October 10, 2020 Season 46 episode
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| Episode | 891 |
| Season Episode | 2 |
| Host | Bill Burr |
| Musical Guest(s) | Jack White |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
First performance: A Medley of: "Ball and Biscuit", "Don't Hurt Yourself", and "Jesus is Coming Soon" Second performance: "Lazaretto" |
| Previous Episode October 3, 2020 |
Next Episode October 17, 2020 |
The 891st episode and 2nd episode of Saturday Night Live's 46th season premiered on October 10, 2020, hosted by stand-up comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster Bill Burr, created, co-wrote, and voiced the lead character Frank Murphy in the Netflix's hit adult animated sitcom F Is for Family, guest starred in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian and star of the hit films The King of Staten Island, Old Dads, and the 2023 animated musical comedy film Leo, with musical guest Jack White, a musician, singer and songwriter. Country singer Morgan Wallen was originally scheduled to perform as the musical guest, but he was dropped when videos of him surfaced showing him partying without taking COVID-19 precautions, such as social distancing or wearing a mask. On October 9th, 2020, a day before the show, it was announced that Jack White would replace Wallen as the musical guest. (Wallen was rescheduled for the December 5, 2020 episode, the seventh episode, hosted by actor Jason Bateman, star of Netflix's hit crime drama series Ozark). This was Bill Burr's first time hosting SNL. Jack White made his 4th musical guest stint, as well as his 3rd solo musical guest appearance on SNL.
Jack White previously made his 3rd musical guest stint and his 2nd solo musical guest appearances on SNL on the following dates: On October 19, 2002, the third episode of Season 28, hosted by the politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator Senator John McCain, when The White Stripes made their only musical guest appearance.
On March 3, 2012, the sixteenth episode of SNL's 37th season, hosted by actress Lindsay Lohan, and on April 14, 2018, the eighteenth episode of SNL's 43rd season, hosted by former SNL writer, writing supervisor and producer, stand-up comedian, and actor John Mulaney.
The goodnights speech for Bill Burr is "Okay Thanks to My Guests Jack White, Maya Rudolph, Jim Carrey (Cheers and applause) Rest in Peace Eddie Van Halen, The Band, the Whole Cast, Everybody I Had the Best Time, Thank You So Much, Everybody, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You." (Cheers and applause again)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant† (credited only)
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Ego Nwodim
- Chris Redd† (credited only)
- Cecily Strong† (credited only)
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor† (credited only)
Featured Players[]
- Andrew Dismukes† (credited only)
- Chloe Fineman
- Lauren Holt
- Punkie Johnson
- Bowen Yang† (credited only)
- Cameos by Maya Rudolph, Jim Carrey, and Jason Momoa.
- † Credited in the opening montage but they did not appear in this episode.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| VP Fly Debate Cold Opening | Susan Page (Kate McKinnon) moderates a debate between Senator Kamala Harris (Maya Rudolph) and Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) and Joe Biden (Jim Carrey) gets in the machine and turns into a fly. With Kenan Thompson as the fly, Heidi Gardner as Jill Biden and Kyle Mooney as the scientist. | |
| Opening Montage | Like the previous season, this marked the final episode to have the background for the hosts/musical guests clips are white. | |
| Stand-Up Monologue by Bill Burr | Hosting for the first time, legendary comedian actor, filmmaker, podcaster, creator, co-wrote, and voiced the lead character in the Netflix's hit animated sitcom "F Is for Family", Bill Burr does his stand-up about the COVID-19 pandemic, cancel culture and white women. | |
| New Normal | A couple (Bill Burr, Kate McKinnon) become nervous when seeing their friends (Kenan Thompson, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, and Chloe Fineman) for the first time since quarantine started. | |
| Sports Debate | A sports commentator (Bill Burr) pulls an untimely prank on his colleagues (Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim). With Pete Davidson as Rick and Mikey Day as Nathan. | |
| Enough is Enough | An actor (Beck Bennett) posts a controversial Instagram video against President Trump. Cameo by Jason Momoa. | |
| Jack White performs a medley of "Ball and Biscuit", "Don't Hurt Yourself", and "Jesus Is Coming Soon" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Donald Trump claiming he survived COVID-19 and Sizzler filing for bankruptcy. With guests, Dr. Wayne Wenowdis (Kate McKinnon) stops by Weekend Update to discuss Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis and televised health exam and Pete Davidson arrived to discuss J.K. Rowling’s transphobic comments. | |
| Don Pauly | Mobsters (Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Punkie Johnson) call out their leader (Bill Burr) on his political incorrectness. | |
| Samuel Adams Jack-O Pumpkin Ale | A commercial advertises Sam Adams' new pumpkin beer. With Bill Burr, Beck Bennett, Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, Lauren Holt, and Alex Moffat. | |
| Jack White performs "Lazaretto" | White uses a guitar designed especially for him by Van Halen during his performance of "Lazaretto". | |
| In Memoriam | Before the goodnights, Eddie Van Halen, who died earlier this week; footage of him performing with The Robert Cray Band from February 28, 1987, the thirteenth episode of Season 12. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Bill Burr wore a Van Halen t-shirt during the goodnights and says rest in peace to him. He also thanked Jack White, Maya Rudolph, Jim Carrey, the band and whole cast and everybody, he had the best time. Only appearances of Melissa Villaseñor, Bowen Yang, and Andrew Dismukes. |
Cut for Time[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Gospel Play Promo | In this Cut for Time pretaped sketch, a commercial advertises “God Don’t Let Whitey Take My House,” a new gospel play. |
Trivia[]
- This episode pays multiple tributes to Eddie Van Halen, who had died earlier this week: footage of him performing with The Robert Cray Band from February 28, 1987, the thirteenth episode of Season 12, hosted by actress Valerie Bertinelli, is shown before the goodnights, White uses a guitar designed especially for him by Van Halen during his performance of "Lazaretto", and Burr wears a Van Halen shirt during the goodnights.
- Bill Burr also joined these legendary stand-up comedians that have hosted SNL.
- There is also no additional sketch before the goodnights.
References[]
| Preceded by: October 3, 2020 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 17, 2020 |