October 1, 2016 Season 42 episode
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| Episode | 809 |
| Season Episode | 1 |
| Host | Margot Robbie |
| Musical Guest(s) | The Weeknd |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Starboy" "False Alarm" |
| Previous Episode May 21, 2016 (Season 41) |
Next Episode October 8, 2016 |
The season premiere of Season 42 and the 809th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on October 1, 2016. It was hosted by the Australian actress Margot Robbie, star of the hit films The Legend of Tarzan, Focus, Suicide Squad, I, Tonya, Terminal, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Mary Queen of Scots, Peter Rabbit and the sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Bombshell, Birds of Prey, The Suicide Squad, Babylon, and Barbie, with Candian singer The Weeknd as the musical guest, who performed "Starboy" and "False Alarm" and made an onscreen appearance on Weekend Update, in a bit titled "The Weeknd Update". This will be Margot Robbie's hosting debut. This is also The Weeknd's 2nd musical guest appearance, and his 3rd appearance on SNL.
This is the first episode with Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, and Melissa Villaseñor as cast members, and the first episode for Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump.
Margot Robbie’s goodnights speech is Thank You to The Weeknd, (cheers and applause), To Alec Baldwin, and to Larry David, (cheers and applause), Everyone Thank You So Much.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Vanessa Bayer (does not appear in any sketches and only appeeared in the goodnights)
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Bobby Moynihan
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Sasheer Zamata
Featured Players[]
- Mikey Day (First Appearance)
- Alex Moffat (First Appearance)
- Melissa Villaseñor (First Appearance)
Cameos by Alec Baldwin, Darrell Hammond, and Larry David.
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Donald Trump VS Hillary Clinton Debate Cold Open | 
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Donald Trump (cameo by Alec Baldwin) and Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) face off in the first presidential debate, moderated by Lester Holt (Michael Che). |
| Opening Montage |    |
The opening montage is the same as in the two previous seasons, except this time the still photos of the musical guest and host are now replaced by short video clips of them. Additionally, longtime cast members Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah, and first-year featured player Jon Rudnitsky are gone from the intro, since 3 of them were let go the show prior to this season, and the first credits for Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, and Melissa Villaseñor, who replace the departing trio. Meanwhile, Michael Che, Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones were all upgraded to repertory status. |
| Monologue by Margot Robbie |  |
To keep herself honest, Australian actress Margot Robbie fact checks her monologue as she hosted for the first time and goes along. Also features Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Cecily Strong and Kenan Thompson. |
| Live Report |  |
A reporter's (Kenan Thompson) broadcast from the site of a sinkhole gets off-topic when he interviews a beautiful woman (Margot Robbie) and her unimpressive husband (Mikey Day). Also featured Alex Moffatt. First appearance of Alex Moffat and first credited appearance of Mikey Day. |
| The Librarian |  |
Five students (Bobby Moynihan, Kenan Thompson, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat) get more than they bargained for when they hit on the librarian (Margot Robbie). |
| Family Feud: Political Edition |  |
Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon), Ivanka Trump (Margot Robbie), Gov. Chris Christie (Bobby Moynihan) and Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) take on Bill Clinton (Darrell Hammond), Sarah Silverman (Melissa Villaseñor), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Cecily Strong) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (Larry David). First appearance of Mellissa Villaseñor. |
| The Weeknd Performs "Starboy" |  |
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| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che |   |
Jost and Che mention first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Undecided voter Cathy Anne (Cecily Strong) explains why she doesn't want to vote for either candidate. Other news, black athletes protesting the national anthem and an Australian man being bit on the penis by a spider. David Ortiz (Kenan Thompson) discusses his last game at Yankee Stadium. |
| The Hunch Bunch |  |
The Hunch Bunch's (Mikey Day, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney) investigation gets sidetracked when Becca Ashley (Margot Robbie) tags along. |
| Actress Round Table |  |
Marion Cotillard (Cecily Strong), Keira Knightley (Margot Robbie), Lupita Nyong'o (Sasheer Zamata) and Debette Goldry (Kate McKinnon) share their experiences as women in Hollywood. |
| The Weeknd Performs "False Alarm" |  |
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| Mr. Robot |  |
Elliot (Pete Davidson), Darlene (Margot Robbie) and Mr. Robot (Mikey Day) face their toughest challenge yet: figuring out who hacked Leslie Jones. |
| Goodnights | 
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Margot Robbie thanked The Weeknd, Alec Baldwin, Larry David and everyone. Only appearance of Vanessa Bayer. |
Trivia[]
- This episode took place on Beck Bennett's 32nd birthday.
- This was also Kristen Bartlett, Zack Bornstein, Joanna Bradley, Anna Drezen, Julio Torres, Nick Kocher, Brian McElhaney and Drew Michael's first episode as writers on SNL.
- Before joining the cast, Mikey Day had been a writer on the show for three seasons.
- Starting with this episode, writing supervisors Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider (who had been writing for the show since 2011) are named co-head writers, alongside Bryan Tucker, this season.
- Rob Klein (who had been writing for the show since 2007), who returned for his 10th season on the show, was removed as head writer, and is once again a member of the regular staff.
| Preceded by: May 21, 2016 (Season 41) |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 8, 2016 |