November 17, 2012 Season 38 episode
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| Episode | 732 |
| Season Episode | 8 |
| Host | Jeremy Renner |
| Musical Guest(s) | Maroon 5 |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"One More Night" "Daylight" |
| Previous Episode November 10, 2012 |
Next Episode December 8, 2012 |
The 732nd episode and 8th episode of Saturday Night Live's 38th season premiered on November 17, 2012. It was hosted by actor Jeremy Renner, star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Avengers: Endgame, and Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye and Paramount+ crime thriller series Mayor of Kingstown with musical guest Maroon 5, a pop rock band, who performed "One More Night" and "Daylight" and Levine also appeared in "The Stand-Off" filmed sketch. Jermey Renner made his only hosting stint, and this is Maroon 5's 4th musical guest appearance on SNL.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Vanessa Bayer
- Bill Hader
- Taran Killam
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Jay Pharoah
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
- Cameo by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Booknotes Cold Opening | At a book club, Paula Broadwell (Cecily Strong) reads spicy passages from All In”, her personal biography of General David Petraeus. | |
| Monologue by Jeremy Renner | Aspiring songwriter Jeremy Renner sings the rejected theme songs he wrote for each of his movies, as he making his only hosting stint. | |
| Your Hometown | Grown man (Taran Killam) makes the most of a visit to his hometown while staying in his parents’ (Bill Hader, Aidy Bryant) house. | |
| The Californians: Thanksgiving | Stuart’s (Fred Armisen) family Thanksgiving dinner reveals an illegitimate child among overexaggerated valley accents and driving directions within every conservation. | |
| The Situation Room | Wolf Blitzer (Jason Sudeikis) attempts to uncover the identity of socialite Jill Kelley while interviewing the supposed Mayor of Tampa, Florida (Jeremy Renner) and repeatedly playing footage of Kelley walking to her car. | |
| The Stand Off | Three determined gangsters (Taram Killam, Jeremy Renner, Bobby Moynihan) keep their guns pointed at one another throughout a series of unusual circumstances. | |
| Maroon 5 performs "One More Night" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | Seth Meyers reviews the Winners/Losers of the General Petraeus sex scandal. Comedian Katt Williams (Jay Pharoah) addresses his recent string of controversies. Governor Chris Christie gives a status report on recovery efforts in New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy. | |
| The Avengers | While avenging a crime spree, Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) takes a lot of flak from his fellow superheroes for running out of arrows. | |
| Movie Set | While filming a tense dramatic scene, action star Dick Fuel (Jason Sudeikis) flinches whenever Jeremy Renner is about to slap him. | |
| Maroon 5 performs "Daylight" | ||
| Midnight Snack - Cool Drones | In an animated film by writers Zach Kakin and Rob Klein, the “Cool Drones” fight terrorism by day and perform as a boy band by night. | |
| Coroner's Office | Mr. Calendar (Jeremy Renner) can’t follow the concept behind identifying whether or not a dead body is that of his brother (Taran Killam). | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Jeremy Renner thanked Maroon 5, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, executive producer Lorne Michaels and he gives shoutout a "Happy Birthday", the cast, crew, audience and New York, they're amazing. |
Cut-for-time[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Weekend Update: Guy Fieri - Dress Rehearsal | Seth welcomes celebrity chef Guy Fieri (Bobby Moynihan) to respond to a scathing New York Times review of his new Manhattan restaurant. |
Notes/Trivia[]
- This episode premiered on Lorne Michaels' 68th birthday.
- Adam Levine, the lead vocalist of musical guest Maroon 5, also appeared in "The Stand-Off" filmed sketch.
- Jeremy Renner reprised his role as Hawkeye in "The Avengers" sketch.
| Preceded by: November 10, 2012 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 8, 2012 |