May 5, 2012 Season 37 episode
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| Episode | 722 |
| Season Episode | 20 |
| Host | Eli Manning |
| Musical Guest(s) | Rihanna |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
Medley of "Birthday Cake" and "Talk That Talk" "Where Have You Been" |
| Previous Episode April 14, 2012 |
Next Episode May 12, 2012 |
The 20th episode of Season 37 and the 722nd episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on May 5, 2012. It was hosted by former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants (and was still in the league at the time that he hosted), Eli Manning, with musical guest Rihanna, a singer and songwriter, who performed a medley of "Birthday Cake" and "Talk That Talk" and "Where Have You Been." This was Eli Manning's 2nd appearance, as well as his only time hosting. This is also the 3rd appearance as the musical guest on SNL for Rihanna.
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 David Baas, Sacha Baron Cohen, David Diehl, Abby McGrew, Shaun O'Hara, Martin Scorsese, and Chris Snee
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Fox and Friends Cold Opening | Steve Doocy (Taran Killam), Gretchen Carlson (Vanessa Bayer) and Brian Kilmeade (Bobby Moynihan) criticize President Obama and annoy Rupert Murdoch (Fred Armisen) with their on-air errors. | |
| Monologue by Eli Manning | To prove how well he’s adjusted to life in New York City while a member of the Giants, Eli Manning gives off-course cultural and dining suggestions to the audience, as he making his second appearance and hosting for the only time. | |
| amazon.com | This Mother’s Day, give Mom the gift that keeps on giving — “Fifty Shades of Grey” on Amazon Kindle, the perfect erotic literature to meet all of her masturbatory needs. | |
| Motion Capture | Eli Manning fumbles big-time while recording his green-screen victory dance for EA Sports’ “Madden NFL ’13”. | |
| Text Message Evidence | Chad Kevin Jeremy (Eli Manning) attempts to prove his innocence during a murder trial by allowing his attorney (Jason Sudeikis) to read his flirtatious text messages dispensed at the time of the murder. | |
| Little Brothers | Eli Manning acts as a volunteer liasion for boys who are routinely picked on by their mean older brothers. | |
| WXPD News New York | Doddering field reporter Herb Welch (Bill Hader) is on the scene at an Occupy Wall Street protest. | |
| Rihanna performed a medley of "Birthday Cake" and "Talk That Talk" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | Featuring guests Overzealous tanning mom Patricia Krentcil (Kristen Wiig) has to repeatedly moisten her dry throat while defending her recent behavior and Admiral General Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) plugs “The Dictator” and reveals that he has taken Martin Scorcese hostage. | |
| In Memoriam | A short clip of the Beastie Boys performing "Sure Shot" from season 20 is shown after Weekend Update; and featured group Adam Yauch, who had died the previous day. | |
| What Is This? | Game show hostess Kimberly Clemens (Abby Elliott) takes advantage of her show’s format to question her boyfriend Ryan Mack (Eli Manning) about the status of their fledgling relationship. | |
| Helga Lately | The Swedish version of Chelsea Handler (Kate McKinnon) flirts with her guests and runs a promo for “Catch Up Mit Du Khlardashians”. | |
| Rihanna performed "Where Have You Been" | ||
| Miss Drag World | Upset about coming in third place, Miss Chicken Fried Steak (Eli Manning) disrupts the rest of the pageant and steals the trophy. | |
| The Essentials | Robert Osborne (Jason Sudeikis) discusses the brief screen career of Richard Armstrong (Eli Manning), the square third wheel who appeared in the early Cheech (Fred Armisen) & Chong (Bill Hader) movies. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Eli Manning thanked Rihanna, Sacha Baron Cohen and Martin Scorsese, Lorne Michaels, everybody for coming out and the cast, they were unbelievable, it was awesome. |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Eli Manning's wife Abby McGrew appeared in the opening monologue, along with Manning's New York Giants teammates Chris Snee, David Baas, David Diehl and Shaun O'Hara.
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Aladeen from The Dictator and Martin Scorsese also appeared on the Weekend Update segment.
- This episode was dedicated to the memory of Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch, who died the previous day after a three-year battle with salivary gland cancer. A musical performance clip was shown after the Weekend Update segment and featured a short clip of the group performing "Sure Shot" from Season 20.
- The sketch Helga Lately is a parody of the E! talk show Chelsea Lately. Helga Handler is a parody of host Chelsea Handler and Chooveoeuf is a parody of Handler's assistant on the show Chuy Bravo.
- With this episode, Seth Meyers surpasses Tina Fey as the longest serving Weekend Update anchor, she remains the longest serving female anchor, however.
| Preceded by: April 14, 2012 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 12, 2012 |