October 12, 2019

October 12, 2019  Season 45 episode
Episode	874
Season Episode	3
Host	David Harbour
Musical Guest(s)	Camila Cabello
Song(s) performed by  Musical Guest(s)	"Cry for Me" "Easy"

Previous Episode October 5, 2019

Next Episode October 26, 2019

The 874th episode and 3rd episode of Saturday Night Live's 45th season premiered on October 12, 2019, hosted by actor David Harbour, star of Netflix's hit science fiction horror drama series Stranger Things, and the hit films Hellboy, Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Black Widow, No Sudden Move, Violent Night, We Have a Ghost and Gran Turismo, with Cuban-born singer and songwriter Camila Cabello as the musical guest, who performs "Cry for Me" and "Easy". This will be David Harbour's hosting debut, thus making him the third cast member from Stranger Things to host, and Camila Cabello made her musical guest debut on SNL.

This episode also marked the return of Pete Davidson after being absent the previous two episodes of the season, due to filming of The Suicide Squad.

David Harbour's goodnight speech is "Thank you to Camilla Cabello, Billy Porter, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Woody Harrelson. It's been a dream of a Lifetime. I just want to Say, Mom, I Love you very much. Thank you. Good night". [Cheers and applause]

Cast

Repertory Players

• Beck Bennett
• Aidy Bryant
• Michael Che
• Pete Davidson
• Mikey Day
• Heidi Gardner
• Colin Jost
• Kate McKinnon
• Alex Moffat
• Kyle Mooney
• Chris Redd
• Cecily Strong
• Kenan Thompson
• Melissa Villaseñor

Featured Players

• Chloe Fineman
• Ego Nwodim
• Bowen Yang

Cameos by Billy Porter, Woody Harrelson, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Onscreen appearance by creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels.

Sketches and Musical Performances

 Cold Open   Sketch   Videotaped   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title	Image	Summary
CNN Equality Town Hall Cold Opening		At CNN’s Equality Town Hall 2020 candidates Cory Booker (Chris Redd), Pete Buttigieg (Colin Jost), Elizabeth Warren (Kate McKinnon), Julian Castro (Lin-Manuel Miranda), Joe Biden (Woody Harrelson) discuss LGBTQ issues, hosted by Anderson Cooper (Alex Moffat) and (cameo by Billy Porter), star of FX's drama series Pose. With Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Melissa Villaseñor and Bowen Yang as audience members and Kyle Mooney as Daniel.
Opening Montage		This marked the last episode to have the background for the hosts and musical guests (as the opposite of two).
Monologue by David Harbour		Hosting for the first time, actor and Stranger Things star David Harbour gives a backstage tour of SNL and winds up in the Upside Down. With Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson and Kenan Thompson. Onscreen appearance by executive producer Lorne Michaels. First appearance of Pete Davidson since May 18, 2019.
Little Miss Teacher's Friend		Students (Kate McKinnon, Melissa Villaseñor, and Chloe Fineman) compete in a pageant to be the next Little Miss Teacher’s Friend, hosted by Principal Rupert (David Harbour). With Aidy Bryant as Sabrina Kirpatsky, Ego Nwodim as Mrs. Polera and Bowen Yang as an audience member.
Grouch (Joker Parody)		Watch the trailer for the next gritty antihero origin story, a parody of The Joker. With David Harbour, Beck Bennett, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Alex Moffat, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor, Bowen Yang and SNL writers Dan Licata and Streeter Seidell as the Sesame Street characters Oscar the Grouch, The Count, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Susan, Prairie Dawn, Elmo, Grover, Mr. Snuffleupagus and Guy Smiley.
SoulCycle		Two Soul Cycle riders (Alex Moffat, Ego Nwodim) take a class led by people (Cecily Strong, David Harbour, Bowen Yang, Heidi Gardner, and Kate McKinnon) auditioning to be an instructor.
Camila Cabello performed "Cry for Me"
Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che		Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Rudy Giuliani's associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman getting arrested and California’s new law letting college athletes earn money off their name and likeness. With guests, Bailey Gismert (Heidi Gardner) stops by Weekend Update to talk about 2019's fall movies and Pete Davidson stops by Weekend Update to talk about getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases.
Peter, Paula and Murray		A folk trio called Peter, Paula and Murray (David Harbour, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) sing a song about time. With Alex Moffat as the host Bob Rogers.
Father-Son Podcasting Microphone		A new product helps father and son (David Harbour, Kyle Mooney) finally open up to each other. With Beck Bennett as the announcer.
Sauce		An Italian grandmother (David Harbour) and grandfather (Kate McKinnon) get into heated arguments about a sauce in front of their grandchildren (Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, and Melissa Villaseñor).
Camila Cabello performed "Easy"
Dog Court Show		If you’ve suffered a dog park infraction and don’t know where to turn, look no further than Judge Connie’s (Cecily Strong) Dog Court. With David Harbour, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.
Goodbyes and Closing Credits		David Harbour thanked Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Woody Harrelson, and everyone else for having him here. It's been a dream of a lifetime, and he want to say to his Mom, and he says, "I love you very much".

Cut For Time

 Cold Open   Sketch   Videotaped   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title	Image	Summary
Giuliani & Associates		A commercial advertises the legal services of Giuliani & Associates. With David Harbour, Kate McKinnon, Chloe Fineman, Beck Bennett, Alex Moffat and Kenan Thompson.

Trivia

• Harbor also became the third cast member from Stranger Things to host SNL, after Matthew Modine and Winona Ryder.

Preceded by: October 5, 2019

Saturday Night Live episode

Followed by: October 26, 2019