November 2, 2013

November 2, 2013 Season 39 episode


Episode	750
Season Episode	5
Host	Kerry Washington
Musical Guest(s)	Eminem
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s)	"Berzerk" "Survival"

Previous Episode
October 26, 2013

Next Episode
November 16, 2013

The 5th episode of Season 39 and the 750th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on November 2, 2013, hosted by actress Kerry Washington, star of the ABC hit drama series Scandal with musical guest Eminem, a rapper, who performed "Berzerk" and "Survival." This will be Kerry Washington's hosting debut. This is also the sixth musical guest appearance on SNL for Eminem.

Kerry Washington’s goodnights speech is "Thanks To Eminem, To Reverent Al Sharpton, Rick Rubin, Skylar Grey, Lorne Michaels, Thank You So Much This Has Been The Most Amazing Week. Thank You Everybody, The Whole Cast Is Ready To Rock". (Cheers and Applause)

Cast[]

Repertory Players[]

Featured Players[]

Cameo by Rev. Al Sharpton

Musical cameos by Rick Rubin and Skylar Grey

Sketches and Musical Performances[]

Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other

Title	Image	Summary
Oval Office Cold Opening		In response to criticism that SNL has no black women in the cast, Kerry Washington plays a range of black women, including First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah and Beyonce, who visit President Obama (Jay Pharoah) in the Oval Office. Cameo by Rev. Al Sharpton.
Monologue by Kerry Washington		While trying to discuss her visit to New York City, actress Kerry Washington is called upon to help "SNL" cast members (Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer and Kenan Thompson) perform damage control on scandals of their own, as she hosted SNL for the first time.
Career Week		Heshi Al-Fahi (Nasim Pedrad) uses corny sound effects and an uppity assistant named Tammy (Kerry Washington) to motivate students in the pursuit of middling career goals.
Jay Pharoah and Kerry Washington performed "My Girl"		In a music video parody, a girl (Kerry Washington) catches her man (Jay Pharoah) texting other women and saving butt photos on his cellphone, and has her say about it.
How's He Doing?		Black panelists (Jay Pharoah, Kerry Washington) are once again willing to re-elect President Barack Obama no matter what offbeat scenarios are presented by the show’s host (Kenan Thompson).
Miss Universe Moscow 2013		Several new Miss Universe contestants (Kerry Washington, Vanessa Bayer, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) act so completely out of control that the show hosts (Taran Killam, Nasim Pedrad) can't maintain order.
Eminem performed "Bezerk" with Rick Rubin
Weekend Update with Seth Meyers and Cecily Strong		With guests, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Kate McKinnon) doesn’t like her cell phone being spied on by the NSA and Charles Barkley (Kenan Thompson), Shaquille O’Neal (Jay Pharoah) discuss the new NBA season.
In Memoriam
Cartoon Catchphrase		While phoning her husband (Brooks Wheelan) to assist with answer to game show clue, Diane (Aidy Bryant) discovers that he’s having an affair with many women.
Principal Frye: Fall Carnival		At the Booker T. Washington High Fall Carnival, Principal Frye (Jay Pharoah) interrupts with announcements as first-year teacher Miss Terry (Kerry Washington) takes a beating in the Dunk Tank.
Eminem performed "Survival" with Skylar Grey
Date or Diss		Sensible young man (Taran Killam) much choose between three grossly-mismatched potential dates (Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Kerry Washington).
Ice Cream		When a man (Beck Bennett) makes a joke while ordering ice cream, it gives the clerk (Kyle Mooney) too much to think about it.
Goodnights and Closing Credits		Kerry Washington thanked Eminem, Rev. Alfred Al Sharpton, Rick Rubin, Skylar Grey, Lorne Michaels, everybody and the whole cast is ready to rock.

Notes/Trivia[]

This episode was dedicated to the memory of Lou Reed, who died five days before the episode aired due to a liver disease. Reed appeared as the musical guest on November 15, 1986.
Lorne Michaels’ credit scrolls up when the first note of the theme starts. On all versions, the cheers and applause track from the studio is used. After Don Pardo’s credit, the I love ny and copyright notice appears and after the clock appears, the logos do.

Credits[]

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LORNE MICHAELS

PRODUCED BY: STEVE HIGGINS, ERIK KENWARD

DIRECTED BY: DON ROY KING

HEAD WRITERS: SETH MEYERS, COLIN JOST, ROB KLEIN

PRODUCERS: LINDSAY SHOOKUS, ERIN DOYLE

WRITTEN BY: JAMES ANDERSON, MICHAEL CHE, MIKEY DAY, STEVE HIGGINS, ZACH KANN, CHRIS KELLY, ERIK KENWARD, LORNE MICHAELS, CLAIRE MULANEY, JOSH PATTEN, TIM ROBINSON, SARAH SCHNEIDER, PETE SCHULTZ, KENT SUBBLETTE

WRITING SUPERVISED BY: BRYAN TUCKER, MARIKA SAWYER, JOHN SOLOMON

SUPERVISING PRODUCER; KEN AYMONG

FILM PRODCER: RHYS THOMAS

WEEKEND UPDATE SUPERVISING PRODUCER: ALEX BAZE

WEEKEND UPDATE PRODUCER: PETE SCHULTZ

PRODUCTION DESIGNERS: EUGENE LEE, AKIRA YOSHIMURA, KEITH IAN RAYWOOD, JOSEPH DETULLIO

LIGHTNING DESIGNER: PHIL HYMES

MUSICAL DIRECTORS: LENNY PICKETT, LEON PENDARVIS, ELI BRUEGGEMANN

SKETCH MUSIC ADAPTATIONS: HAL WILLNER

COSTUME DESIGNERS: TOM BROECKER, ERIC JUSTIAN

COORDINATING PRODUCER: STACY FOSTER

CO-PRODUCERS: KEVIN MILLER, BRIAN SIEDLECKI, NICHOLAS MALLARDI, DINA MOLES

DIGITAL PRODUCER: RACHEL LYNN

PHOTOGRAPHER: MARY ELLEN MATTHEWS

MY GIRL DIRECTED BY MATT AND OZ

ICE CREAM DIRECTED BY DAVE MCCARY

SCRIPT SUPERVISOR: JANINE DEVITO

SCRIPT COORDINATORS: CHRISTINE ARBULU, GREG SCARNICI, CLAIRE SHIREY, ABBY LIEBER, NERY RAMOS, MELISSSA ROSEN, RACHEL LABIANCA

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: ADAM NICELY

WEEKEND UPDATE CO-PRODUCER: SCOTT WEINSTEIN

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: STEVEN CIMINO

TALENT EXECUTIVE: MATTHEW MCHUGH

TALENT COORDINATOR: JEFF BLAKE

ASSISTANT: LAURIE BERDAN

LIGHTNING DIRECORS: GEOFF AMORAL, RICK MCGUINNESS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS: MICHAEL MANCINI, MICHAEL POOLE, BOB CAMINTI, JUSTIN ULBRICH, MATT YONKS

STAGE MANAGERS: GENA ROSITANO, CHRIS KELLY

AUDIO: ROBERT PALLADINO, CHRIS MCKEVITT, CHRISTOPHER COSTELLO, PATRICIA REILLY

MUSIC MIX BY: JOSIAH GLUCK

MUSIC EDITOR: MARTY BRUMBACH

MUSIC SUPERVISOR: MELANIE MALONE

AUDIO POST PRODUCTION: DEVIN EMKE

SOUND EFFECTS: WILLLIAM TAYLOR

VIDEO: FRANK GRISANTI, SUSAN NOLL

TECHNICAL MANAGER: STEVE DAURIO

STUDIO MANAGER: JIM BENJAMIN

CAMERAS: JOHN PINTO, PAUL CANGIALOSI, LEN WECHSLER, BARRY FRISCHER, ERIC EISENSTEIN, JOE DEBONIS'

THE LIVE BAND

LEON PENDARVIS

GRAPHICS SUPERVISOR: THOMAS WILSON

FILM RESEARCH: JOHN MACDONALD

GRAPHICS COORDINATOR: SARA COURTNEY

WRITERS REEARCH: NICK POYNER

PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT: CHRIS WILLIAMS

GRAPHICS: TARA DONNELLY, ROBERT SAMARTINO, DOUG ZIDER, BILL AFFATIGATO, EDMOND HAWKINS

ELECTRONIC GRAPHICS: CAROL COLLINS, PETER CAESAR

ASSISTANTS: MEGAN CALLAHAN, ANNA WEINSTEIN, CHLOE GORDON, SARAH IMMELT, EAMON O'NEIL, GRACE SHAKER, DANA EDELSON

OPENING TITLES DESIGNED BY PENTAGRAM, NY

PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY: JAMES SIGNORELLI

FILM PRODUCTION: JUSTUS MCLARTY

FILM PRODUCTION: MELANIE BOGIN, KAITLIN KNUTSON, CHRIS VOSS

EDITORS: YANNI FEDER, JASON WATKINS

CUE CARDS: WALLY FERESTEIN, MIKE LEECH

EVS: ED HINCH, PAUL SCRABO

SCENIC ARTISTS: MARK RUDOLF, HALINA MARKI

HAIR: BETTIE O. RODGERS, JODI MANCUSO, INGA THRASER

MAKE UP: LOUIE ZAKARIAN

ASSOCIATE COSTUME DESIGNERS: BRIAN HEMESATH, BRENDA ABBANDANDOLO

ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNERS: CRISTINA NATIVIDAD, LEAH KATZNELSON, REMY PEARCE

WARDROBE: DALE RICHARDS, DOUGLAS JAMES, TIM ALBERTS

CRANE CAMERA CREW: LOUIS DELLI PAOLI, BOB MANCARI, PHIL PENNERCE

TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS: MICHAEL CATAPANO, JOSH SAZER

PRODUCTION OFFICE COORDINATOR: SCOTT RICHARD

MUSIC TECHNICIAN: SPEEDY ROSENTHAL

PRODUCTION STAFF: SONIA ATANCHIO, LINDSEY CHARLES, JOSH HICKMAN, EMILY HOFFMAN, LAUREN KESTER, GRANT LIPSCHULTZ, JOSEPH LYNN, BLAKE ROSENBERG, LAURA VALK

SPECIALTY PROPS: BOB FLANAGAN

SCENIC SHOP: STIEGELBAUER ASSOCIATES

ANNOUNCER: DON PARDO

Preceded by: October 26, 2013	Saturday Night Live episode	Followed by: November 16, 2013