November 2, 2019 Season 45 episode
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| Episode | 876 |
| Season Episode | 5 |
| Host | Kristen Stewart |
| Musical Guest(s) | Coldplay |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Orphans" "Everyday Life" |
| Previous Episode October 26, 2019 |
Next Episode November 16, 2019 |
The 876th episode and 5th episode of Saturday Night Live's 45th season premiered on November 2, 2019, hosted by actress Kristen Stewart, star of the hit films The Twilight Saga, Panic Room, Speak, Catch That Kid, Zathura: A Space Adventure, Into the Wild, JT LeRoy, Charlie's Angels, Seberg, Happiest Season, Underwater, Spencer, Crimes of the Future, Love Lies Bleeding, Love Me and Sacramento, with musical guests Coldplay, the legendary British pop rock band, who performed "Orphans" and "Everyday Life". Stewart previously hosted SNL on the February 4, 2017 episode, the thirteenth episode of SNL's 42nd season, with musical guest Alessia Cara, a Candian singer and songwriter. This is Kristen Stewart's 2nd hosting stint.
The last time the British pop rock band Coldplay were the musical guests was on May 3, 2014, the nineteenth episode of SNL's 39th season, hosted by English actor Andrew Garfield, which making them a former five-time musical guest. This is also the first appearance in half a decade and the 6th musical guest appearance for Coldplay on SNL.
Kristen Stewart's goodnights speech is "Hey, What's Up? Thank You Coldplay and Um.. (Cheers and applause), I Told You It Was Gonna Be Tight, Uh, That's It, Thank You So Much Mm". (Cheers and applause again)
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[]
Onscreen appearances by Alison Gates and future cast member Andrew Dismukes
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Elizabeth Warren Town Hall Cold Opening | Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Kate McKinnon) appears at Town Hall and answers questions from eager voters. Also features Heidi Gardner as the presenter, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Chloe Fineman as the audience members. | |
| Opeing Montage | ||
| Monologue by Kristen Stewart | Actress Kristen Stewart uses her monologue to go into the audience and ask them personal questions to get to know them better, as she returned to SNL for her second hosting stint. Also features Pete Davidson, Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney. Onscreen appearance by writer Alison Gates and future cast member Andrew Dismukes. | |
| America At War! | 3 tough workers (Kristen Stewart, Kate McKinnon, and Aidy Bryant) try to get selected to be models for the new posters to encourage women to work in the factories during World War 2. Also Features Beck Bennett as the general, Mikey Day as the foreman, Heidi Gardner as Donna, and Chloe Fineman as Rosie. | |
| Duolingo For Talking To Children | Your friends are starting to have kids, but you have no idea how to? Try Duolingo For Talking To Children! With Kristen Stewart as the guest, Aidy Bryant and Heidi Gardner as the mothers, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney and Kenan Thompson as the guests. Cecily Strong plays the announcer. Cameo by future Sesame Street cast member Violet Tinnirello. | |
| New Paint | A woman (Aidy Bryant) paints her house an incredibly expensive paint called Farrow & Ball, which confuses her brother and his wife (Beck Bennett and Kristen Stewart). Also Features Kyle Mooney as Johnny. Cecily Strong once again as the voice of the announcer. | |
| Press Conference: Dog Translator | Conan the dog answers questions from the crowd because of its service in a deployment thanks to a dog translator named Dana Grant (Cecily Strong). With Kate McKinnon as Kellyane Conway, Chris Redd as Evans, Aidy Bryant, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Kate McKinnon, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson and Melissa Villaseñor as the reporters | |
| Corporate Nightmare | A bunch of punk workers (Kristen Stewart, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, and Pete Davidson) sings about the nightmares of working on corporate until their boss (Beck Bennett) starts complimenting their great service to their company. | |
| Coldplay performed "Orphans" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Trump changing his permanent address from New York to Florida and New York's foie gras ban. With guests, 5-year-old kid genius Riley Jenson (Melissa Villasenor) and her crazy, fame-begging mother (Heidi Gardner), and the owners the Smokey Farms Meat Gift Delivery Service, Wylene and Vaneta Starkie (Kate Mckinnon and Aidy Bryant). | |
| Hungry Jury | A deadlocked jury (Kristen Stewart, Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Mikey Day, Kate McKinnon, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim and Bowen Yang) tries to deliberate a verdict on empty stomachs. | |
| A Proposition | A woman (Kristen Stewart) attempts to make a kinky proposition to an elderly couple (Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim). Also Features Bowen Yang as the pig boy. | |
| Coldplay performed "Everday Life" | ||
| Stargazing | A stargazing hike gets perverted by two aging astronomy enthusiasts (Kristen Stewart, Beck Bennett). Also Features Mikey Day as the guide, Aidy Bryant as the girl and Alex Moffat as the guy | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Kristen Stewart thanked Coldplay, the cast and crew of SNL, and everyone else for having her back and she told the audience it was going to be tight. |
Cut For Time[]
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Open Mic | Young privileged artists (Kristen Stewart, Kate McKinnon, Bowen Yang, Heidi Gardner, Melissa Villaseñor, Kyle Mooney, and Beck Bennett) perform at an open mic. |
Trivia[]
- Only 9 rookie hosts have come back to host Saturday Night Live since Season 40 including tonight's host, Kristen Stewart.
- With the return of Kristen Stewart, there are 11 of 21 SNL hosts from Season 42 that have hosted more than once, although Dave Chappelle will return to host SNL for the 2nd time on November 7, 2020, the sixth episode of Season 46 and the twelfth post-election episode, with musical guests the Foo Fighters, the legendary rock band, and Benedict Cumberbatch will later returned to SNL to host for the 2nd time on May 7, 2022, the nineteenth episode and Mother's Day-themed show of Season 47, with musical guests Arcade Fire, a legendary Canadian indie rock band.
- Stewart also became a second-time SNL host this season.
- Coldplay joined the group of the Musical Guests to headline six times on SNL.
| Preceded by: October 26, 2019 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 16, 2019 |