October 13, 2018 Season 44 episode
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Episode | 853 |
Season Episode | 3 |
Host | Seth Meyers |
Musical Guest(s) | Paul Simon |
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
Paul Simon with yMusic: "Can't Run But" "Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
Previous Episode October 6, 2018 |
Next Episode November 3, 2018 |
The 853rd episode and 3rd episode of Saturday Night Live's 44th season premiered on October 13, 2018, hosted by longtime former cast member, head writer and Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers, the host of NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers, with musical guest Paul Simon along with yMusic. Paul Simon made his record 13th musical guest appearance on SNL, and this is the first-time hosting for Seth Meyers.
The goodnights speech for Seth Meyers is "Thank You Alec Baldwin, Paul Simon, So Fun to Work with This Crew Again. Steve Higgins, Buddy Base, Lorne Michaels, Thanks for Having Me Back". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
- Cameo Appearance by Alec Baldwin
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Title | Image | Summary |
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Kanye West Donald Trump Cold Opening | President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) meets with rapper Kanye West (Chris Redd) and former football fullback, civil rights activist and actor Jim Brown (Kenan Thompson). With Pete Davidson as the reporter. | |
Opening Montage | Announcer Darrell Hammond does another announcements live for this episode. | |
Monologue by Seth Meyers | Longtime former cast member, head writer and Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers returns to Saturday Night Live for his hosting debut. He talks about his tenure at SNL for 13 seasons and rapper and singer Kanye West. | |
Movie Talkback | Movie director Andrew Philips (Seth Meyers) takes questions from the audience (Kyle Mooney, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Heidi Gardner, Leslie Jones, Cecily Strong) after the screening of his movie "South of Mason", hosted by Malcolm Seats (Kenan Thompson). | |
Beta Force | A commercial sells a product for older men taking testosterone supplements. With Seth Meyers as husband, Aidy Bryant as wife, Kenan Thompson as athlete and Ego Nwodim as the intern. Beck Bennett plays the announcer. | |
Thirsty Cops: Traffic Stop | Two cops (Leslie Jones and Ego Nwodim) flirt with a drunk driver (Seth Meyers). Also Features Kate McKinnon as Paula Hauser. | |
A Frightening Tale | A group of friends (Seth Meyers, Beck Bennett, Heidi Gardner, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor) around a campfire listen to a scary story. Also Features Kyle Mooney as Conor. | |
Cosby in Jail | A new prisoner (Seth Meyers) meets his cellmate Bill Cosby (Kenan Thompson). Also Features Chris Redd as the guard. | |
Paul Simon performed "Can't Run But" with yMusic | ||
Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including the United Nations' report on climate change and Amazon opening a new store. With guests, Baskin Johns (Heidi Gardner) stops by the Update desk to talk about Goop's products and former Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers returns to join Colin Jost and Michael Che for a special edition of the segment, "Really!?!" About Kanye West and Donald Trump's meeting in the Oval Office. | |
Bayou Benny's Liberal Lagniappe | Bayou Benny (Beck Bennett) hosts a discussion on his show Bayou Benny’s Liberal Lagniappe and interviews longtime former cast member and Late-Night host Seth Meyers. Also Features Aidy Bryant as Mary Anne Conroe, Heidi Gardner as Taylor Swift, Kate McKinnon as Chili Pepper and Alex Moffat as Biscuit. | |
Paul Simon and yMusic performed "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | ||
Cuban Vacation | A couple (Seth Meyers, Heidi Gadner) tells their friends (Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor) about vacationing in Cuba. Also Features Kate McKinnon as the manager. | |
Pete Davidson and Chris Redd performed "Trees" | Two rappers rap about how much they love trees. With Beck Bennett and Alex Moffat | |
Halloween Gig | A band's (Kenan Thompson, Kyle Mooney and Seth Meyers) Halloween performance is interrupted by internal squabbling. Also Features Leslie Jones and Chris Redd as audience members. | |
Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Paul Simon, Alec Baldwin, the cast and crew, Steve Higgins, Buddy Base, and Lorne Michaels are all thanked by Seth Meyers for having him back home. During the goodnights, the crew had a birthday cake rolled out for musical guest Paul Simon, who turned 77 that day. 🎂 🍰🎈🎈 |
Trivia[]
- Seth Meyers returns to the Weekend Update desk for the segment, "Really!? with Seth, Colin and Michael", for the first time since he left the show, discussion about Kanye West visiting the Oval Room in the White House of Donald Trump.
- Meyers is the 34th longtime former SNL cast member to returned to host this season.
- Meyers is also the eighth former longtime Weekend Update co-anchor to host after Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Norm Macdonald, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler to returned to SNL to host.
- During the goodnights, the crew had a birthday cake rolled out for musical guest Paul Simon, who turned 77 that day.
- (October 13, 2018) Seth Meyers / Paul Simon episode featured the fifteenth largest age gap in SNL history between an individual Host and Musical Guest.
Notes[]
- Simon had previously performed "Bridge Over Troubled Water" on November 20, 1976, the eighth episode and Thanksgiving show of the show's second season.
Preceded by: October 6, 2018 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 3, 2018 |