November 12, 2022 Season 48 episode
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| Episode | 936 |
| Season Episode | 6 |
| Host | Dave Chappelle |
| Musical Guest(s) | Black Star |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"So Be It" "The Main Thing Is To Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing" |
| Previous Episode November 5, 2022 |
Next Episode December 3, 2022 |
The 936th episode and 6th episode, as well as the post-U.S. Midterm Elections episode of Saturday Night Live's 48th season premiered on November 12, 2022, hosted by stand-up comedian and actor Dave Chappelle, star of the hit film Half Baked and the hit comedy series, Chappelle's Show, with hip hop duo Black Star as the musical guests. This is Dave Chappelle's 3rd time hosting and Black Star made their musical guest debut on SNL.
This was the first episode broadcast after the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections, making this the third time Chappelle hosted SNL after an U.S. election. Chappelle previously hosted the show after the 2016 and 2020 elections. Unlike those two times, the Midterm election did not involve the choosing of a new president.
Dave Chappelle's long goodnights speech is: "I Would Like to Thank Black Star. (Cheers and applause) I Would Like to Thank Malib, I Would Like Thank to Donell Rawlings, I Would Like to Thanks Ice-T, Lorne Michaels, the Cast and Crew of Saturday Night Live I Couldn't Thank You Enough and I Got to Say Rest in Peace to our Brother Takeoff, We Will Forever Remember You, You May Rest in Power, Everybody Else I'll See You Next Week, Good Night". (Cheers and applause).
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Michael Che
- Mikey Day
- Andrew Dismukes
- Chloe Fineman
- Heidi Gardner
- Punkie Johnson
- Colin Jost
- Ego Nwodim
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Bowen Yang
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by Donnell Rawlings; pre-taped cameos by Ice-T and Steve Kornacki
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| FOX & Friends Cold Opening | The hosts of Fox & Friends (Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, and Bowen Yang) interviews Kari Lake (Cecily Strong) and Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) about the 2022 midterm elections. | |
| Opening Montage | The musical guests/hosts introductions clips of the opening montage were changed to one for this episode (for musical guests Black Star and host Dave Chappelle). | |
| Dave Chappelle's Stand-Up Monologue | Returning to host SNL for the third time, comedy legend and actor Dave Chappelle reads a statement denouncing antisemitism (and references Kanye West, as well). Chappelle then goes on and talks more about and Kanye's previous antisemitic statements, and about his appearances on the podcast Drink Champs, then transitions to NBA star Kyrie Irving (who also came under fire for antisemitism), among other topics; including the Midterms and Trump in the first 2016 presidential debate, and the war in Ukraine. This monologue was 15 mins, and 22 secs long. The night's monologue, the SNL band changed the music as Dave Chappelle walked on stage. | |
| PM in the Afternoon | Two TV anchors (Heidi Gardner, Andrew Dismukes) interview a musician Willie T. Hawkins (Dave Chappelle) who has an album titled "Potato Hole". Chloe Fineman (weathercaster) and Michael Longfellow (sportscaster) also appear in the sketch. Allies visit the couple at Dragonstone. | |
| House of the Dragon | Allies and Daemon Targaryen visit the couple at Dragonstone. House of Dragons with (in order of appearance) Chloe Fineman, Michael Longfellow, Mikey Day, Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim, Punkie Johnson, and James Austin Hohnson, Dave Chappelle, Ice-T, and Donnell Rowlings as their various characters. | |
| Barbershop Talk | Workers and customers at a barbershop (Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim, Punkie Johnson, Devon Walker, and Dave Chappelle) talk about various topics, while a white co-worker (Michael Longfellow) has different opinions on all of them. | |
| Black Star performs "So Be It". With Madlib as a DJ. | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like Reverend Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker facing off in a runoff election and the Pilots denying they flew in a penis-shaped flight path. With guests Jose Suarez (Marcello Hernandez), a man born and raised in Cuba who talks about his intention to be the first Latino American president and running for president one day, and Sarah Sherman, who does her own version of Weekend Update Update titled "The Sarah News" with her own twist. | |
| Black Heaven | A dead man (Devon Walker) goes to black heaven. He is shown around by hosts (Ego Nwodim and Kenan Thompson). The gimmick is Mikey Day fills in on Dave Chappelle's part and says a lot of slang. Donnell Rawlings and Black Star cameo in the sketch. Punkie Johnson appears in this sketch, as well. | |
| Black Star performs "The Main Thing Is To Keep The Main Thing Is The Main Thing", once again with Madlib as DJ. | ||
| Please Don't Destroy - Election Night | Molly Kearney becomes the attorney general of Ohio and must make a speech soon. So, the boys are helping them to preparing their speech after the midterms. Also features James Austin Johnson as the reporter and Sarah Sherman as Mrs. Kearney. Real life NBC News reporter Steve Kornacki cameos. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | In the goodbyes, Dave Chappelle thanked musical guest Black Star, Malib, Donnell Rawlings, Ice-T, Lorne Michaels, the cast and the crew of Saturday Night Live, he could thank them enough. Chappelle also pays tribute to rapper Takeoff, member of Migos, (who was killed earlier in the month). He then tells the audience and everybody else that he will see them next week. |
Trivia[]
- Dave Chappelle's monologue was criticized as being antisemitic by Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
- Amy Schumer and Dave Chappelle became three-time SNL hosts this season.
- Saturday Night Live's monologue, the SNL Band changed the music as Dave Chappelle walked on stage. The last time this happened was in 2004 (Season 29) when Snoop Dogg hosted on May 8, 2004, with musical guest Avril Lavigne and before that, The Blues Brothers walked out to their theme music and performed the song "Lookin' For a Fox" in 1998 (Season 23) when John Goodman hosted for the 9th time on February 7, 1998, with musical guest Paula Cole and special guest star original (and former) cast member Dan Aykroyd.
| Preceded by: November 5, 2022 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 3, 2022 |