May 19, 2018 Season 43 episode
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| Episode | 850 |
| Season Episode | 21 |
| Host | Tina Fey |
| Musical Guest(s) | Nicki Minaj |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Chun-Li" "Poke It Out" |
| Previous Episode May 12, 2018 |
Next Episode September 29, 2018 (Season 44) |
The 850th episode and the Season 43 Finale of Saturday Night Live premiered on May 19, 2018, hosted by longtime former cast member Tina Fey with musical guest Nicki Minaj, a rapper, singer and songwriter. This is Tina Fey's 6th hosting stint and Nicki Minaj made her 3rd musical guest appearance on SNL.
The last time Nicki Minaj was the musical guest was on the December 6, 2014 episode, the eighth episode of Season 40, hosted by the actor James Franco.
This is the last episode for first-year feature player Luke Null, as he would let go after just one season.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Alex Moffat
- Luke Null (Last Appearance)
- Chris Redd
- Melissa Villaseñor
Cameo Appearances by Alec Baldwin, Fred Armisen, Ben Stiller, Anne Hathaway, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Donald Glover, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeff Richmond, Tracy Morgan, Robert De Niro, and John Goodman.
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Holsten's Restaurant Cold Open | Robert Mueller (Robert De Niro) happens upon President Donald Trump's (Alec Baldwin) dinner with Rudy Giuliani (Kate McKinnon), Michael Cohen (Ben Stiller) and Eric and Donald Trump Jr. (Mikey Day, Alex Moffat). Also Features Heidi Gardner as the waitress. | |
| Opening Montage | This marked the final episode to feature the seasons 40-43 opening, as well as Luke Null's final time being credited as a cast member. | |
| Tina Fey Audience Questions Monologue | Returned to SNL to making her sixth hosting stint, longtime former cast member Tina Fey takes questions from audience members Jerry Seinfeld, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Rock, Robert De Niro, Fred Armisen, Anne Hathaway and Donald Glover, and gets a birthday surprise from Tracy Morgan. | |
| Royal Wedding | Footage from Prince Harry's (Mikey Day) wedding reception features Kate Middleton (Cecily Strong), Prince Charles (Beck Bennett), Queen Elizabeth (Kate McKinnon), Prince William (Alex Moffat), Auntie Creepy (Tina Fey) and more (Chris Redd, Pete Davidson, Heidi Gardner, Leslie Jones and Kenan Thompson). | |
| Morning Joe | Mika Brzezinski (Kate McKinnon) and Joe Scarborough (Alex Moffat) interview Meghan McCain (Aidy Bryant) and Natalia Veselnitskaya (Tina Fey). | |
| Mean Girls Musical | After writing the Mean Girls musical for Broadway, Tina Fey decides she wants to star in it, too. Also Features Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong. Cameos by Jeff Richmond, Tina's husband, Casey Nicholaw and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Onscreen appearance by Lorne Michaels. | |
| Nicki Minaj performs "Chun-Li" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including the one-year anniversary of the start of Robert Mueller's investigation and Prince Harry marrying Meghan Markle. With guests Eric and Donald Trump Jr. (Alex Moffat, Mikey Day) address questions about who Don Jr. called during his meeting at Trump Tower and Bishop Michael Curry (Kenan Thompson) shares what it was like delivering a sermon at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding and Jennifer Schulte (Aidy Bryant) arrived at the end of Weekend Update. | |
| Pervert Hunters | Host Dana Millbrook (Tina Fey) surprises an online creep (Beck Bennett). Also Features Mikey Day as Mitch, Kyle Mooney as makeup artist and Luke Null as police officer. | |
| What I Did for Trump | Sarah Palin (Tina Fey) had a message for people in the Trump White House, telling to enjoy it because "who knows how long it will last" and was joined by (John Goodman), Sarah Sanders (Aidy Bryant), Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon), Michael Wolff (Fred Armisen), Omarosa Manigault (Leslie Jones) and Stormy Daniels (Cecily Strong). | |
| Nicki Minaj performed "Poke It Out" with Playboi Carti | ||
| Talent Show | ||
| Chicago Improv | Dick Wolf's latest series takes an unflinching look at Chicago's improv scene and its members (Tina Fey, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor, Mikey Day, Luke Null, and Chris Redd). This marked the last sketch appearance of Luke Null as a cast member. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Before the goodnights, photograph of Margot Kidder, who had died six days earlier, is shown in silence. Tina Fey thanked Nicki Minaj, Alec Baldwin, Fred Armisen, Ben Stiller, Anne Hathaway, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Donald Glover, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeff Richmond, Tracy Morgan, Robert De Niro, and John Goodman, she reminds everyone to have a beautiful summer and had an incredible week. |
Trivia[]
- A photograph of Margot Kidder, who had died six days earlier, is shown before the goodnights.
- On the new episode, On demand, TV app and NBC app versions, the cheers and applause track from the montage is used. On Hulu and Sling versions, the cheers and applause track from the studio is used. After Darrell Hammond's credit, the I Love New York trademark and copyright notice appears and takes a couple seconds to were the camera scrolls up to the clock. Then the logos appear. On the new episode version, when there credits coming from all over the place, it cuts to commercial.
- This was the final episode for longtime SNL writer/segment dorector Dave McCary (who had been written the show since 2013), who left the show after five years.
- This was also Bryan Tucker's final episode as head writer (Tucker had been in the role since 2014, as after about 4½ years as head writer, he was named a 'Senior Writer' the very next season.
| Preceded by: May 12, 2018 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: September 29, 2018 |