May 7, 2022 Season 47 episode
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| Episode | 928 |
| Season Episode | 19 |
| Host | Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Musical Guest(s) | Arcade Fire |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)" "The Lightning I, II" "End of the Empire II" (the latter during the closing credits) |
| Previous Episode April 16, 2022 |
Next Episode May 14, 2022 |
The 928th episode and 19th episode of Saturday Night Live's 47th season premiered on May 7, 2022, hosted by English actor Benedict Cumberbatch, star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, and the hit films The Power of the Dog, The Grinch, 1917, The Courier, The Mauritanian, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, and The Imitation Game, with musical guest Arcade Fire, a legendary Canadian indie/rock band. Cumberbatch previously hosted SNL on the November 5, 2016 episode, the fifth episode and last pre-U.S. Presidential Election episode of SNL's 42nd season, with musical guest Solange. This is Benedict Cumberbatch's 2nd time as host.
Arcade Fire made their 5th musical guest stint on SNL, thus making Arcade Fire a five-time musical guest.
Arcade Fire previously made their 4th musical guest appearances on SNL on the following dates: On February 24, 2007, the fourteenth episode of SNL's 32nd season, hosted by actor Rainn Wilson, star of the NBC's classic sitcom The Office, on November 13, 2010, the sixth episode of SNL's 36th season, hosted by actress Scarlett Johansson, on September 28, 2013, which is the Season 39 premiere, hosted by longtime former cast member, head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor Tina Fey; which coincidentally, was the first episode for current cast member Kyle Mooney and on March 17, 2018, the sixteenth episode and St. Patrick's Day episode of SNL's 43rd season, hosted by longtime former cast member Bill Hader.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson+
- Mikey Day
- Chloe Fineman
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Ego Nwodim
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
- Bowen Yang
Featured Players[]
- + Credited but did not appear in this episode.
- Pre-filmed cameo by Elizabeth Olsen
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Comments |
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| Roe v. Wade Cold Open | After Justice Samuel Alito's leaked draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, a flashback to 13th century England shows the exact moment three men (Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Dismukes, James Austin Johnson) vote to outlaw abortion. | |
| Opening Montage | The musical guests/hosts introductions clips of the opening montage was changed to two again (for musical guests Arcade Fire and host Benedict Cumberbatch). | |
| Monologue by Benedict Cumberbatch | Returning to host SNL for the second time, English actor Benedict Cumberbatch takes a moment to wish his mother and wife a happy Mother's Day. | |
| Mother's Day Cards | A family (Benedict Cumberbatch, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, and Andrew Dismukes) surprises their mom (Aidy Bryant) with some special Mother's Day gifts. This marked the second and final appearance of the SNL holiday cards sketch. | |
| Blue Bunny | A focus group (Benedict Cumberbatch, Kenan Thompson, Heidi Gardner and Melissa Villaseñor) for Blue Bunny ice cream goes off the rails. With Mikey Day andEgo Nwodim. | |
| Just Like You | A mother, father and grandmother (Cecily Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate McKinnon) have flashbacks as reckless teens while trying to discipline their child (Chloe Fineman). | |
| Chain Gang | Prisoners in a chain gang (Benedict Cumberbatch, Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, and James Austin Johnson) find out unexpected information about a fellow prisoner. With Alex Moffat, Mikey Day and Heidi Gardner. | |
| Arcade Fire performed "Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Rudy Giuliani cancelling his scheduled appearance to meet with the January 6 committee and archaeologists discovering 1,000 year old cave paintings in Alabama. With guest, Justice Amy Coney Barrett (Kate McKinnon) stops by to discuss the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade and share her opinion on abortion. | |
| Landsdowne House: The Fainting Couch | A young man (Alex Moffat) delivers some dramatic news to his mother and father (Cecily Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch). | |
| New Toilet | A commercial advertises the world's first reclining toilet. | |
| Chuck E. Cheese | A live band (Benedict Cumberbatch, Bowen Yang, Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong) gives an unexpected performance at a children's pizza place. With Mikey Day, Alex Moffat and Chloe Fineman. | |
| Arcade Fire performed "The Lightning I, II" | ||
| The Understudy | Chloe Fineman talks about being a full-time understudy for Saturday Night Live and make impressions of her castmates. With Aidy Bryant, Heidi Gardner, Punkie Johnson, Kate McKinnon, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Cecily Strong and Melissa Villaseñor Cameo appearance by Benedict's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness co-star Elizabeth Olsen. | |
| Goodbyes/Arcade Fire performed "End Of The Empire II" and Closing Credits | Benedict Cumberbatch thanked Arcade Fire, to his children and the cast, says that this season has been amazing, and also introduces Arcade Fire's third performance. |
Trivia[]
- This episode premiered on Aidy Bryant's 35th birthday (she left the show, two weeks later).
- Only 11 rookie hosts have come back to host Saturday Night Live since Season 40 including tonight's host Benedict Cumberbatch.
- Cumberbatch also becomes a second-time SNL host this month.
- With the return of Benedict Cumberbatch, there are 9 of 21 SNL hosts from Season 42 that have hosted more than once.
| Preceded by: April 16, 2022 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 14, 2022 |