November 16, 2019 Season 45 episode
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| Episode | 877 |
| Season Episode | 6 |
| Host | Harry Styles |
| Musical Guest(s) | Harry Styles |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
First performance: "Lights Up" Second performance: "Watermelon Sugar" |
| Previous Episode November 2, 2019 |
Next Episode November 23, 2019 |
The 877th episode and 6th episode of Saturday Night Live's 45th season premiered on November 16, 2019, with host and musical guest Harry Styles, an English singer and songwriter. This is Harry Styles' first-time hosting SNL. This is also his 2nd solo musical guest appearance, and he made his 5th musical guest stint on SNL, thus making him a five-time musical guest.
Harry Styles previously made his 4th musical stints on SNL when he was on the English-Irish pop boy band One Direction on the following dates: April 7, 2012, the eighteenth episode of SNL's 37th season, hosted by Colombian-American actress Sofía Vergara, star of the ABC's hit sitcom Modern Family; which coincidentally, was the first episode for then-current cast member Kate McKinnon (who was the current longest-serving female cast member at the time), on December 7, 2013, the eighth episode of SNL's 39th season, hosted by actor Paul Rudd, and on December 20, 2014, the tenth episode and Christmas show of SNL's 40th season, hosted by actress Amy Adams.
He also previously made his solo musical guest debut and his 4th musical guest stint back on the April 15, 2017 episode, the eighteenth episode of SNL's 42nd season, hosted by longtime former SNL cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor Jimmy Fallon, the host of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; which was also the first episode to be broadcast live in all four zones within the contiguous United States.
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[]
*+ Credited but did not appear in this episode/Appeared only in goodbyes.
- Cameo Appearance by Jon Hamm
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Days of Our Impeachment Cold Opening | The Trump impeachment hearings get the soap opera treatment they need to keep the American people paying attention. With Beck Bennett as both the narrator and Mitch McConnell, Pete Davidson as Michael Avenatti, Heidi Gardner as the woman, Kate McKinnon as Rudy Giuliani, Alex Moffat as Adam Schiff, Kyle Mooney as Gordon Sondland, Cecily Strong as Marie Yoanovitch, Kenan Thompson as football player Myles Garrett and Melissa Villaseñor as Alexandria Ocasio-Ortiz. Cameo by Jon Hamm as Bill Taylor. | |
| Opening Montage | ||
| Monologue by Harry Styles | Hosting for the first time, five-time musical guest Harry Styles uses his first SNL monologue to remind everyone just how serious of a musician he is. | |
| Lunch Run | An overeager intern (Harry Styles) volunteers to get Popeyes chicken sandwiches for the entire office. With Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson and Melissa Villaseñor as the employees and Chris Redd as Clive. | |
| Aidy Bryant and Harry Styles performed "Doug" | Joan (Aidy Bryant), who lives alone in a small, nice home, sings a song about her new boyfriend, Doug (Harry Styles). Also Features Kyle Mooney as Steve. | |
| Childbirth Class | An Icelandic couple (Harry Styles and Heidi Gardner) brags about how well they’re handling having a baby. Also Features Aidy Bryant as Janelle, Mikey Day as Paul, Ego Nwodim as Heather, Chris Redd as Donald and Melissa Villaseñor as Amy. | |
| Airline Pilots | Two pilots (Harry Styles, Mikey Day) have a raunchy conversation that an entire plane cabin (Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and Ego Nwodim) overhears. Also Features Bowen Yang as the flight attendant. | |
| That's the Game | A gang member named Quan (Chris Redd) attempts a mutiny against the boss Dante (Kenan Thompson) that doesn’t go as planned. Also Features Harry Styles and Mikey Day as the gang members. | |
| Harry Styles performed "Lights Up". Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong introduces Styles' first performance. | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Marie Yovanovitch testifying at the public Trump impeachment hearings and Sesame Street turning 50 years old. With guests Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon) arrived to address his Senate campaign ads being criticized for being too complimentary to President Donald Trump and Dean Foods' milk distribution president, and Scooter Rineholdt (Kyle Mooney), stops by the desk to discuss America's biggest milk producer filing for bankruptcy. | |
| In Memoriam | After Weekend Update, a photo of former NBC executive Rick Ludwin, who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence. | |
| Sara Lee | Two Sara Lee employees (Cecily Strong and Bowen Yang) confront the company’s Instagram manager Dylan (Harry Styles) about some off-brand activity on the account. | |
| Bay Faye and the Grown-Up Male News Guys | Baby Faye (Cecily Strong) and her newsboys (Harry Styles, Beck Bennett and Mikey Day) perform the bizarre vaudeville act they've all outgrown. Also Features Aidy Bryant as Faye's mother. | |
| Harry Styles performed "Watermelon Sugar". Jon Hamm introduces Styles' second performance. | ||
| Funeral DJs | Two DJs (Harry Styles, Chris Redd) try to hype up mourners (Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Alex Moffat, and Melissa Villaseñor) at a funeral. Also features Mikey Day as Father Daigle and Pete Davidson as the manager. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Harry Styles thanked Jon Hamm, Lorne, the cast and crew of SNL, the band and the audience for having him here, the best night of his life and he especially reminds everyone to be kindness. Only appearance of Chloe Fineman. |
Cut For Time[]
Cut For Time[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary | |
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| Jason | Bullied older brother Scotty (Kyle Mooney) raps about his much cooler younger brother, Jason (Harry Styles). With Chris Redd as Colby. |
Trivia[]
- Chloe Fineman did not appear in this episode, but she is credited in the opening montage and only appeared in goodbyes.
- She would later say that she did an impression of Harry Styles to his face, and he did not like it. Thus, possibly contributing to her absence from this episode
- Former writers Dave McCary and Julio Torres guest wrote this episode.
- After Weekend Update, a photo of former NBC executive Rick Ludwin, who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
- This episode premiered on Pete Davidson's 26th birthday.
- When the clock struck midnight during the show, executive producer Lorne Michaels turned 75 years old.
Trivia/Notes[]
- Harry Styles joined the famous group of SNL hosts who have performed "double duty" on the show (headlined as the host & musical guest).
- Harry Styles continued to build his SNL legacy tonight.
| Preceded by: November 2, 2019 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 23, 2019 |