May 9, 2020 Season 45 episode
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| Episode | 889 |
| Season Episode | 18 |
| Host | Kristen Wiig |
| Musical Guest(s) | Boyz II Men and Babyface |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"A Song for Mama" |
| Previous Episode April 25, 2020 |
Next Episode October 3, 2020 (Season 46) |
The 889th episode, 18th episode and the Season 45 Finale of Saturday Night Live, billed as Saturday Night Live At Home premiered on May 9, 2020, hosted by longtime former cast member Kristen Wiig, with musical guest Boyz II Men, who performed "A Song for Mama" featuring Babyface. This is Kristen Wiig's 3rd hosting stint and Boyz II Men's musical guest debut on SNL. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the episode was created via livestreams and home-made recordings.[1] Since Season 46 resumed production in-studio, this is the final episode of "SNL at Home".
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by Alec Baldwin, Martin Short, Josh Gad, Danny Trejo, and Tina Fey.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Virtual Graduation Cold Opening | President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) resides over the principal (Kate McKinnon)’s virtual graduation ceremony. The entire cast appears in this sketch as graduation students, and Baldwin opens the show with, "and taped from my home, one last time, it's Saturday Night.". | |
| Opening Montage | This marked the final episode with the SNL at Home quarantine intro, as the entire cast and production staff returns to Studio 8H for the next season. | |
| Monologue by Kristen Wiig | Longtime former cast member Kristen Wiig celebrates her mother and sings a childhood lullaby, as he returned to SNL to host the season finale of season 45 for the third time. | |
| Italian Vacation | A couple (Martin Short, Heidi Gardner) catch up with their friends (Kenan Thompson, Aidy Bryant, Melissa Villaseñor, and Beck Bennett) over Zoom after traveling to Italy to quarantine. | |
| Let Kids Drink | SNL cast (Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Chris Redd, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Ego Nwodim and Pete Davidson) & Josh Gad plead for underaged alcohol consumption. | |
| MasterClass: Quarantine Edition | MasterClass advertises lessons about journaling from Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Chloe Fineman), suits from John Mulaney (Melissa Villaseñor) and Britney Spears (Chloe Fineman) teaching something. | |
| Navy Church | Pastor (Kenan Thompson)’s Zoom church service is disrupted by his uncooperative virtual audience (Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, writer Gary Richardson, Cecily Strong, fellow writer Bryan Tucker). | |
| Danny Trejo | Pete Davidson celebrates the life and accomplishments of Danny Trejo (who cameos in the sketch). Also features Chris Redd. | |
| Bouncy Waves with PJ Charnt | Hair vlogger PJ Charnt (Kristen Wiig) helps viewers (Aidy Bryant, Kenan Thompson) with their hair problems while showing memes from her friend Patty (Cecily Strong). This is the first and only sketch in which an SNL at Home Host, appears in a sketch. | |
| Boyz II Men perform "A Song for Mama" with Babyface. | Michael Che introduces their performance. | |
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che are doing the Update at home, once again without an audience. They tackle the week's biggest news, like Axl Rose and Steve Mnuchin getting into a fight on twitter and Tom Cruise working with SpaceX to shoot a movie in space. Che interviews Tina Fey about motherhood during quarantine. Later, Jost interviews bleach-drunk Jeanine Pirro (Cecily Strong), as she stumbles through her wardrobe | |
| What's Wrong with this Picture? | Elliott Pants (Kenan Thompson) hosts a game show where mothers (Aidy Bryant, Ego Nwodim, and Melissa Villaseñor) struggle to guess what's wrong with a series of photos. | |
| Eleanor's House | Elanor’s (Aidy Bryant) imaginary house party becomes host to some unfavorable guests (Kyle Mooney, Heidi Gardner). Also features Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd, Chloe Fineman, and Bowen Yang, as various other characters. | |
| Dad Pranks | Brandon tortures his corny-ass bitch dad (Mikey Day). Brandon is played by Mikey's real son. Also features Kenan Thompson. | |
| Lighthouse Keeper | Lighthouse keeper Phineas Gale (Kate McKinnon) shares tips on isolation. | |
| In Memoriam | After "Lighthouse Keeper", a still photo of Little Richard, who died earlier in the day, is shown in silence. | |
| Beer Money | Kyle Mooney and two other guys (both played by Mooney) go on a quest to cure his broken heart, find treasure and discover the true meaning of friendship. | |
| Dreams | The entire cast of SNL has dreams of returning to their normal lives in New York City. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Kristen Wiig goes to sleep as the credits role (making this is the only At-Home episode not to feature an empty Studio 8H). |
Trivia[]
- Though none of the cast members left due to the pandemic, this is still the final episode for longtime writer James Anderson, (previously a writer since 2000), who left the show after 20 years.
- This was also Andrew Dismukes' final episode as a writer. Dismukes previously worked as a writer at the show since 2017, and was promoted to the cast the very next season.
- Lastly, it was the final episode, for longtime SNL Band Guitarist Jared Scharff (who had previously been with the band since 2007), as he left the band after 13 years to pursue other ventures.
Trivia/Notes[]
- Kristen Wiig is the sixth longtime former cast member to host the season finale of Saturday Night Live, after Dan Aykroyd (Season 28), Will Ferrell (Season 34), Andy Samberg (Season 39), Fred Armisen (Season 41), and Tina Fey (Season 43).
- Wiig is also the second longtime former cast member to host the season finale of SNL, after Fey.
- Kristen Wiig — > Chris Rock is one of the rare instances in SNL history where we get back-to-back episodes with alumni hosting the show.
References[]
| Preceded by: April 25, 2020 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 3, 2020 (Season 46) |