May 18, 2019 Season 44 episode
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| Episode | 871 |
| Season Episode | 21 |
| Host | Paul Rudd |
| Musical Guest(s) | DJ Khaled |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
First Performance: A Medley of: "Jealous" with Lil Wayne and Big Sean and "You Stay" with Jeremih, Meek Mill, Lil Baby and J Balvin Second Performance: A Medley of: "Just Us" with SZA, "Weather the Storm" with Mill, and "Higher" with John Legend |
| Previous Episode May 11, 2019 |
Next Episode September 28, 2019 (Season 45) |
The 871st episode and the Season 44 Finale of Saturday Night Live premiered on May 18, 2019, hosted by actor Paul Rudd, star of the hit films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and its 2013 sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Over Her Dead Body, Knocked Up, Role Models, I Love You, Man, Dinner for Schmucks, This is 40, How Do You Know, Our Idiot Brother, Wanderlust, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, They Came Together, How Do You Know, Admission, Prince Avalanche, All Is Bright, The Fundamentals of Caring, Mute, Ideal Home, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and the sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, The Catcher Was a Spy, and Death of a Unicorn, the animated films, DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens, The Little Prince, Sausage Party, and Nickelodeon Movies' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Marvel Studios films Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Endgame, and the two sequels Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and Netflix's short-lived science fiction comedy-drama series Living with Yourself, with musical guest DJ Khaled. This is Paul Rudd's 4th time as the host and DJ Khaled made his musical guest debut on SNL.
This marked the final episode for longtime cast member Leslie Jones (who had been with the cast for five seasons since 2014), as she left the show after five years in favor of focusing on her movie career.
Paul Rudd previously hosted SNL on the following dates: On November 15, 2008, the eighth episode of SNL's 34th Season, with musical guest Beyoncé, on December 11, 2010, the ninth episode and Holidays episode of SNL's 36th Season, with musical guest Paul McCartney, and on December 7, 2013, the eighth episode of SNL's 39th Season, with musical guests One Direction.
The goodnights speech for Paul Rudd is "Thanks to DJ Khaled, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Jeremih, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, J. Balvin, SZA, John Legend (Whoo!), I Got to Say Thank You to Lorne, the Cast, the Crew, I Love You Jack and Darby, Have a Great, Great Summer, Thank You, Season 44 in the Books." (Cheers and applause).
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Leslie Jones (Final Appearance)
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by Alec Baldwin and Robert De Niro.
- Guest musical appearances by Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Jeremih, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, J Balvin, SZA and John Legend.
- Pre-filmed cameos by Jacob Anderson, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.
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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| Don't Stop Me Now Cold Open | President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) and members of the White House (Cecily Strong, Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Chris Redd, Alex Moffat, Mikey Day and cameo by Robert De Niro) of his administration share their summer plans. | |
| Opening Montage | Leslie Jones' final time being credited as SNL cast member. | |
| Best Man Speech Monologue by Paul Rudd | Returning to host SNL for the fourth time, actor Paul Rudd reflects on his previous three times hosting SNL, and he's celebrated to close out the 44th season to the audience members and everyone at home by having a champagne. | |
| A Journey Through Time | Three people (Paul Rudd, Kate McKinnon, and Cecily Strong) share very different stories about time travel. Also features Aidy Bryant as Dr. Markowitz and Mikey Day as Dr. Hanley. | |
| Pete Davidson and Paul Rudd performed "Game of Thrones/Grace and Frankie Rap" with DJ Khaled and Kenan Thompson | Pete Davidson and Paul Rudd rap about their favorite show. Also features Kenan Thompson and musical guest DJ Khaled. Cameo appearances by Game of Thrones' star Jacob Anderson, Jane Fonda as Grace and Lily Tomlin as Frankie. | |
| What's Wrong with This Picture | Elliot Pants (Kenan Thompson) hosts a game show where contestants (Paul Rudd, Aidy Bryant, and Pete Davidson) are struggled to guess what's wrong with a picture. | |
| DJ Khaled performs a medley consists of "Jealous" with Lil Wayne and Big Sean and "You Stay" with Jeremih, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, and J Balvin. | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackles the week's biggest news like a war with Iran and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio launching his presidential campaign. Also, they make each other tell jokes they've never seen to close out season 44. With guests, Jeanine Piro (Cecily Strong) and Leslie Jones (in her final Update/SNL appearance as a cast member.) | |
| Music Box | A shopkeeper (Paul Rudd) helps two people (Kyle Mooney) & (Cecily Strong) recall a music box in an antique shop plays a familiar tune. Also Features Kenan Thompson as the guy. | |
| The View | The View's panelists (Leslie Jones, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Melissa Villaseñor) fawn over Pete Buttigieg (Paul Rudd) & his husband (Beck Bennett). | |
| DJ Khaled performs a medley of "Just Us" with SZA, "Weather the Strom" with Meek Mill and "Higher" with John Legend, which it was dedicated to the late rapper, entrepreneur, and activist Nipsey Hussle. | ||
| Leslie & Kyle | A very real romance sparks between longtime cast members Kyle Mooney and Leslie Jones. Also features Paul Rudd. Onscreen appearance by executive producer Lorne Michaels. This marked the final SNL sketch appearance of Leslie Jones as a cast member, which it's a send-off to her, as she left the show, after this episode. | |
| Ouija Board | A group of girls (Heidi Gardner, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong and Ego Nwodim) summon a demon named Bealthor (Melissa Villaseñor) using a Ouija board. With Paul Rudd as the father. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Paul Rudd thanked DJ Khaled, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Jeremih, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, J Balvin, SZA and John Legend, Lorne Michaels, the cast and crew, he loves his kids Jack and Darby and tells everyone to have a great, great summer, season 44 in the books. Also, the cast, crew and everyone says goodbye to the departing longtime cast member Leslie Jones, since this is her final SNL show. |
Cut For Time[]
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Retirement Party | Guys from the IT department (Paul Rudd, Beck Bennett) have a musical surprise for their co-worker's (Kenan Thompson) retirement party. |
Trivia[]
- This was the last episode for longtime writer Katie Rich (who had been writing for the show since 2013), who left the show after six years.
- This was also the final episode for fellow writer Julio Torres (who joined the writing staff back in 2016), as he left the show after three seasons, to pursue other opportunities.
- Speaking of writers, this was also Bowen Yang's final episode credited as a writer, as after 1 season in the writing staff, he joined the cast, the very next season.
Trivia/Notes[]
- Paul Rudd / DJ Khaled is the 7th SNL season finale lineup featuring a returning host and a rookie musical guest.
- This marked the first appearance of What's Wrong With This Picture? sketch.
| Preceded by: May 11, 2019 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: September 28, 2019 (Season 45) |