October 11, 2014 Season 40 episode
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Episode | 770 |
Season Episode | 3 |
Host | Bill Hader |
Musical Guest(s) | Hozier |
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Take Me to Church" "Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene" |
Previous Episode October 4, 2014 |
Next Episode October 25, 2014 |
The 3rd episode of Season 40 and the 770th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on October 11, 2014, hosted by longtime former cast member Bill Hader, star of the hit films The Skeleton Twins and Trainwreck with musical guest Hozier, an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. This was Bill Hader's first-time as the host and the musical guest debut on SNL was made for Hozier.
Cast[]
Main Players[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Aidy Bryant
- Taran Killam
- Kate McKinnon
- Bobby Moynihan
- Jay Pharoah
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
Cameos by Kristen Wiig, Harvey Fierstein, and Leslie Jones
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Title | Image | Summary |
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North Korea: Kim Jong-Un Is Strong Cold Open | Kim Jong-Un (Bobby Moynihan) meets with his generals (Taran Killam, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Pete Davidson) and his nurse (Cecily Strong) and disavows rumors of his poor health... as he winces in pain with every step. | |
Monologue by Bill Hader | Longtime former cast member Bill Hader returned to Saturday Night Live to host for his first time, while Kristen Wiig and actor Harvey Fierstein show up to help him achieve his dream of performing a musical monologue. | |
Herb Welch | Bill Hader reprises his news reporter character, Herb Welch. The news anchor (Taran Killam) refers to his predecessor as being in poor health, a reference to previous Herb Welch sketches utilizing Jason Sudeikis as anchor. Also features Pete Davidson and Cecily Strong. | |
The Group Hopper | Pre-taped bit featuring Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Sasheer Zamata, and Bill Hader, with a cameo by Leslie Jones. Pokes fun at young adult franchise films such as Mazerunner, Divergent and the Hunger Games. | |
Hollywood Game Night | Jane Lynch (Kate McKinnon) wrangles with contestants Vanessa Bayer and Aidy Bryant, and celebrity guests Sofia Vergara (Cecily Strong), Christoph Waltz (Taran Killam), Morgan Freeman (Jay Pharoah), Nick Offerman (Beck Bennett), Al Pacino (Bill Hader), and Kathie Lee Gifford (cameo by Kristen Wiig). | |
Help Fund: 39 Cents | Parody of commercials for the Christian Children's Fund, with Bill Hader, Kenan Thompson, Jay Pharoah, and Sasheer Zamata. Cameo by Leslie Jones. | |
Love is a Dream | Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig introduce "Love is a Dream", a pretaped sketch from the December 17, 1988 episode, as a tribute to recently-deceased SNL alum Jan Hooks. The sketch also features Phil Hartman. | |
Hozier performs "Take Me To Church" | ||
Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che. | Features Pete Davidson and Bill Hader as Stefon. | |
Puppets | With Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, Cecily Strong, and Bill Hader. | |
Inside Socal | Public access parody with Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Pete Davidson, and Bobby Moynihan. | |
Hozier performs "Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene" | ||
Cat in the Hat | Things get real between the Cat in the Hat and his former lover, with Bill Hader, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Taran Killam. | |
Goodnights |
Preceded by: October 4, 2014 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 25, 2014 |