October 17, 2015 Season 41 episode
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| Episode | 790 |
| Season Episode | 3 |
| Host | Tracy Morgan |
| Musical Guest(s) | Demi Lovato |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
First performance: A Medley of: "Cool for the Summer" and "Confident" Second performance: "Stonecold" |
| Previous Episode October 10, 2015 |
Next Episode November 7, 2015 |
The third episode of Season 41 and the 790th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on October 17, 2015, hosted by longtime former cast member Tracy Morgan, with musical guest Demi Lovato. This is Tracy Morgan's 2nd hosting stint and his first appearance in 6 years, 7 months, and 3 days, and the musical guest debut on SNL for Demi Lovato.
The last time Morgan hosted the show was on March 14, 2009, the eighteenth episode of SNL's 34th season, with musical guest Kelly Clarkson, an American Idol Season 1 winner, and the star and judge of the longest-running singing reality competition series The Voice.
"Thanks to Demi Lovato, Alec Baldwin, Larry David, Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, My Cast, My Crew Lorne Michaels, I Love You, Think I Loved My Daddy and I Love Y'all and Thanks for Being Here with Me, We Out" is the goodnights speech for Tracy Morgan. (Cheers and applause).
Cast[]
Main Players[]
- 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[]
Cameos by Alec Baldwin, Larry David, Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Democratic Debate Cold Open | Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon), Bernie Sanders (Larry David), Jim Webb (Alec Baldwin), Lincoln Chafee (Kyle Mooney) and Martin O'Malley (Taran Killam) face off at the Democratic presidential debate, hosted by CNN's Anderson Cooper (Jon Rudnitsky). | |
| Monologue by Tracy Morgan | Thanks to a 2012 episode of 30 Rock, longtime former cast-member Tracy Morgan, returning to host SNL for the second time, knew his comedy family – Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer – would all be there to support him when he returned to the stage. | |
| Family Feud: Extended Family | Things get personal when a man (Tracy Morgan), his new wife (Cecily Strong) and step-kids (Vanessa Bayer, Jon Rudnitsky) compete against his former family (Leslie Jones, Jay Pharoah, Sasheer Zamata, and Michael Che). | |
| Brian Fellow's Safari Planet: A Beaver and a Camel | Brian Fellow (Tracy Morgan) learns about beavers and camels after speaking with two animal experts (Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant). | |
| Mitchell's Fake Cocaine | When your friends call you out on spending a lot of time in the bathroom, there's Mitchell's Fake Cocaine. | |
| Demi Lovato Performs a medley of "Cool for the Summer" and "Confident" | Demi Lovato performs a medley of "Cool for the Summer" and "Confident". | |
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including the Democratic debate and Oscar Pistorius. Plus, Tina Fey stops by to talk Playboy! Other news, alien news and gun accidents. Plus, Che's neighbor (Kenan Thompson) and his pal Woodrow (Tracy Morgan) stop by. | |
| Good Morning Song | When pushed to discuss his own romantic life, the town friar (Taran Killam) reveals a disturbing love affair. | |
| Standoff | A confrontation between two men (Tracy Morgan, Taran Killam) takes a strange turn when one wants to dance out their differences. | |
| Yo! Where Jackie Chan at Right Now? | The hosts of Yo! Where Jackie Chan at Right Now? (Tracy Morgan, Kenan Thompson) try to locate Jackie Chan with help from Chris Tucker (Jay Pharoah), Chuck Norris (Kyle Mooney), Owen Wilson (Taran Killam) and more. | |
| Demi Lovato Performs "Stonecold" | Demi Lovato Performs "Stonecold". | |
| Astronaut Jones: The Martian | NASA (Cecily Strong, Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon) learns that Astronaut Jones (Tracy Morgan) survived a storm on Mars and has made contact with a Martian (Demi Lovato). | |
| Goodnights | Demi Lovato, Alec Baldwin, Larry David, Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, the cast, crew and Lorne Michaels are all thanked by Tracy Morgan for having him back home. He also loved his dad, and he loved him and all for being here with him. |
Trivia[]
- Fey and Tim Herlihy received writing credits for this episode.
| Preceded by: October 10, 2015 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 7, 2015 |