May 8, 2021 Season 46 episode
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| Episode | 907 |
| Season Episode | 18 |
| Host | Elon Musk |
| Musical Guest(s) | Miley Cyrus |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Light of a Clear Blue Morning" "Without You" with The Kid LAROI "Plastic Hearts" |
| Previous Episode April 10, 2021 |
Next Episode May 15, 2021 |
The 907th episode and 18th episode of Saturday Night Live's 46th season. It was hosted by the business magnate and investor and founder, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX, Elon Musk, son of the model and dietitian, Maye Musk, with musical guest Miley Cyrus, the pop sensation. It premiered on May 8, 2021. This was the only hosting stint for Elon Musk. This is also Miley Cyrus' 10th appearance, as well as her 6th musical guest stint on SNL, thus marking her tenth appearance on SNL, three times as host and sixth times as the musical guest.
Miley Cyrus previously hosted 3 times and she made her 5th musical guest appearances on SNL on the following dates: On March 5, 2011, the sixteenth episode of SNL's 36th season, with musical guests The Strokes, the legendary rock band, on October 5, 2013, the second episode of SNL's 39th season, when she making her 2nd hosting stint and her first time as the musical guest, and on October 3, 2015, which is the Season 41 premiere.
On November 4, 2017, the fourth episode of SNL's 43rd season, hosted by comedian and actor Larry David, star of the HBO's hit comedy of matters series Curb Your Enthusiasm, on December 15, 2018, the ninth episode and Christmas show of SNL's 44th season, along with Mark Ronson, hosted by actor Matt Damon, and on April 25, 2020, the seventeenth episode of SNL's 45th season, the second episode of Saturday Night Live at Home, thus making her a five-time musical guest.
Elon Musk's goodnights speech is "Thank you to Miley Cyrus, The Kid LAROI, Grimes, My Mom, and All the Casts Moms', Happy Mother's Day to All of the Mothers in the World". (Cheers and applause).
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Ego Nwodim
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by the casts' mothers (with the exceptions of Michael Che, Alex Moffat, and Andrew Dismukes), Tish Cyrus (Miley Cyrus' mother), Maye Musk (Elon Musk's mother), and Grimes (Musk's then partner)
Special musical guest appearance by The Kid LAROI.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Sketch | Image | Description |
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| Mother's Day Message Cold Open/Miley Cyrus performed "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" | Miley Cyrus helps the cast (Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Lauren Holt, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor and Bowen Yang) pay tribute to their amazing mothers. | |
| Opening Montage | ||
| Monologue by Elon Musk | Making his only hosting stint, the business magnate and investor and founder, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX, Elon Musk talks about why he loves Saturday Night Live and shares what he was like as a kid. Elon Musk's mother Maye Musk appears in the monologue. | |
| Gen Z Hospital | A friend group (Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and Bowen Yang) tensely waits for updates on an injured patient. Also Features Elon Musk as the doctor and Melissa Villaseñor as the nurse. | |
| Every Conversation with People You Haven't Seen Since Quarantine Started | Partygoers (Elon Musk, Kate McKinnon, Beck Bennett, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, and Andrew Dismukes) try to make it through extremely awkward conversations. Cecily Strong plays the announcer. | |
| The Ooli Show | TV show host Ooli (Chloe Fineman) tries to interview Frances McDormand (Kate McKinnon), Steve Buscemi (Pete Davidson) and Björk (Melissa Villaseñor) despite her producer’s (Elon Musk) interruptions. | |
| Murdur Durdur | A commercial advertises a TV show following a Pennsylvania detective (Kate McKinnon) determined to solve a murder case. With Elon Musk as Father Delbert, Beck Bennett as Owen, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman as girl, Alex Moffat, Heidi Gardner, Andrew Dismukes and Bowen Yang as police officers. | |
| Miley Cyrus performed "Without You" with The Kid LAROI | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Donald Trump launching his new blog and a photo of the Bidens and Carters going viral. With guests, Pauline, a Weary Mother in Her Darkest Hour (Ego Nwodim) drop by to discuss Disney reopening their parks, Financial Expert Lloyd Ostertag (Elon Musk) arrives to discussed cryptocurrencies such as Dogecoin and Baby Yoda (Kyle Mooney) stops by to discuss Star Wars Day celebrations. | |
| Wario Trial | A lawyer (Mikey Day) attempts to prove Wario (Elon Musk) is not responsible for Mario’s murder. Also features Pete Davidson plays Andrew Cuomo, Heidi Gardner plays the attorney, Kate McKinnon as Waluigi, Kyle Mooney as Luigi, Cecily Strong plays the judge and Kenan Thompson as Mario; Grimes cameos as Princess Peach. | |
| Chad on Mars | Chad (Pete Davidson) is chosen to save the colonists at Elon Musk's Space X Mars habitat. Also Features Mikey Day as Mitchum, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor as technicians and Miley Cyrus as the colonist. | |
| Miley Cyrus performed "Plastic Hearts" | ||
| Cowboy Standoff | A group of cowboys (Elon Musk, Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett, and Alex Moffat) can’t agree on a plan to take down a powerful gang. Also features Kyle Mooney as Earl Cecily Strong as the lady. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Elon Musk thanked Miley Cyrus, The Kid LAROI, Grimes, his mother, and all the casts' mothers. He also wishes everyone "Happy Mother's Day" to all the moms in the world. |
Trivia[]
- For the first time in the series, this episode was live-streamed on YouTube to over 100 countries.
- The stream will be available in over 100 countries around the world including Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
- This is also marks another history of Mother's Day celebrations on SNL.
- This is the 10th and final appearance of Chad.
| Preceded by: April 10, 2021 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 15, 2021 |