October 10, 2015 Season 41 episode
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| Episode | 789 |
| Season Episode | 2 |
| Host | Amy Schumer |
| Musical Guest(s) | The Weeknd |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"The Hills" (with Nicki Minaj) "Can't Feel My Face" |
| Previous Episode October 3, 2015 |
Next Episode October 17, 2015 |
The 2nd episode of Season 41 and the 789th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on October 10, 2015, hosted by stand-up comedian and actress Amy Schumer, star of Comedy Central's hit sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, and the hit films Trainwreck, Snatched and I Feel Pretty, with musical guest The Weeknd, a Canadian singer and songwriter, who performing "The Hills" with Nicki Minaj and "Can't Feel My Face", and also appears on Weekend Update during a bit titled "The Weeknd Update". This was Amy Schumer's first time hosting SNL. This is also the 2nd appearance and the first musical guest stint on SNL for The Weeknd.
Amy Schumer's goodnights speech is "Thanks To The Weeknd & Nicki Minaj. (Cheers and applause) Lorne & the Cast & The Writers & The Crew, & My Family This Was The Best Thank You". (Cheers and applause again)
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- 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[]
- Musical cameo appearance by Nicki Minaj
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Fox & Friends: Speaker of the House Cold Opening | Steve Doocy (Taran Killam), Elisabeth Hasselbeck (Vanessa Bayer) and Brian Kilmeade (Bobby Moynihan) chat with Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz (Pete Davidson) and Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Kate McKinnon). | |
| Amy Schumer's Stand-Up Monologue | As she hosted SNL for the first time, comedian and actress Amy Schumer does stand-up about wanting better role models for young girls than the Kardashians and the time she thought she was dating Bradley Cooper. | |
| Delta Flight | Two flight attendants' (Amy Schumer, Vanessa Bayer) song about in-flight service goes horribly wrong when a plane door opens. With Kenan Thompson as the passenger and Taran Killam as Mark. | |
| Porn Teacher | A precocious student (Aidy Bryant) repeatedly interrupts a porn shoot starring a teacher (Amy Schumer) and her student (Kyle Mooney). With Vanessa Bayer as mother, Pete Davidson and Jon Rudnitsky as the students. | |
| Guns | From first loves to new beginnings - and wherever life takes you - guns are there. | |
| The Weeknd Performs "The Hills" featuring Nicki Minaj | The Weeknd Performs "The Hills" featuring Nicki Minaj | |
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's news, including the search for a new Speaker of the House and Ben Carson’s malpractice lawsuits. Colin and Michael discuss gun control, and travel correspondent Solomon (Jay Pharoah) stops by. Other news, the FDA’s hip-hop themed anti-smoking campaign and American Apparel’s bankruptcy filing. Mrs. Santini (Kate McKinnon) chats with Colin about apartment overcrowding. | |
| Ford's Theatre | The new actress (Amy Schumer) playing Mary Todd Lincoln can't stop rewriting history during her performances. Also Features Taran Killam as the actor, Kyle Mooney as Jerry and Kenan Thompson as the tour guide. | |
| Hands-Free Selfie Stick | Take more creative photos with the hands-free selfie-stick, a favorite of Amy Schumer's. | |
| City Council Meeting | MC Strategy (Kyle Mooney), Scary Gary Loomis (Kenan Thompson) and a little girl (Amy Schumer) air their grievances at a city council meeting. | |
| The Weeknd Performs "Can't Feel My Face" | The Weeknd Performs "Can't Feel My Face". | |
| Baby Shower | Angie's (Cecily Strong) missing purse takes center stage during Theresa's (Vanessa Bayer) baby shower. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Amy Schumer thanked The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj, Lorne, the cast, writers and the crew and her family, this was the best. |
Trivia[]
- Lorne Michaels’ credit scrolls up when the first note of the second goodnights intro starts. On demand versions, the cheers and applause track from the montage is used. On other versions, the cheers and applause track from the studio is used. On the applause from the studio versions, after film director, the I love ny, copyright notice and logos appear.
| Preceded by: October 3, 2015 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 17, 2015 |