May 12, 2012 Season 37 episode
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| Episode | 723 |
| Season Episode | 21 |
| Host | Will Ferrell |
| Musical Guest(s) | Usher |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Scream" "Climax" |
| Previous Episode May 5, 2012 |
Next Episode May 19, 2012 |
The 723rd episode and 21st episode of Saturday Night Live's 37th season premiered on May 12, 2012, hosted by longtime former SNL cast member Will Ferrell, star of the hit films Old School, Elf, Anchorman and the sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Kicking & Screaming, A Night at the Roxbury, Superstar, Talledega Nights, Blades of Glory, Step Brothers, The Other Guys, The Campaign, Get Hard, Daddy's Home and the sequel Daddy's Home 2, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Stranger Than Fiction, Downhill, Spirited, Strays and Quiz Lady, and the animated films Curious George, Megamind, The Lego Movie franchise and Despicable Me 4, with musical guest Usher, a R&B singer and songwriter, who performed "Scream" and "Climax" and appeared in the 100th SNL Digital Short and in the "The 2012 Funkytown Debate" skit as Mr. Galactic Fantastic. This is the 3rd time that Will Ferrell hosted, and this is also the 3rd musical guest stint on SNL for Usher.
""Thanks to… my mom… To Usher… Usher: Hey, Mom! Hapy Mother’s Day! Will Forte. Ana Gasteyer. Liam Neeson…" is the goodnights speech for Will Ferrell (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Abby Elliott
- Bill Hader
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by another longtime former cast members Ana Gasteyer and Will Forte, Betty Kay Ferrell (Will's mother) and Liam Neeson
- Filmed cameos by Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Justin Bieber, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Jon Hamm, Justin Timberlake, Natalie Portman and Michael Bolton
Onscreen appearance by executive producer Lorne Michaels
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Biden's Room Cold Opening | After President Barack Obama (Fred Armisen) takes credit for his stance on gay marriage, Joe Biden (Jason Sudeikis) confides in bosom buddy George W. Bush (Will Ferrell). | |
| Opening Montage | ||
| Mother's Day Tribute Monologue by Will Ferrell | Returned to SNL to host for the third time, longtime former cast-member Will Ferrell struggles to use his own words instead of a script to tell his Mom, Kay Ferrell, he loves her for Mother's Day. | |
| One-A-Day Extra Strength Nasaflu | Woman (Kristen Wiig) tries to promote her family’s preferred cold medicine as her husband (Will Ferrell) yells loudly while sneezing. | |
| The Culps: Alternative Prom | Music teachers Marty (Will Ferrell) and Bobbi Mohan-Culp (Ana Gasteyer) perform a medley at a gay dance. | |
| ESPN Classic: Stay Free Maxi Pads Ladies Long Drive Championship 1994 | Commentators Pete Twinkle (Jason Sudeikis), Greg Stink (Will Forte), and sideline reporter Randy Feather (Will Ferrell) keep the Stay Free Maxi Pad sponsorship coming in lieu of focusing on golf match between Virginia Sacramento (Kristen Wiig) and Greta “Cuckoo Clock” Kukendorf (Vanessa Bayer). | |
| SNL Digital Short: 100th SNL Digital Short | Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Justin Bieber honor the 100th "SNL Digital Short" with a star-studded celebration including "SNL Digital Short" favorites and a song about sucking their own d***s. | |
| Usher performed "Scream" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | Seth Meyers asks Time Magazine "Really!?!" about their putting a picture of a mother breast feeding a young boy on the cover of an issue released for Mother's Day. With guests, Actor Liam Neeson gets in the cage with Nicolas Cage (Andy Samberg) and has to answer some tough questions about his career. | |
| The 2012 Funkytown Debate | The funky candidates running for the mayor of Funkytown have to answer some tough questions from their funky constituents. | |
| Broadway Sizzle | A Cable access show hosted by two Broadway veterans (Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig) showcasing new performers. One singer (Will Ferrell) gets darn upset because he keeps choosing "woman's songs." With Bobby Moynihan and Kenan Thompson. | |
| Usher performed "Climax" | ||
| Anniversary Toast | After a son (Jason Sukeikis) gives a toast at his parents' (Bill Hader, Kate McKinnon) anniversary party, he's followed by a number of strange speakers (Will Ferrell, Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, Will Forte, Taran Killam). | |
| Almost Pizza | Rerun from April 7, 2012. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Will's mother, Usher, Will Forte, Ana Gasteyer, Liam Neeson, Lorne Michaels, the cast and crew and everyone are all thanked by Will Ferrell for having him back home and wishes everyone "Happy Mother's Day". |
Trivia[]
- Ferrell also reprise his impression of George W. Bush in "Biden's Room" cold open and his character Marty Culp in "The Culps: Alternative Prom" sketch.
Notes/Trivia[]
- Fred Armisen's final episode impersonating President Barack Obama before giving it Jay Pharoah.
- The July 21, 2012, rerun of this episode was dedicated to the memory of original SNL writer and occasional featured player Tom Davis, who died on July 19. A still photo was shown in his memory after the Weekend Update segment.
- Season 37 is among the seasons with the most former cast members returning to host in SNL history.
| Preceded by: May 5, 2012 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 19, 2012 |