November 13, 2021

November 13, 2021  Season 47 episode
Episode	915
Season Episode	6
Host	Jonathan Majors
Musical Guest(s)	Taylor Swift
Song(s) performed by  Musical Guest(s)	"All Too Well (10 Minute Version)"

Previous Episode November 6, 2021

Next Episode November 20, 2021

The 915th episode and 6th episode of Saturday Night Live's 47th season premiered on November 13, 2021, and it was hosted by actor Jonathan Majors, star of the Netflix's hit Western film The Harder They Fall and the HBO's horror drama series Lovecraft Country, as well as the hit films The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Devotion, Creed III and Magazine Dreams, with singer-songwriter Taylor Swift as the musical guest. This was Jonathan Majors' hosting debut. This is also the 5th musical guest appearance for Taylor Swift on SNL, thus making Taylor a five-time musical guest.

Taylor Swift previously made her 4th musical guest appearance on SNL on the following dates: On January 10, 2009, the twelfth episode of SNL's 34th season, hosted by actor Neil Patrick Harris, on November 7, 2009, the fifth episode of SNL’s 35th season, with herself as host, November 11, 2017, the fifth episode of SNL’s 43rd season, hosted by actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish and on October 5, 2019, the second episode of SNL's 45th season, hosted by English actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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

• Aristotle Athari
• Andrew Dismukes
• James Austin Johnson
• Punkie Johnson
• Sarah Sherman

† Credited in the opening montage, but she did not appear in this episode.

Sketches and Musical Performances

 Cold Open   Sketch   Videotaped   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title	Image	Summary
Cruz Street Cold Open		Senator Ted Cruz (Aidy Bryant) greets some of his new neighbors (Cecily Strong, Andrew Dismukes, Melissa Villaseñor, Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, Pete Davidson, Aristotle Athari, Chloe Fineman) down on Cruz Street.
Opening montage		The musical guests/hosts introductions' clips of the opening montage was changed to one again, for this episode (for musical guest Taylor Swift and host Jonathan Majors).
Monologue by Jonathan Majors		Hosting for his first time, actor Jonathan Majors talks about growing up as a military brat and the moment he found out he was hosting SNL.
The March of the Suitors		A group of eligible suitors (Jonathan Majors, Kyle Mooney, Aristotle Athari, Andrew Dismukes, Punkie Johnson, Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim) begin a ceremonial march in hopes of winning the queen's (Chloe Fineman) hand in marriage.
A Please Don't Destroy Video Film: Three Sad Virgins		Pete Davidson creates a music video about three sad virgins (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, Martin Herlihy) and is joined by musical guest Taylor Swift.
The Audacity In Advertising Awards		Jake from State Farm (Jonathan Majors) and Flo from Progressive (Heidi Gardner) host the 2021 Audacity in Advertising Awards. With Kyle Mooney as son, James Austin Johnson as the father, Andrew Dismukes as the intern, Alex Moffat as Human Friend and Melissa Villasenor as Amazon employee.
Starnge Kid Tales		Talk show hosts (Jonathan Majors, Kenan Thompson) welcome parents (Aidy Bryant, Heidi Gardner, Alex Moffat) and their children on the show to share their kids' creepy stories. With Pete Davidson as The Man in the Red Jacket
Men Park		A commercial advertises an outdoor park made especially for men. With Aristotle Athari, Pete Davidson, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman and Melissa Villaseñor. Cecily Strong plays the voice of the announcer.
Taylor Swift performed the 10-minute version of "All Too Well", with the accompanying short film of the same name (written and directed by Swift and starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien) playing on a screen behind her during the performance.		Swift's performance is one of the longest in the show's history.
Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che		Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like Texas judge repealing the state’s mask mandate and the zoo investigating the deaths of three giraffes. With guests, Sarah Sherman (in her very first Weekend Update appearance on the show) stops by Weekend Update to discuss her first six episodes of SNL and roasts Colin Jost, and stand-up robot, Laughingtosh 3000 (Aristotle Athari) (in his very only Weekend Update appearance on the show) stops by Weekend Update to tell jokes and do impressions.
Broadway Benefit		A Broadway benefit show featuring three performers (Jonathan Majors, Bowen Yang, Cecily Strong) takes an unexpected turn. Also Features Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney as the parents
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Dog Bones-n-Melodies		A commercial advertises a new pet store founded by the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Jonathan Majors, Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim, and Chris Redd). With Kyle Mooney as Roger Ferber, Chloe Fineman as Emily S. and Alex Moffat as customer.
Pastor Announcement		A pastor and his wife (Jonathan Majors, Ego Nwodim) make a surprising announcement during church service. Also Features Kenan Thompson as Harold, Aidy Bryant as Corine, Kyle Mooney as Travis, Melissa Villaseñor as Christine, Chris Redd as George and Punkie Johnson as George's wife.
Goodbyes and Closing Credits		Jonathan Majors thanked Taylor Swift and the cast and crew of Saturday Night Live.

Preceded by: November 6, 2021

Saturday Night Live episode

Followed by: November 20, 2021