-friendly St. Patrick’s Day parade. With guests, Woman Who Is Aging Gracefully (Heidi Gardner) stops by Weekend Update to discuss how to stay confident at any age and Charlotte the Stingray (Ego Nwodim) stops by Weekend Update to discuss her mysterious pregnancy. Colin Jost has gone on to break the all-time Weekend Update episode record and continues to grow his legacy on Saturday Night Live. |
| Hooters Waitress | 
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A new Hooters waitress (Sydney Sweeney) creates issues for the other workers (Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman, and Bowen Yang). Also features Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, and Michael Longfellow as customers and James Austin Johnson as Hooter Mascot. |
| Kacey Musgraves performed "Too Good to be True" | 
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For "Too Good to be True," she played an acoustic guitar while backed by her band. |
| Airbnb Design Commercial | 
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Two women (Sydney Sweeney, Chloe Troast) advertise their interior design company for Airbnb. |
| Loud Table | 
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A couple (Sydney Sweeney, Andrew Dismukes) deals with noisy tables while on a date night. Also features Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Molly Kearney, Mikey Day, Marcello Hernandez, Devon Walker, and James Austin Johnson as the customers. Cameo by Sydney's Anyone but You co-star Glen Powell. |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | 
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Sydney Sweeney thanked everyone for tonight, this is such an amazing week, she also thanked Lorne, the amazing cast, Kacey Musgraves, and her Anyone but You co-star Glen Powell, and she says this has been so wonderful. |
Trivia[]
- The day before this episode aired, Colin Jost marked his 10th anniversary of anchoring Weekend Update (in which he is also the show’s longest-serving Update anchor in history).
- Also, Season 49 is among the ten SNL seasons with the lowest average host age through the first thirteen episodes.
- There is a youth movement happening with Saturday Night Live hosts this season.
- Sydney Sweeney becomes the 44th person with an alternative name to host SNL and the second in Season 49.
- Sydney Sweeney is also SNL's newest connection to The White Lotus.
- She also joined the group of SNL hosts with alliterative names.
- Sweeney is also the 2nd cast member from Euphoria to host SNL, after Jacob Elordi, as well as the second cast member from Madame Web to host, after Dakota Johnson.
| Preceded by: February 24, 2024 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 9, 2024 |