May 4, 2024 Season 49 episode
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| Episode | 966 |
| Season Episode | 18 |
| Host | Dua Lipa |
| Musical Guest(s) | Dua Lipa |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Illusion" "Happy for You" |
| Previous Episode April 13, 2024 |
Next Episode May 11, 2024 |
The 966th episode and 18th episode of Saturday Night Live's 49th season which premiered on May 4, 2024, hosted by pop sensation, singer and songwriter Dua Lipa, who also served as the episode's musical guest. Dua Lipa previously made her 2nd musical guest appearances on SNL on the following dates: On February 3, 2018, the thirteenth episode of SNL's 43rd season, hosted by the Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman, and on December 19, 2020, the ninth episode and Christmas show of SNL's 46th season, hosted by longtime former cast member Kristen Wiig. This is Dua Lipa's first-time hosting, and her 3rd musical guest appearance was made on SNL.
The goodnights speech for Dua Lipa is "Thanks to Jerry Seinfeld, Thanks to Troye Sivan, Thank You Lorne Michaels, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Everybody, This Has Been Incredible, Thank You to Everyone on Stage, Eveyone Behind the Scenes for Making This Happen, This Has Been Unbelievable, Have a Good Night". (Cheers and applause)
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[]
+ Credited, but does not appear.
+ Appeared only in goodbyes.
Cameos by Troye Sivan and Jerry Seinfeld.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Community Affairs Cold Opening | Parents of New York City college students (Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, and Heidi Gardner) share their thoughts on campus protests. Michael Longfellow plays the host Ryan Abernathy. | |
| Opening montage | The final "Behind the Scenes" video set change from cold open to the monologue. Also, the musical guests/hosts introductions clips of the opening montage were changed to two again, just for this episode (for host and musical guest Dua Lipa). | |
| Monologue by Dua Lipa | Hosting for the first time, three-time musical guest Dua Lipa celebrates her new album Radical Optimism by taking some questions from the audience and introducing her new choreographer. Also Features Andrew Dismukes, Bowen Yang as audience members and Heidi Gardner as Kristi Noem. | |
| Young Spicy Producer Tag | Two women (Dua Lipa, Ego Nwodim) help a rapper (Devon Walker) with his new producer tag. With Kenan Thompson as Bernard. | |
| The Anomalous Man | A woman's (Dua Lipa) relationship with a writer (Sarah Sherman) takes an unexpected turn. With James Austin Johnson as Mr. Beckwith and Chloe Fineman as lady. | |
| Good Morning Greenvile | Morning news personalities (Dua Lipa, Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day) weigh in on a feud that is dividing the nation. With Devon Walker as Derek. | |
| Sonny Angel | A man (Marcello Hernandez) fights with a Sonny Angel doll (Bowen Yang) over a woman (Dua Lipa). | |
| Penne alla Vodka | A tribute to the one thing that’s been there for us all during every hardship and celebration. With Dua Lipa, Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, Andrew Dismukes, James Austin Johnson and Molly Kearney. | |
| Dua Lipa performed "Illusion". Troye Sivan introduces Lipa's first performance. | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news like National Masturbation Month, and Trump's complaints about his trial. With guests, Kristi Noem's other dog (Marcello Hernández) stops by Weekend to defend his owner, JoJo Siwa (Chloe Fineman) arrived to discuss her new edgy look and Jerry Seinfeld, a man who did too much press, stops by to discuss his recent press tour. Michael Che reached his 200th episode on SNL. | |
| OBGYN | Soon-to-be parents (Ego Nwodim, Mikey Day) visit a new OBGYN for the first time. | |
| Dua Lipa performed "Happy for You". Jerry Seinfeld introduces Lipa's second performance. | ||
| Teeny Tiny Statement Pin | A commercial advertises a product that allows celebrities to make smaller statements on complicated issues while on the red carpet. | |
| Jingle Pitch 2 | Business executives (Dua Lipa, Bowen Yang) enlist help from a local band (Andrew Dismukes, James Austin Johnson) to come up with a catchy jingle for their flooring business. With Chloe Fineman and Devon Walker as jingle employees. Also, Devon Walker reached his 100th sketches on SNL. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Dua Lipa thanked Jerry Seinfeld, Troye Sivan, Lorne Michaels and everybody of SNL and everyone of "Behind the Scenes" for making this happened, it's been unbelievable. Only appearance of Chloe Troast. |
Trivia[]
- Dua Lipa joined the famous group of SNL hosts who have performed "double duty" on the show (headlined as the host & musical guest).
- Dua Lipa continues to build her SNL legacy tonight.
- Both performances were excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remain intact on streaming platforms.
- Michael Che reached his 200th milestone episode on SNL as a cast member and Devon Walker reached his milestone 100th sketch on SNL.
| Preceded by: April 13, 2024 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 11, 2024 |