May 5, 2018 Season 43 episode
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| Episode | 848 |
| Season Episode | 19 |
| Host | Donald Glover |
| Musical Guest(s) | Childish Gambino |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Saturday" "This Is America" |
| Previous Episode April 14, 2018 |
Next Episode May 12, 2018 |
The 848th episode and 19th episode of Saturday Night Live's 43rd season premiered on May 5, 2018, hosted by actor and comedian Donald Glover, star of the NBC classic sitcom Community, the FX's hit comedy-drama series Atlanta, and Amazon Prime Video's spy action series Mr. & Mrs. Smith, who also served as the musical guest under his stage name Childish Gambino. This was both his first-time hosting and musical guest debut on SNL.
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[]
Cameos by Alec Baldwin, Stormy Daniels, Jimmy Fallon, Scarlett Johansson, Daniel Kaluuya, Zoë Kravitz, A$AP Rocky, Martin Short, and Ben Stiller
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Micheal Cohen Call Cold Opening | Micheal Cohen (Ben Stiller) calls Donald Trump (Alex Baldwin) about the Stormy Daniels call, but ends up calling multiple of Trump's affiliates. With Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Heidi Gardner, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd and Cecily Strong and cameos by Jimmy Fallon, Scarlett Johansson, and Stormy Daniels | |
| Monologue by Donald Glover | Hosting for the first time, actor and comedian Donald Glover reminisces about his SNL audition. Also Features Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong and Kenan Thompson. Cameo by writer Will Stephen. | |
| The Courtroom | A lawyer (Donald Glover) tries to prove the court that the Jurassic Park's attraction at Universal Studios was not the reason that a man's (Mikey Day) friends and family (Melissa Villasenor, Luke Null) died. With Kenan Thompson, Leslie and Jones | |
| Friendos | A music group (Donald Glover, Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson) go to therapy, and get help from their therapist (Cecily Strong) to fix their relationship. Cameo by A$AP Rocky | |
| Raz P. Berry | Raz P. Berry (Donald Glover) catches his girl (Cecily Strong) with another man (Kenan Thompson). | |
| A Kanye Place | Friends (Donald Glover, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett, and Aidy Bryant) have a hard time staying quiet when they hear what Kanye West is up to. | |
| Dirty Talk 2 | A couple (Donald Glover, Melissa Villaseñor) tries to spice up their relationship with dirty talk. | |
| Childish Gambino performs "Saturday". Zoë Kravitz introduces Childish Gambino'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, including Rudy Giuliani admitting President Donald Trump knew about the Stormy Daniels payment and a Colombian veterinarian accused of smuggling heroin inside puppies. With guests, Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones. | |
| Lando's Summit | Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) hosts a summit for all of the black people in space, which turns out to be four people (Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, and Chris Redd). | |
| Barbie Instagram | New interns (Donald Glover, Heidi Gardner, Pete Davidson) pitch captions for Barbie's Instagram account. With Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong | |
| Childish Gambino performs "This Is America". Daniel Kaluuya introduces Childish Gambino's second performance. | ||
| Prison Job | Inmates (Donald Glover, Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd) trade stories while working as customer service agents | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Donald Glover thanked Alec Baldwin, Stormy Daniels, Jimmy Fallon, Scarlett Johansson, Daniel Kaluuya, Zoë Kravitz, Martin Short, Ben Stiller, the writers and cast and reminds everyone listen to his new music video. |
Trivia[]
- Donald Glover joins the famous group of SNL hosts who have performed "double duty" on the show (headlined as the host & musical guest).
| Preceded by: April 14, 2018 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 12, 2018 |