November 3, 2012 Season 38 episode
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| Episode | 730 |
| Season Episode | 6 |
| Host | Louis C.K. |
| Musical Guest(s) | Fun |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Some Nights" "Carry On" |
| Previous Episode October 20, 2012 |
Next Episode November 10, 2012 |
The 6th episode of Season 38 and the 730th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by actor and stand-up comic, Louis C.K., whose musical guest was Fun, who performed "Some Nights" and "Carry On." This is the hosting debut for Louis CK and the only musical guest appearance on SNL for Fun. It premiered on November 3, 2012.
Cast[]
Main Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Vanessa Bayer
- Bill Hader
- Taran Killam
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Jay Pharoah
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
† credited but did not appear in this episode and only appeared in goodbyes)
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Press Conference Cold Opening | Following the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Fred Armisen) and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (Bobby Moynihan) give a status report as their sign-language interpreters (Cecily Strong, Nasim Pedrad) provide wild, overexaggerated hand gestures. | |
| Stand-Up Monologue by Louis C.K. | Hosting for the first time, Louis C.K. performs stand-up about an old lady he helped out at the airport. | |
| Fox and Friends | Steve Doocy (Taran Killam), Gretchen Carlson (Vanessa Bayer) and Brian Kilmeade (Bobby Moynihan) offer clumsy hurricane safety tips and chat with a FEMA worker (Louis C.K.). | |
| Lincoln | In a parody of Louis C.K.’s sitcom, Abraham Lincoln (Louis C.K.) performs stand-up routines based on his daily observations as the President of the United States. | |
| Australian Screen Legends | A series of film clips documents the career of Tedd Davies (Kate McKinnon) and Graham Dixon (Bill Hader), until Dixon breaks out to co-star exclusively with John Chisolm (Louis C.K.). | |
| Fun performs "Some Nights" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | Mitt Romney (Jason Sudeikis) makes his final argument to voters. Social Media expert Kourtney Barnes (Aidy Bryant) discusses online reaction to the Presidential election. The Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started A Conversation With At A Party (Cecily Strong) attempts to discuss the Presidential election and Hurricane Sandy. | |
| Mountain Pass | Tylor (Louis C.K.) disturbs mountain dwellers while blowing a horn as a signal for Zord (Fred Armisen) | |
| Hotel Fees | Businessman (Bobby Moynihan) is anxious to check out of his hotel as the Clerk (Louis C.K.) itemizes every last detail of his bill. | |
| Fun performs "Carry On" | ||
| Last Call | Drunken Dan Pants (Louis C.K.) and Sheila Sovage (Kate McKinnon) hit if off after they’re the last singles left in the bar at closing time | |
| Goodbyes | Louis C.K. thanked Fun, Davey, Janet and the whole crew here, they’re great people, the cast, every single one of them, and New York City, for everything. |
Cut for Time[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Obama Address: Hurricane Sandy | In this sketch from dress rehearsal, President Obama (Jay Pharoah) addresses the nation after Hurricane Sandy and wants to make sure the welfare of one very important state is solid: Ohio. |
Notes/Trivia[]
- The "Lincoln" filmed sketch is a parody of Louis C.K.'s FX comedy-drama series Louie.
- Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers ended the segment by encouraging viewers to donate to Red Cross relief for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
- Tim Robinson was absent in this episode.
- It was later revealed that the "Roundball Rock" sketch from the April 13, 2013 episode (which co-starred Robinson and Jason Sudeikis), was originally written for this episode.
- Jay Pharoah never appeared in any of the live sketches. His only appearance in this episode was during the "Lincoln" filmed sketch as Freedman Jenkins.
- A sketch were he played President Obama addressing Hurricane Sandy was cut-for-time, and uploaded to the show's YouTube page.
| Preceded by: October 20, 2012 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 10, 2012 |