November 21, 2015 Season 41 episode
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| Episode | 793 |
| Season Episode | 6 |
| Host | Matthew McConaughey |
| Musical Guest(s) | Adele |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Hello" "When We Were Young" |
| Previous Episode November 14, 2015 |
Next Episode December 5, 2015 |
The 6th episode of Season 41 and the 793rd episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on November 21, 2015, hosted by actor Matthew McConaughey, star of the hit films Contact, Amistad, U-571, The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Failure to Launch, Fool's Gold, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Lincoln Lawyer, Magic Mike, Mud, Interstellar, and The Gentlemen and the animated films Kubo and the Two Strings, Sing and its sequel Sing 2, with musical guest Adele. This is Matthew McConaughey's 2nd hosting stint and his first appearance in 12 years, 9 months, and 13 days, as well as the 2nd musical guest appearance that Adele made on SNL.
McConaughey last hosted SNL back on the February 8, 2003 episode, the eleventh episode of SNL's 28th season, with musical guests The Dixie Chicks, a country band.
Adele previously made her musical guest debut on October 18, 2008, the fifth episode of SNL's 34th Season, hosted by actor Josh Brolin.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Colin Jost
- Taran Killam
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Bobby Moynihan
- Jay Pharoah
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Sasheer Zamata
Featured Players[]
Pre-recorded guest appearances by J.J. Abrams, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega. Emma Stone, Michael Bublé, and Jon Hamm
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Fox & Friends: Refugee Crisis Cold Open | Steve Doocy (Taran Killam), Elisabeth Hasselbeck (Vanessa Bayer) and Brian Kilmeade (Bobby Moynihan) discuss the Syrian refugee crisis with DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Kate McKinnon) and Dr. Ben Carson (Jay Pharoah). | |
| Monologue by Matthew Conaughey | Matthew McConaughey explains the origin of "alright, alright, alright", as he returned to SNL for his second hosting stint and his first appearance in 12 years, 9 months and 13 days. | |
| A Thanksgiving Miracle | There's only one thing that can keep a family (Beck Bennett, Jay Pharoah, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Matthew McConaughey, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer) from fighting at Thanksgiving: Adele. | |
| Blues Shack | Howlin' Bobby Wallace's (Matthew McConaughey) lyrics prove too upbeat for a blues performance with Wailin' Otis Elmore (Kenan Thompson). | |
| 3D Printer Man | On a game show, a contestant (Saheer Zamata) has to find out who is the 3D Printer Man (Taran Killam, Beck Bennett, Matthew McConaughey). | |
| Star Wars Auditions | J.J. Abrams shares The Force Awakens screen tests for John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Sofiá Vergara (Cecily Strong), Michael Bublé, Emma Stone, David Beckham (Taran Killam), Jon Hamm and more (Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan and Jay Pharoah). | |
| Adele Performs "Hello" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's news, including Jeb Bush on Syria and Bobby Jindal ending his presidential campaign. Colin and Michael discuss the Syrian refugee crisis and Laura Parsons (Vanessa Bayer) stops by. Other news, a study saying that house cats share traits with African lions and Jared Fogle's prison sentence. David Ortiz (Kenan Thompson) discusses his retirement from baseball. | |
| Should You Crime In On This? | Contestants Connie (Aidy Bryant), Ned (Matthew McConaughey) and Tristan (Kyle Mooney) consider whether to weigh in on delicate topics on Should You Chime In on This? | |
| Right Side of the Bed with Matthew McConaughey | Buster Littles (Matthew McConaughey) shows Cory (Taran Killam) and Gracelynn Chisholm (Cecily Strong) how to prepare a turkey for Thanksgiving. | |
| Adele Performs "When We Were Young" | ||
| Town Hall Meeting | Earl (Matthew McConaughey) doesn't appreciate people who think they're better than him (Taran Killam, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Bobby Moynihan, Beck Bennett) telling him what's best for his town. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Matthew McConaughey thanked Adele, Lorne Michaels, the cast and crew for having back and wishes everyone "Happy Thanksgiving". |
Trivia[]
- Matthew McConaughey is a part of this group of alliterative names who have hosted SNL.
- McConaughey is also the 13th person in SNL history whose 2nd appearance as host occured 12+ years after their 1st and he even became a second-time SNL host this season.
| Preceded by: November 14, 2015 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 5, 2015 |