March 9, 2024 Season 49 episode
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| Episode | 962 |
| Season Episode | 14 |
| Host | Josh Brolin |
| Musical Guest(s) | Ariana Grande |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" "Imperfect For You" |
| Previous Episode March 2, 2024 |
Next Episode March 30, 2024 |
The 962nd episode and 14th episode of Season 49 of Saturday Night Live premiered on March 9, 2024, hosted by actor Josh Brolin, star of the hit films The Goonies, Coastlines, Grindhouse, No Country for Old Men, Milk, the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, Deadpool 2, American Gangster, W., True Grit, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Men in Black 3, Oldboy, Inherent Vice, Everest, Sicario, and the sequel Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Only the Brave, The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter, Hail, Caesar!, Flag Day, Brothers, Wake Up Dead Man, Weapons, Dune and the sequel Dune: Part Two, and Amazon's science fiction neo-Western and supernatural mystery streaming series Outer Range, with musical guest Ariana Grande.
Josh Brolin previously hosted SNL on the following dates: On October 18, 2008, the fifth episode of SNL’s 34th Season, with musical guest Adele, and on April 14, 2012, the nineteenth episode of SNL’s 37th Season, with musical guest Gotye.
Ariana Grande previously made her 2nd musical guest appearances on SNL on the following dates: On September 27, 2014, which is the Season 40 premiere, hosted by actor Chris Pratt; which coincidentally, was the first episode for current cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che, and on March 12, 2016, the fifteenth episode of SNL’s 41st Season, with herself as host and served as the musical guest for her 2nd appearance.
This is Josh Brolin's 3rd time as the host and his first appearance in 11 years, 11 months, and 7 days. This is also the 3rd appearance as the musical guest for Ariana Grande on SNL.
Josh Brolin's Goodbye Speech is in the following: "Thank You to Ariana Grande and Scarlett Johansson!, (Cheers and applause), Thank You to Lorne Michaels for Making "SNL" the Greatest Show on Earth! I Love Being Here. I Love You Guys. Thank You Very Much." (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[]
- Cameos by Scarlett Johansson and Joan Grande (Ariana's mother).
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other
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| State of the Union Cold Opening | 
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CNN covers President Joe Biden’s (Mikey Day) State of the Union address and Republican Senator Katie Britt's (Scarlett Johansson) response. Also features Ego Nwodim as Abby Philip, Punkie Johnson as Kamala Harris, Michael Longfellow as Mike Johnson, Heidi Gardner as Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Kenan Thompson as the guy. |
| Opening Montage | Another "Behind the Scenes" footage separate from the Cold Opening to the Monologue for the 49th season of Saturday Night Live, presented by T-Mobile. | |
| Monologue by Josh Brolin | 
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Returning to host SNL for the third time and his first appearance in 12 years, 11 months, and 7 days, actor Josh Brolin reads a poem he wrote about Timothée Chalamet and shares his thoughts on trends. Also features Kenan Thompson. |
| Bank Robbery | 
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A couple (Josh Brolin, Heidi Gardner) interrupts a robbery at the bank. Also featuring Bowen Yang as Bank Manager, Ego Nwodim and Chloe Fineman as Bank Employees, and Devon Walker, James Austin Johnson, and Marcello Hernandez as Bank Robbers. |
| Airplane Song | 
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Two men (Josh Brolin, Andrew Dismukes) sing a song about watching a movie on an airplane. Also features Chloe Troast as a flight attendant, and Kenan Thompson. |
| People Pleaser Support Group | 
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A group of people (Josh Brolin, Ariana Grande, Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, and Molly Kearney) attend a support group for people pleasing. Also features Heidi Gardner as the moderator. |
| Next Episode Commercial Bumper | SNL returns March 30th with host Ramy Youssef and musical guest Travis Scott. | |
| Wine and Cheese Night | 
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A couple (Andrew Dismukes, Sarah Sherman) hosts a wine and cheese night for their friends (Josh Brolin, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker). |
| Shrimp Tower | 
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Count Kinski (Josh Brolin) discovers a new way to display shrimp at his lavish party. Also features James Austin Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, and Mikey Day as the guests, Molly Kearney as the crier Sarah Sherman as Sophie Von Klostenburg /archduchess, and Kenan Thompson as Stubin. Andrew Dismukes reached his 200th milestone sketch on SNL. |
| Shonda Talk Show | 
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A woman (Heidi Gardner) goes on a talk show to find out if her boyfriend (Josh Brolin) is cheating on her. Also features Ego Nwodim as Shonda, and Punkie Johnson, Marcello Hernandez, Sarah Sherman, and Kenan Thompson as audience members. |
| Ariana Grande performed "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" | 
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She performed this track on a living room-style set while the song's music video, which references the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, played on a TV in the background. |
| 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 Marjorie Taylor Greene heckling Biden during his State of the Union address, Democrats criticizing President Biden for calling migrants "illegals" and Republican Senator Katie Britt's video response. This marked the first time there were no guest commentaries since February 26, 2022. |
| Moulin Rouge | 
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PBS host Ken Burnt (Mikey Day) takes a look back at the 2001 film Moulin Rouge starring Nicole Kidman (Ariana Grande) and Ewan McGregor (Bowen Yang). With Josh Brolin as Harold. |
| Sandwich King | 
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A man (Josh Brolin) gets offended when a group of people (Sarah Sherman, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernández, and Andrew Dismukes) want to try something different for lunch. |
| Ariana Grande performed "Imperfect For You". Ariana's mother, Joan introduces her daughter's second performance. | 
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For her second song, Grande performed in front of a stage design that featured a poppy field, inspired by The Wizard of Oz. |
| Lisa from Temecula: Sports Bar | 
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Lisa from Temecula (Ego Nwodim) disrupts his sister (Punkie Johnson) and a group of friends (Josh Brolin, Bowen Yang, and Chloe Troast). Also features Marcello Hernandez as the waiter and Kenan Thompson as Corey. |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | 
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Josh Brolin thanked Ariana Grande, Scarlett Johansson, Lorne Michaels for making SNL the greatest show on earth, the cast, crew, and everyone for having him back and he really loves them all. |
Trivia[]
- Andrew Dismukes reached his 200th milestone sketch on SNL.
- Ariana Grande is one of the most popular SNL Musical Guests of the last decade. There are also 14 Musical Guests who have headlined SNL 3 times since Season 40.
- Weekend Update was the first time there were no guest commentaries since February 26, 2022, the thirteenth episode of Season 47, when former writer John Mulaney returned to host SNL for the 5th time, with musical guests LCD Soundsystem.
- Josh Brolin also becomes a third-time SNL host this season.
- There are also the most time between 2nd and 3rd times hosting SNL; the others are Eddie Murphy, Steve Carell, Michael Keaton and Madeline Kahn.
- This also marked the fourth episode with more former Hosts returning to perform exclusively as the Musical Guests since Season 18 (1992-1993).
| Preceded by: March 2, 2024 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 30, 2024 |