May 21, 2016 Season 41 episode
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| Episode | 808 |
| Season Episode | 21 |
| Host | Fred Armisen |
| Musical Guest(s) | Courtney Barnett |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party" "Pedestrian at Best" |
| Previous Episode May 14, 2016 |
Next Episode October 1, 2016 (Season 42) |
The 808th episode, 21st episode and the Season 41 Finale of Saturday Night Live premiered on May 21, 2016, hosted by longtime former cast member Fred Armisen star of IFC's sketch comedy series Portlandia, with Australian singer Courtney Barnett as the musical guest, who performs "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party" and "Pedestrian at Best". This was Fred Armisen’s first-time hosting and Courtney Barnett's musical guest debut was made on SNL.
This marked the final episode for longtime cast members: Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah (both had been cast members since 2010), as they were both fired from the show after six years. This would be also the last episode for first year featured player Jon Rudnitsky, as he would let go after only one season.
"Thank you to Courtney Barnett, Larry David, Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg, Maya Rudolph and Carrie Brownstein. Have a Great Summer" is the good nights speech for Fred Armisen. (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Colin Jost
- Taran Killam (Final Appearance)
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Bobby Moynihan
- Jay Pharoah (Final Appearance)
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Sasheer Zamata
Featured Players[]
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Leslie Jones
- Jon Rudnitsky (Last Appearance)
Cameos by Larry David, Jason Sudeikis, Maya Rudolph, Carrie Brownstein, plus Andy Samberg with an SNL Digital Short and an onscreen appearance by Darrell Hammond.
Trivia[]
- 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. On those 2 versions, after supervised by, the I love ny, copyright notice and logos appear.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Hillary and Bernie At The Bar Cold Opening | Hillary Clinton (Kate Mckinnon) and Bernie Sanders (Larry David) talk about their feuds and their campaigns at a bar. Also features Kenan Thompson as the bartender, Vanessa Bayer, Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Taran Killam, Kyle Mooney, Bobby Moynihan, Jay Pharoah, Jon Rudnitsky, Cecily Strong and Sasheer Zamata and onscreen appearance by longtime former cast member and the show's current announcer Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton. | |
| Opening Montage | Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah and Jon Rudnitsky's final time being credited as SNL cast members. This also marked the final episode for still photos of the host and musical guest since Season 4. | |
| Fred Armisen's One Man Show Monologue | Longtime former cast member Fred Armisen returns to SNL to host for the first time. He takes some content from his one man show and performs it for the crowd. | |
| Expedition Play | 3 actors (Fred Armisen, Cecily Strong, Kyle Mooney) play a slightly lewd story about Sacagawea, Lewis, and Clark. | |
| Finest Girl | An SNL Digital Short - A woman (Vanessa Bayer) demands that a man (Andy Samberg) have sex with her just as hard as the US government killed Osama Bin Laden. | |
| Regine | Regine (Fred Armisen) and his boyfriend (Jason Sudeikis) get invited to their neighbors' (Kyle Mooney, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Vanessa Bayer) house. | |
| Farewell, Mr. Bunting | When a teacher (Fred Armisen) is wrongfully fired from his teaching job by his principal (Bobby Moynihan), his students (Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Jay Pharoah, and Jon Rudnitsky) protest. | |
| Courtney Barnett performs "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including how Donald Trump would open talks with North Korea and George Zimmerman selling his gun and Nike's 3D printer and the best jokes they couldn't tell. With guests, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (Maya Rudolph) discusses her impeachment and Michael Che's neighbor Willie (Kenan Thompson) reminisces about his favorite summer memories. Also, Colin and Michael tells jokes to risqué to tell before. | |
| Escape Pod | Four space soldiers (Fred Armisen, Cecily Strong, Taran Killam, Beck Bennett) are about to get destroyed on their ship, and only one person can fit. | |
| Student Theater | A bunch of students (Fred Armisen, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Kate McKinnon, Taran Killam, Beck Bennett) hold a "deep" play about the issues of today's society. | |
| Courtney Barnett performs "Pedestrian at Best" | ||
| Southern Music | A band (Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Kenan Thompson, Kyle Mooney, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Cecily Strong, Bobby Moynihan, Kate Mckinnon, Jay Pharoah, Jon Rudnitsky, Taran Killam, Carrie Brownstein) play a southern country song. Final SNL sketch appearances of Taran Killam and Jay Pharaoh as cast members and last sketch appearance of Jon Rudnitsky as a cast member. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Courtney Barnett, Larry David, Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg, Maya Rudolph and Carrie Brownstein and everyone of SNL are all thanked by Fred Armisen for bringing him back home. He tells everyone to have a great summer. |
Credits[]
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LORNE MICHAELS
PRODUCED BY: STEVE HIGGINS, ERIK KENWARD
DIRECTED BY: DON ROY KING
HEAD WRITERS: COLIN JOST, ROB KLEIN, BRYAN TUCKER
PRODUCERS: LINDSAY SHOOKUS, ERIN DOYLE
WRITTEN BY: JAMES ANDERSON, MICHAEL CHE, MIKEY DAY, STEVE HIGGINS, ZACH KANIN, ERIK KENWARD, DENNIS MCNICHOLAS, LORNE MICHAELS, CLAIRE MULANEY, JOSH PATTEN, KATIE RICH, TIM ROBINSON, SARAH SCHNEIDER, PETE SCHULTZ, KENT SUBLETTE
WRITING SUPERVISED BY: CHRIS KELLY, SARAH SCHNEIDER M, KENT SUBLETTE
SUPERVISING PRODUCER: KEN AYMONG
FILM PRODUCER: RHYS THOMAS
WEEKEND UPDATE SUPERVISING PRODUCER: DENNIS MCNICHOLAS
WEEKEND UPDATE PRODUCER: PETE SCHULTZ
PRODUCTION DESIGNERS: EUGENE LEE, AKIRA YOSHIMURA, KEITH IAN RAYWOOD, JOSEPH DETULLIO
LIGHTNING DESIGNER: PHIL HYMES
MUSICAL DIRECTORS: LENNY PICKETT, LEON PENDARVIS, ELI BRUGGEMANN
SKETCH MUSIC ADAPTATION: HAL WILLNER
COSTUME DESIGNERS: TOM BROECKER, ERIC JUSTIAN
COORDINATING PRODUCER: STACY FOSTER
CO-PRODUCERS: BRIAN SIEDLECKI, NICHOLAS MALLARDI, DINA MOLES, ADAM NICELY
PHOTOGRAPHER: MARY ELLEN MATTHEWS
GRAPHICS: TARA DONNELLY, ROBERT SAMARTINO, DOUG ZIDER, BILL AFFATIGATO, EDMOND HAWKINS
WRITERS RESEARCH: NICK POYNER
FILM PRODUCTION: MELANIE BOGIN, KAITLIN KNUTSON, CHRIS VOSS
PRODUCTION STAFF: SONIA ATANACIO, LINDSEY CHARLES, JOSH PATTEN, KATIE RICH, TIM ROBINSON, SARAH SCHNEIDER, PETE SCHULTZ, KENT SUBLETTE
SCENIC SHOP: STIEGELBAUER ASSOCIATES
ANOUNCER: DARRELL HAMMOND
Trivia[]
- This is Rob Klein's final episode as head writer (a role he first got back in 2013), after three years.
- Klein (who had written for the show since 2007) remained on the writing staff the next season.
- This was Mikey Day's final episode credited as a writer, as after three seasons in the writing staff, he joined the cast, the very next season.
- Speaking of writers, this was also Tim Robinson's final episode as a writer, as Robinson (who, like Day, previously joined the writing staff in 2013) left the show, after three years in the writing staff, and overall, four years at the show (he was previously a cast member during the 2012-13 season before being demoted to the writing staff).
- Lastly, this is also even marked the final episode for longtime writer Zach Kanin (who had written for the show since 2011), as he decided to leave the show after five years.
Notes/Trivia[]
- Fred Armisen is the fourth longtime former cast member to host the season of Saturday Night Live. (He is also the 33rd longtime former cast member returned to SNL to host for the first time in this season), and it's the fourth time a former SNL cast member has hosted a season finale, the others being Dan Aykroyd, Will Ferrell and Andy Samberg.
- (May 21, 2016) Fred Armisen / Courtney Barnett is the 15th SNL season finale lineup featuring a rookie host and rookie musical guest.
| Preceded by: May 14, 2016 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 1, 2016 (Season 42) |