November 5, 2022 Season 48 episode
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| Episode | 935 |
| Season Episode | 5 |
| Host | Amy Schumer |
| Musical Guest(s) | Steve Lacy |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Bad Habit" "Helmet" |
| Previous Episode October 29, 2022 |
Next Episode November 12, 2022 |
The 935th episode and 5th episode of Saturday Night Live's 48th season premiered on November 5, 2022, hosted by stand-up comedian and actress Amy Schumer, star of the Paramount+ hit sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer and the Hulu's hit comedy-drama series Life & Beth, with musical guest Steve Lacy, a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. This is Amy Schumer's 3rd time hosting SNL. This is also the musical guest debut for Steve Lacy on SNL.
Amy Schumer previously hosted SNL on the following dates: On October 10, 2015, the second episode of SNL's 41st season, with musical guest The Weeknd, a Canadian singer-songwriter, and on May 12, 2018, the twentieth (and penultimate) episode and the Mother's Day-themed show of SNL's 43rd season, with musical guest Kacey Musgraves, a country singer-songwriter and musician.
This was also the last episode broadcast of the season before the 2022 Midterms Elections.
Amy Schumer's goodnight speech is "Thanks to Steve Lacy, the Entire Cast and Crew and Audience and Please Vote, and I Love You So Much, Chris and Gene, I Can't Wait to Come Home to See You Guys". (she blows a kiss) (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Michael Che
- Mikey Day
- Andrew Dismukes
- Chloe Fineman
- Heidi Gardner
- Punkie Johnson
- Colin Jost
- Ego Nwodim
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Bowen Yang
Featured Players[]
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| A Message from President of the United States: President Biden Midterms Address Cold Opening | 
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President Joe Biden (James Austin Johnson) talks about the 2022 U.S. election midterms, and some of the candidates: Marianne Williamson (Chloe Fineman), Guy Fieri (Molly Kearney), Tekashi 6ix9ine (Marcello Hernandez), Stormy Daniels (Cecily Strong), Azealia Banks (Ego Nwodim), and Tracy Morgan (Kenan Thompson). |
| Opening Montage | The musical guests/hosts introductions clips of the opening montage were changed to two, just for this episode (two clips for musical guest Steve Lacy and host Amy Schumer). | |
| Amy Schumer's Stand-Up Monologue | 
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Returning to host SNL for the third time, comedy legend and actress Amy Schumer does her standup and talks a few topics including her pregnancy, not being able to have sex for a while after pregnancy, her sex life with her husband, and his autism diagnosis. |
| Manny's Soup | 
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A woman (Amy Schumer) wants to eat soup while her friend (Heidi Gardner) talks about her, and her husband are separating. With Ego Nwodim as another friend, Michael Longfellow as waiter, Marcello Hernandez and Sarah Sherman as two patrons and Kenan Thompson as the singer. |
| Covid Commercial | 
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Three people (Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, and Sarah Sherman) purposefully get Covid. With Andrew Dismukes as Gardner's character's husband and Cecily Strong as the voice of the announcer. |
| Court Jurors | 
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Three jurors (Host Amy Schumer, Bowen Yang, and Sarah Sherman) react to the details of a case in which a defendant Mr. Hubbard (Marcello Hernandez) is accused of murdering his wife. Also features Heidi Gardner (the attorney), Kenan Thompson (the judge), Devon Walker (bailiff) and Andrew Dismukes (the attorney) also appear. |
| Next Episode Commercial Bumper | Dave Chappelle will return to host SNL for the 3rd time on Nov. 12th and Black Star will make their musical guest debut. | |
| Twitter Council | 
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Content Moderation Meeting with Chloe Fineman and Kenan Thompson as the hosts. Several characters (Cecily Strong, Bowen Yang, Amy Schumer, and Punkie Johnson), and former president Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) try to argue why they should be back on Twitter. |
| The Looker | 
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A family (James Austin Johnson, Amy Schumer, Marcello Hernandez, and Chloe Fineman) gets an anonymous letter that details everything about the family, including the wife (Amy Schumer)'s obsession with the Property Brothers. |
| Steve Lacy performed "Bad Habit" | 
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Steve Lacy's debut performance of "Bad Habit" on Saturday Night Live in November 2022 was met with a mixed online reaction, with some viewers calling it "bad" or low-energy. |
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | 
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Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Oprah Winfrey endorsing John Fetterman over Dr. Oz. With guest Tammy the Trucker (Cecily Strong), who talks about abortion and other issues in the country. Cecily Strong moved past longtime former cast member Fred Armisen for 3rd place all-time in SNL sketch appearances. |
| In Memoriam | At the end of Weekend Update posts a headshot of Takeoff from Migos (who was killed earlier in the week). | |
| New York Jets Fans | 
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New York Jets fans (Kenan Thompson, Andrew Dismukes, host Amy Schumer, and Cecily Strong) insults Buffalo Bills fans. With Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner, and James Austin Johnson. Mikey Day as an officer. |
| Pinx Period Underwear | 
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Three women try Pinx Period underwear (Amy Schumer, Chloe Fineman, and Ego Nwodim). Also features Mikey Day and Devon Walker as Schumer and Nwodim's character's boyfriends. Cecily Strong as the voice of announcer. |
| WKTVN News | 
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News reporter (Michael Longfellow) interviews two cousins (Cecily Strong, Amy Schumer) and Strong's character's partner (Bown Yang). Neighbors (James Austin Johnson, Molly Kearney, and Marcello Hernandez) also appear. With Ego Nwodim and Heidi Gardner as the news anchors. |
| Big Penis Therapy | 
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A man (Andrew Dismukes) goes to "Big Penis Therapy" to talk about his issues. With Amy Schumer (playing Dismukes' wife), Sarah Sherman, and Ego Nwodim (appearing as their friends). Cecily Strong once again announces the sketch at the end. |
| Steve Lacy performed "Helmet" | 
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Steve Lacy wore no helmet during his 2022 SNL performance of "Helmet," instead performing the song from his album Gemini Rights with a stripped-back, cool aesthetic |
| Big Dumb Hat | 
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Three women (Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, and Amy Schumer) talk about their big dumb hats. Marcello Hernandez plays a guy wearing a big dumb hat. |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | 
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Amy Schumer thanked Steve Lacy, the cast, crew and the audience, she reminds everyone to vote, and she can't wait to come home to see her husband Chris and her baby son Gene. |
Trivia[]
- After Weekend Update, a photo of rapper Takeoff, member of Migos, who died earlier this week, is shown is silence.
- This was also James Austin Johnson's final episode playing President Joe Biden, as he was replaced by his castmate Mikey Day about a year later, starting on October 28, 2023, the third episode and Halloween-themed show of Season 49, hosted by stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze, with musical guests Foo Fighters.
- Amy Schumer's stand-up monologue was 5 minutes and 58 seconds in SNL history.
- Amy Schumer also becomes a third-time SNL host this season.
- Cecily Strong moved past from longtime former cast member Fred Armisen for 3rd place all-time in SNL sketch appearances and she has now appeared in the third-most SNL sketches in the history on the show.
- Also in this episode, Ego Nwodim and Molly Kearney took over the impressions of Azealia Banks and Guy Fieri from longtime former cast members Bobby Moynihan and Sasheer Zamata in the "Message from President of the United States: President Biden Midterms Address" cold opening.
| Preceded by: October 29, 2022 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 12, 2022 |